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What a handsome man Demidov is! Copied Ovechkin and caught up with the main NHL talent
Ivan played a strong match against Pittsburgh.
Ivan Demidov is again in the spotlight. The match with Pittsburgh turned out to be painful for Montreal in terms of results, but very significant in content – especially for the 20-year-old Russian. A goal plus an assist, an active game and taking first place in the scoring race among NHL rookies.
Match in Pittsburgh
The away game against the Pittsburgh Penguins ended with a shootout loss for the Montreal Canadiens – 3:4. But moving away from the clean sheet, Demidov played one of his most notable matches of the season.
Ivan scored the puck and provided an assist, participating in two of Montreal’s three goals. In total, he spent 15:56 on the ice, finished the game with a +2 utility, converted one of two shots on target and added a power move to his statistics. For a player who averages 14:54 per game, this is a sign of maturity and trust from the coaching staff.
In the 24th minute, with the score 1:2, Ivan completed Juraj Slafkovskiy’s cross pass with a one-time throw from the right throw-in circle. A classic episode that immediately evoked associations with Alexander Ovechkin.
Novice race: Demidov caught up with the leader
These two points allowed the Russian to reach the mark of 28 (8+20) points in 36 matches. 19-year-old Anaheim forward Beckett Senneke has exactly the same number – albeit with a different distribution (11+17) and a larger average time on ice (16:36 versus 14:54 for Demidov). At the moment, Demidov and Senneke share first place in the scoring race among NHL rookies. Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer is third with 24 points (9 goals, 15 assists) in 36 games.
It is also important that Demidov scores points regularly, and many of his actions turn out to be key for the team. A very important indicator for the debut season.
“Pittsburgh” came to life without Malkin
The victory over Montreal allowed the Penguins to break an eight-game losing streak. An interesting detail: the team’s failures began immediately after Evgeni Malkin’s injury, and only now Pittsburgh was able to exhale.
In regulation time, Rickard Rakell, Noel Acciari and Sidney Crosby scored for the hosts, and the winning shootout went to the same Rakell. For Montreal, in addition to Demidov, Oliver Kapanen and Noah Dobson scored, and Slafkovsky provided two assists.
On December 24, Pittsburgh will play away against Toronto, and Montreal will travel to Boston. For Demidov, this is another opportunity to confirm: his place among the leaders of the newcomers’ race is not an advance or a flash, but a logical continuation of a smooth and smart debut season. Without noise, but with results.
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In the NHL, some teams and players have extended their successful streaks following results on the next matchday of the regular season.
Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh 2-1 and tied the club’s record by winning 11 straight games. Considering the defeats of its rivals, Yıldırım came to the top in the East.
Boston beat Detroit, won its fourth straight game and is trying to move closer to the top 3 in the Atlantic Division.
No one can stop Connor McDavid in the West. Edmonton lost to Nashville in overtime, but the forward has scored in 20 straight games. The Oilers are tied with Vegas at the top of their division.
Regular season in NHL
Ottawa -Vancouver 2:1
Pittsburgh – Tampa Bay 1:2 in shootouts
washington – Montreal 3:2 in extra time
columbus -Calgary 5:3
Boston -Detroit 3:0
St.Louis – Carolina 3:0
Nashville – Edmonton 4:3 in overtime
winnipeg – New York Islanders 5:4
Utah -Toronto 6:1
anaheim -Dallas 3:1
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Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia 5:1 in NHL regular season play and won their tenth straight meeting.
In the East, the Lightning are in third place, losing one point to Carolina and Detroit. Moreover, today the Red Wings defeated the Hurricanes 4:3 in overtime and won for the fourth time in a row.
Among other results, we note Florida’s victory over Buffalo and the champion’s efforts to move up the rankings. The Panthers sit second to last in the Atlantic Division and are already seven points behind the top 3.
In the West, Edmonton beat Chicago and Connor McDavid continues his point streak, which now stands at 19 games.
Regular season in NHL
buffalo – Florida 3:4
Detroit – Carolina 4:3 in overtime
New York Rangers – Seattle 2:4
Philadelphia – Tampa Bay 1:5
Montreal -Vancouver 6:3
Minnesota – New Jersey 2:5
Chicago – Edmonton 1:4
Colorado – toronto 3:4 in overtime
Los Angeles – dallas 1:3
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The Ukrainian hockey championship match took place between the leader Sokol and the foreigner Krizhinka.
The meeting is expected to end in favor of the favorite, the score was 4:0. Sokol also managed to pin down his opponent only in the third period and scored three goals against the opponent.
The match was remembered when Krizhinka’s player Vasily-Yuriy Kachan lost consciousness on the bench. The hockey player was immediately sent to the hospital.
Additionally, the lights went out in the arena four minutes before the end, but the problem was quickly resolved and the match was completed.
Sokol is the leader, 4 points ahead of Kremenchug, with two games remaining against its rival and current champion.
Ukrainian Hockey Championship
Hawk – Krizhinka 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)
Discs: 18:25 Zherebko (Burdakov, Polonitsky) – 1:0, 44:47 Boroday (Zakharov) – 2:0, 51:22 Penthouse, 53:25 Tishchenko – 4:0
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