Slovaks in the NHL: Chára returned to the ice, Tatar is still waiting and Slafkovský did not play for the first time – ŠPORT.SK

today 07:30 | On the night from Saturday to Sunday, two Slovaks were in action in the overseas NHL, although five were direct witnesses of the matches. Also read the VIDEO: Tomáš Tatar did not score even on the fifth attempt, Zdeno Chára said goodbye… Tomáš Tatar was at the victory of the New Jersey Devils over the San Jose Sharks (2:1) and Martin Fehérváry contributed to the triumph of the Washington Capitals over Los Angeles Kings (4:3). Another “standing ovation” was also enjoyed by Zdeno Chára, Juraj Slafkovský watched from the stands the heavy loss of the Montreal Canadiens against the Dallas Stars (2:5) and Erik Černák did not help the Tampa Bay Lightning in their win over the New York Islanders (5:3). Zdeno Chára returned to the Boston Bruins ice. The “Bears” said goodbye to the legendary Slovak defender, who threw the opening balls, before the start of Saturday’s duel with the Minnesota Wild (4:3 after overtime). Subsequently, they showed him a video with the most memorable moments of his career. Zdeno Chára spent 14 seasons in Boston, and in 2011, as captain, he led the Bears to win the Stanley Cup. Forward Tomáš Tatar is still waiting for the first Canadian point in the current season. He played the match with the San Jose Sharks in the third formation alongside center Erik Haula and winger Miles Wood. He spent 14:50 minutes on the ice, during which he recorded three shots on goal and one blocked attempt. He also added one point to his statistics, and for 1:16 minutes coach Lindy Ruff sent him to the ice during power plays. Only 18-year-old forward Juraj Slafkovský did not play in the night game against the Dallas Stars due to a minor injury in the upper body. It shouldn’t be anything serious, his health condition will be assessed by doctors on a daily basis. Likewise, due to an injury in the upper part of the body, the Tampa Bay Lightning had to do without defender Erik Černák in the match with the New York Islanders, who did not finish the previous match with the Florida Panthers. Another Slovak in action was defender Martin Fehérváry. He played the match with the Los Angeles Kings in the second defensive pair with Nick Jensen, spent 19:06 minutes on the ice and scored 5 points in addition to one shot attempt. He played 39 seconds in total. NHL | 1st round | 22/10/2022 | 19:00 NHL | 1st round | 23.10.2022 | 01:00 NHL | 1st round | 23.10.2022 | 01:00 NHL | 1st round | 23.10.2022 | 01:00