Athletistic / Hockey. The NHL press service named the three best players of the last match day. The main character of the matches played on January 23, North American time, was a Russian hockey player.
The best player of the day (first star) was Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov. The 30-year-old Russian scored 4 (3+1) points using the goal+pass system in an NHL regular season away game against the Philadelphia Flyers and helped the Lightning win with a score of 6:3.
The second star of the day was Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz. Finn scored 3 (2+1) points in an away match against the Detroit Red Wings (5:4).
The third star is Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner. Last night, he stopped 27 of 28 own shots in a home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (4:1).
Source: Sport
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