Los Angeles hockey players beat Philadelphia 4:3 in overtime. The match was decided by Kevin Fiala in the second minute of added time, and he was looking forward to his 50th point of the season. Captain Anže Kopitar shone with two goals for Kralje.
The match was very even. The hosts took the lead three times, and the team from California equalized three times.
He scored twice in the opening period Anže Kopitar. First, he was accurate in the 10th minute, when he got a ball after a pass while playing with a player Kevin Fiala was alone, he shot from a distance and equalized at 1:1.
A minute later it is Wade Wilson scored for 2:1, but when it is The equid returned to the ice, it is immediately equalized at 2:2. Adrian Kempe it is slipped by the neck in the counterattack, nicely found the Slovenian ace, who it is hit the spot.
In the middle third it is Led the Airmen to the third lead Rasmus Ristolainenand for a new tie it is took care of Samuel Phagema. For both it is it was the second goal of the season.
For the first lead (and thus the end of the match) it is after 67 seconds of added time took care of Fiala. “Like it is on the ice. Very important it isYes it is still fresh after such a long time. We didn’t play our best today, but it was important it isthat we won two points,” it is the Royal coach was satisfied Todd McLellan. Pacific Division it is very even, as only two points separate the first three teams.
NHL, games on January 24
PHILADELPHIA − LOS ANGELES 3:4 (2:2, 1:1, 0:0) – overtimeVan Riemsdyk 6th, Allison 11th, Ristolainen 31st; Kopitar 10th, 12th, Fagemo 39th, Fiala 62nd.
MONTREAL − BOSTON 2:4 TAMPA BAY − MINNESOTA 4:2 PITTSBURGH – FLORIDA 7:6 – overtimeDETROIT – SAN JOSE 3:2 – overtimeNEW JERSEY − VEGAS 3:2 – overtimeST. LOUIS − BUFFALO 3:5 NASHVILLE − WINNIPEG 2:1 ARIZONA − ANAHEIM 2:5 COLORADO – WASHINGTON 3:2 VANCOUVER – CHICAGO 5:2
Matches on January 25:OTTAWA − NY ISLANDERS TORONTO − NY RANGERS DALLAS − CAROLINA EDMONTON − COLUMBUS SEATTLE − VANCOUVER
Standings, Eastern Conference
Atlantic
BOSTON BRUINS 47 38 5 4 80 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 48 29 11 8 66 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 46 30 15 1 61
Metropolitan
CAROLINA HURRICANES 46 29 9 8 66 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 47 31 12 4 66 NEW YORK RANGERS 47 26 14 7 59
Wild card
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 47 24 15 8 56 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 50 25 19 6 56 -------------------------------------- BUFFALO SABRES 47 25 19 3 53 FLORIDA PANTHERS 50 23 21 6 52 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 49 23 21 5 51 DETROIT RED WINGS 46 20 18 8 48 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 49 20 21 8 48 OTTAWA SENATORS 46 20 23 3 43 MONTREAL CANADIENS 48 20 25 3 43 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 47 14 30 3 31
Western Conference
Central
DALLAS STARS 49 28 13 8 64 WINNIPEG JETS 49 31 17 1 63 COLORADO AVALANCHE 46 26 17 3 55
Pacific
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 49 29 17 3 61 LOS ANGELES KINGS 50 27 17 6 60 SEATTLE KRAKEN 46 27 14 5 59
Wild card
EDMONTON OILERS 48 27 18 3 57 CALGARY FLAMES 48 23 16 9 55 -------------------------------------- MINNESOTA WILD 46 25 17 4 54 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 47 23 18 6 52 ST. LOUIS BLUES 48 23 22 3 49 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 47 19 25 3 41 SAN JOSE SHARKS 49 14 25 10 38 ARIZONA COYOTES 48 15 28 5 35 ANAHEIM DUCKS 48 14 29 5 33 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 46 14 28 4 32
Source: Rtvslo
