The Swiss are for once all remained silent Friday in the NHL, while six of them were however on the front. Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler and Kevin Fiala nevertheless experienced the joys of victory.
The Devils of Hischier and Siegenthaler won 3-2 following overtime on the ice of the Dallas Stars for their last game before the All Star Game scheduled for next Saturday. New Jersey forced the decision with a brace from Jack Hughes (64 points in 49 games) to pick up its 8th victory in its last 10 outings.
Kevin Fiala and the Kings won 4-3 once morest the Florida Panthers, thanks mainly to 45 saves by their goalkeeper Phoenix Copley. The LA franchise also scored two shorthanded goals – 2-0 and 3-0 – to secure a third straight win.
The other Helvetians all suffered defeat on Friday evening. Timo Meier’s Sharks were beaten 5-4 following overtime in Carolina, Pius Suter’s Red Wings 2-0 in New York once morest the Islanders and Tim Berni’s Blue Jackets 5-2 in Vancouver.
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