Important victory for Dadonov

Last night in the National Hockey League took place only three meetings of the regular season.

And in two of them, the Russians again clearly showed themselves.

First of all, Yevgeny Dadonov's stability attracts attention.

The exchange from Montreal to Dallas clearly did him good.

The forward manages to score in almost every game.

The two-match away match with Seattle was no exception.

In the first meeting with the Kraken, the forward made an assist in overtime, and in the second he earned two more points.

The striker opened the scoring in the fourth minute, being the first to finish after a long-range shot by Wyatt Johnston.

And in the second period, the 19-year-old Canadian scored after a Russian fought for the puck in the center of the site.

Moreover, Eugene did this at the very moment when the Kraken reduced the backlog to a minimum, and thus did not give the opponent a chance to return to the game.

As a result, “Dallas” won a very important victory from the tournament point of view (5:2), as the team fights with “Minnesota” and “Colorado” for the first line in the Central Division.

As Stars head coach Peter Debour noted, two away games in Seattle were a serious test for his wards.

“These are important four points.

If you look at the standings, we are fighting for first place in the division, and even for first place in the conference.

They are fighting for a position in the playoffs.

The Kraken have been playing well all year, so it was a real test for us to play two matches away with them, and, in my opinion, the guys did well, ”the official NHL website quoted the mentor as saying.

Corrected his statistics and Dadonov.

The Russian scored eight points in eight games for the new team: he has four goals and the same number of assists.

The forward failed to distinguish himself only in confrontations with Kalagri and Colorado.

At the same time, the hockey player has a great chance to prove himself in the playoffs, which will be a new challenge for the athlete.

Although Eugene has already spent seven seasons in the NHL, he practically did not play in the next stage of the tournament.

Return of Nichushkin

On this day, one of the main rivals of Dallas for the first place in the Central Division, Colorado, where Valery Nichushkin shines, played his next match.

After a two-match lull (the athlete could not distinguish himself in confrontations with Los Angeles and Arizona), the forward again clearly showed himself in a meeting with Montreal.

However, the game for the wards of Jared Bednar was more like a workout.

Already by the 17th minute, the Avalanche were leading 4-0, Artturi Lehkonen scored a double.

Therefore, further the team had not to lose the created advantage.

Nichushkin, in turn, took part in the sixth goal of Colorado.

The striker walked through the center and made a pass to JT Comfer, who was located on the heel.

Montreal goalkeeper Jake Allen missed the puck a little, and the American hit the already empty net.

Valery earned two more points in the implementation of the majority.

First, the Russian became an assistant to Nathan McKinnon, and then distinguished himself by correcting the puck after a shot by Cale Makar.

This goal was Nichushkin's 13th in the NHL regular season.

He showed the best result only last season, scoring 25 times.

However, this time it is not without injuries: the striker has played only 36 out of 65 meetings of his team.

Once again, Colorado goalkeeper Alexander Georgiev acted confidently in the match.

The Russian repelled 15 of Montreal's 19 shots and thus won the 29th victory.

According to this indicator, he shares second place with Andrei Vasilevsky and Igor Shesterkin.

And Linus Omark is in the lead.

The Boston goalkeeper has won 33 games with his team.

Svechnikov injury

Meanwhile, sad news comes from the Carolinas.

Forward Andrey Svechnikov, who spends one of the best seasons overseas, was seriously injured.

The Russian scored 23 goals and gave 32 assists for a total of 55 points.

The forward is the third scorer for the Hurricanes in the current regular season.

Svechnikov injured his right knee in a match against Vegas on March 12, after an unsuccessful power hold against defenseman Alec Martinez.

And after that, he missed the guest meeting with New Jersey.

He went to the game with the team, but did not manage to go out on the ice even for a roll-out.

According to insider Elliot Friedman, doctors suspect the striker has a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

This means that the Russian will definitely not play again this season, since this injury is very serious and requires long-term treatment.

The club itself has not yet named any specific diagnoses, hoping for the best.

Nichushkin was out indefinitely, according to the Hurricanes' official statement released on Tuesday, March 14.

“On Monday afternoon Andrey had an MRI and he consulted with the team doctors.

He and I continue to collect information so as not to miss anything and decide what is best for his health.

We will inform everyone in more detail after the decision is made, ”said the general manager of the club, Don Waddell.