A quiet Thursday night had only two games on the schedule. In the first one, Ottawa ran amok on the ice of Buffalo, who managed to score six goals! The second game was more balanced, Tampa was happy with the narrow victory.
BUFFALO SABRES – OTTAWA SENATORS
2:6 (0:5, 2:0, 0:1)
Tragic Buffalo
Ottawa decided its victory in the opening period when it punished Buffalo’s complete unpreparedness for the game. The Sabers conceded five goals in the first twenty minutes and found themselves in a situation from which there was no escape. The Senators ended up winning 6-2.
Goals and saves
23. Peterka (Tuch, Bryson), 34. Clifton (Bryson) – 3. Zub (Kastelic, Sanderson), 5. Katchouk (Kelly, Kastelic), 7. Batherson (B. Tkachuk, Pinto), 9. Chychrun (Pinto ), 20. B. Tkachuk (Chabot, Pinto), 57. Pinto (Batherson, Chychrun).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 36 – 42 | Power play: 0/2 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 10
Who stood in the goal area?
Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) – 34 tackles, 2 OG, 94.4% success, 60:00 tackles
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) – 5 saves, 4 OG, 55.6% success, intercepted 8:49
Devon Levi (BUF) – 31 tackles, 1 OG, 96.9% success, 50-14 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Dominik Kubalík (OTT) – 0+0, 0 participation, 3 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 10:51
Three stars of the match
1. Shane Pinto (OTT) – 1+3
2. Boris Katchouk (OTT) – 1+1
3. Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) – 34 saves
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – BOSTON BRUINS
3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Solid Lightning performance
The main hero of the match was clearly Andrej Vasilevsky, who caught many of the opponent’s chances and conceded only one out of twenty-four shots. The Bruins fought for the equalizer until the last seconds, Nikita Kučerov finally decided everything with a shot into the empty goal.
Goals and saves
11. Chaffee (Paul, Eyssimont), 27. Point (Lilleberg, Perbix), 60. Kucherov (Hedman, Vasilevsky) – 18. Heinen (Zacha).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 31 – 24 | Power play: 0/1 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 9 – 7
Who stood in the goal area?
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 23 tackles, 1 OG, 95.8% success, 60:00 tackles
Linus Ullmark (BOS) – 28 tackles, 2 OG, 93.3% success, 59:36 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Erik Černák (TBL) – 0+0, 0 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 20:24
Pavel Zacha (BOS) – 0+1, 0 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 19:43
David Pastrňák (BOS) – 0+0, 0 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, ice time 22:43
Three stars of the match
1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 23 saves
2. Mitchell Chaffee (TBL) – 1+0
3. Brayden Point (TBL) – 1+0
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