CSKA gave up the goalkeeper, Admiral won the first Caviar Cup. Results of the day in hockey.

CSKA gave up the goalkeeper, Admiral won the first Caviar Cup. Results of the day in hockey.

Denis Lutchenko December 20, 2023, 23:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Meanwhile, another Russian talent makes his NHL debut and Jagr returns to the game.

We present a summary of the main events in the world of hockey for December 20, 2023.

“Almirante” lost to “Amur” in overtime, but won the Caviar Cup

In the only KHL game of the day, Admiral hosted Amur. The first two periods passed without scoring goals. In the fifth minute of the third twenty-minute period, Semyon Pankratov opened the game’s scoring with assists from Libor Shulak and Alexander Gorshkov, making his numerical advantage a reality.

In the 19th minute of the period, Egor Korshkov, with assists from Ivan Mishchenko and Stanislav Bocharov, restored equality on the scoreboard. In extra time, Yegor Korshkov gave the Khabarovsk Club the victory with a double. After this match, Admiral became the owner of the Caviar Cup, a trophy that was played in six matches of the Far East derby. The clubs had three wins each, but the Vladivostok team had the best goal difference.

Washington forward Ivan Miroshnichenko will make his NHL debut in the game against the Islanders

Washington forward Ivan Miroshnichenko will make his NHL debut, the Russian was included in the lineup for the game against the Islanders. The match will take place on the night of December 21 in Washington and will start at 15:30 Moscow time.

Yesterday, December 19, the Russian was called up by the AHL and trained on the second line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Hendrix Lapierre, as well as with the second power play team.

We tell you what to expect:

Washington’s Russian trump card? Miroshnichenko will make his NHL debut and try to revive Ovechkin

This season, Miroshnichenko participated in 27 American Hockey League games, where he scored 15 points, scored eight goals and had seven assists. Miroshnichenko was selected by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

CSKA placed goalkeeper Alexander Sharychenkov on the waiver list

CSKA placed goalkeeper Alexander Sharychenkov on the waiver list, the press service of the military club reports. In yesterday’s match against Dinamo Moscow, the goalkeeper allowed four goals and stopped 38 shots on goal.

For the 32-year-old hockey player, this season is the third for CSKA. Together with the military team, Sharychenkov won the 2023 Gagarin Cup. This season he played 12 matches, in which the goalkeeper won five victories with a save percentage of 90.7%.

In total, Sharychenkov played 258 games in the KHL, in which the goalkeeper won 107 wins with a save percentage of 91.4%. In addition to CSKA, Alexander played in the KHL for Dynamo Moscow, Yugra, Ak Bars, Neftekhimik and Ufa Salavat Yulaev.

Jagr was named to Kladno’s team for the championship game. This is the 35th season in the 51-year-old Czech’s career.

Striker Jaromir Jagr, 51, will play the first match of the current Czech Championship season. The striker is included in the Kladno Club’s squad for the match against Pardubice. The Czech striker is included in the team’s second line. Last season, Jagr scored 14 points (5+9) in 26 games in the Czech championship with Kladno. The legendary Czech striker is also the owner of the club.

Why Jagr is still playing:

The Great Jagr can play one more season! However, at home the legend is criticized for this.

This is also Jaromir’s seventh season since returning from the NHL. Jagr started playing for Kladno in the middle of the 2017/2018 season. The legendary forward participated in 1,733 NHL regular season games and scored 1,921 (766+1,155) points. Jagr won the Stanley Cup twice with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1991, 1992). With the Czech team he became Olympic champion (1998) and twice world champion (2005, 2010).

The red defender harshly criticized his teammates

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews spoke critically of some of his teammates after the Avalanche’s 2-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL regular season last night.

“I think we have guys that think they’re playing well and I think they’re kidding themselves right now. It’s very frustrating… going to a game and having guys that you think are playing well but doing things that you have no idea what they’re trying to do,” Toews told Guerilla Sports.

Let us remember that this is not the first situation this season in which Colorado players do not hesitate to openly conflict with the media. Previously, striker Mikko Rantanen responded harshly to the father of his teammate Artturi Lehkonen.

The second overall pick in the NHL draft retired at age 25.

The second overall pick in the 2017 National Hockey League draft, Nolan Patrick, retired at age 25, The Hockey News reporter Dylan Robillard reports. According to the journalist, the former forward began training.

Nolan Patrick was selected second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He played only four seasons in his league career, battled serious concussion issues, and never reached his full potential. During his career, he played in 222 games, where he scored 32 goals and gave 45 assists, scoring a total of 77 points with a utility rating of -36.