Hockey Ondřej Palát, who is aiming for his third Stanley Cup, is a man in the big games – 12th place in the playoffs

Two winning the previous Stanley Cup for Tampa Bay Lightning Ondřej Palát settled the fifth Stanley Cup final in Denver on Midsummer night.

Playing back against the wall, Lightning knocked down the Colorado Avalanche Palace with a 3–2 hit. The Czech striker immersed Avalanche in the championship dreams by firing the puck straight Victor Hedmanin input hosts Darcy Kuemperin behind.

“We played a good away game. We stayed on the game all the time and found a way to win, ”Palát told the media after the match.

“This was a big win for us. Now we are back in Tampa, ”the solver of the evening continued, referring to the sixth final to be played on the night between Sunday and Monday.

Palát is from the eastern Czech town of Frýdek-Místek. When the Finnish disc jockeys tuned their alarm clocks to three in the morning or continued their midsummer rides right next to the televisions, they met in Palat’s hometown an hour earlier.

“My parents sent me a message a moment ago that about 80 people had gathered there to watch the match. It was two in the morning. It’s nice to get a feel for the support from home, even if the game started pretty late. It feels great, ”Palát said said.

His it was no surprise that 31-year-old Palát was nailed as the 12th winner of his career in the NHL playoffs. Palatinate above active players are only 14 hits Joe Pavelski and 13 goals Yevgeny Malkin.

“Everyone knows how much Palát has brought to this organization. I feel like I’m having this same conversation about him every year during the playoffs, ”Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said after the fifth final match.

“He just does his job and gets a reward for his efforts.”

The winning goal in the fifth final lifted Palát to 20 power points in this season’s playoffs. With 11 goals and nine assists, Palát broke the 20-point mark for the first time in his career.

The imprint is convincing. Lightning received a gold-worthy solver from the player, who was drawn by the club in the summer 2011 reserve event in the seventh round at number 208.

“There were a lot of interested teams, but they weren’t sure if he would be an NHL or AHL player,” Palátia coached at the QMJHL Junior League in Drummondville Voltigeurs for two seasons. Mario Duhamel recalled sports media The Athleticille.

Chalk was the fourth to last player on the event 11 years ago. After him were still valid Scott Wilson Visited Pittsburgh, Tappara since then Henrik Tömmernes To Vancouver and Johan Mattsson Chicago.

Of the trio, only Wilson has played in the NHL.