America cannot believe its eyes! The young Russian first performed Kharlamov, and then – Datsyuk – Hockey news
If the KHL nevertheless surrendered to the Chinese virus and today the match in Vladyproizvodstvo “Admiral” – “Siberia” slows down the championship until February 22 (as it is indicated on the calendar of our league for today), then in the NHL, everything seems to be just beginning. I look at the results of the day – and I can’t even believe it: that night Moscow time, 11 matches took place overseas! As in the good old – docky! – times.
True, they all took place in the USA. But the schedule for Sunday is the first match of the new year in Edmonton – the Oilmen will host Ottawa. There is a second Canadian swallow! So far, in the Maple Leaf Country, after the Christmas break, only Toronto have met a couple of home matches – the first with a thousand views, the second with closed doors. With empty stands of illustrations the day after tomorrow, play McDavid, who successfully got out of the covid protocol, with Draisaitl.
Well, today the Russian contingent has such a booty in the trio of the stars of the match:
the first – Andrey Vasilevsky (“Tampa”), Igor Shesterkin (“Rangers”);
second – Egor Chinakhov (Columbus);
third – Pavel Buchnevich (St. Louis).
Not enough? Yes! Who can argue. But all four have made a decisive contribution to the success of their clubs. A feature of the 20-year-old NHL rookie. Yegor not only in Raleigh created the first take in his overseas career. It is important against whom and how he did it! Against the fourth team of the league, ahead of the “uniforms” (22nd place) by 15 points. Which on January 1, the “Columbus” managed to blow at home – 4: 7, leading to the 29th minute 4: 0 ?!
The rematch was a success – 6: 0 now visiting Carolina. The well-deserved star was awarded to the goalkeeper of the Latvian national team Elvis (Presley) Merzlikin, who saved 31 shots by Svechnikov, Aho and Co. And the turning point – the second – was scored by Chinakhov in the 32nd minute. In the conclusion of the final third, he made the score 4:0, after which the “hurricanes” capitulated de facto. Just then the punched Danish goalkeeper Andersen rolled onto the bench.
Both naked current champion of Russia from the category of workshops. After dashing breakthroughs. As only Russians can!
The first is in the style of Kharlamov. Le Havre sent his compatriot to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper, and Yegor, not getting close to Andersen, from an average distance with a biting carpal planted him under a pancake.
The second is in the Datsyuk style. This time Chinakhov almost made contact with the goalkeeper. However, at the last moment, he removed the puck under him, rolled over the sprawling Andersen and hit the already empty frame.
Bravo! Here is how the hero of the evening commented on his exploits:
– I have three goals in three games? Just try the trainer operation. Play aggressively, shoot more. Of course, these washers give confidence, it is necessary to maintain in the same spirit. I have never practiced the feint that I played with the second goal. Even if something similar happened, it never worked. Now the gate just presented the right moment: the throw was already waiting, because he decided to beat.
In general, the NHL has a completely different level of goalkeeping. Harder to score in all aspects. But over time, you study everyone, before matches with displays on video cuts, how goalkeepers play. Of course, it helps me that in training I give up Elvis and Corpisalo. We have a great bunch of goalkeepers, even in a calm connection it is very hard to score.
Get on us, youth, dreaming NHL! Everything comes from training. Such inveterate workaholics as Vasilevsky and Shesterkin will not let you lie.
The Rangers goalkeeper left the covid list just in the morning, and in the evening in San Jose he parried all 37 shots of the Sharks and got the third of the season and the sixth in his career cracker – 3: 0. It is curious that the first Shesterkin earned in the match with the team of Alexander Barabanov – 1: 0 in Madison Square Garden on December 4. True, today the Olympic champion did not go out on the ice – the omicron drove the St. Petersburg resident into quarantine.
The victory over Vancouver (4:2) happened to Vasilevsky to lead the list of the most winning goalkeepers of the championship – 21 victories. Although, in terms of the percentage of reflected shots (92.4%), Andrey is only eighth among goalkeepers who have played at least 20 matches. The first here is Shesterkin with 93.9%. Nikita Kucherov this time limited himself to two transmissions. Also bread. To the envy of “ranger” Panarin and “penguin” Malkin (2: 6 with “Los Angeles”) – both skated without a load.
Buchnevich and Barbashev spend a great season. Truly, they found a friend in St. Louis! Although it is said loudly. “Chemistry” among them was found by Valery Bragin, when Pavel and Ivan were put on the same line in the youth team, and they immediately started the team. Now the Russian tandem is tearing everyone up in the NHL. This time it went to Seattle (2: 1). In the majority, Butch scored the winning goal with a thin pass behind Barbie’s back.
Keep it up, guys!