Palat sets up Pastrnak's crucial goal, sparking Czechia's offensive surge in their dominant Olympic victory. A pivotal moment on the ice.
New York Islanders forward Ondrej Palat earned his first point of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Czechia's 6-3 win over France on Friday.
Bumped to the top line, Palat recorded two shots along with a primary assist in 18:36 minutes, playing 5-on-5 alongside Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak and Vegas Golden Knights forward Tomas Hertl.
Palat recorded his assist on Pastrnak's 3-3 tying tally at 13:23 of the second period.
Due to copyright, we cannot provide you with the goal. Palat went hard to the net, deflecting a puck before Pastnrak corralled the rubber and squaked it through France's netminder Martin Neckar and in.
Palat represented Czechia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, going pointless in four games. Czechia is now 1-1-0 after they fell 5-0 to Bo Horvat and Team Canada on Thursday.
Czechia battles Switzerland on Sunday at 6:10 ET.