Florida managed the first extension of the year! Colorado and Nashville tied their series

Four series, two different courses. While the Panthers and Rangers managed the second match as well and created a comfortable lead in the series, Winnipeg and Vancouver could not succeed this time. Colorado and Nashville enjoyed their wins.

NEW YORK RANGERS – WASHINGTON CAPITALS

4:3 (2:1, 2:1, 0:1)

SERIES STATE: 2-0

Second win for the Rangers

Washington started this duel very well and took an early lead. However, the Rangers were able to respond quickly and turned the game around by the end of the third period. Although the Capitals managed to equalize in the middle part, the home team eventually built a two-goal lead. In the last twenty minutes, Rangers controlled the game and eventually held on to win 4:3 with minor problems.

Goals and saves
8. Trocheck (E. Gustafsson), 15. Zibanejad (Trocheck, Lafrenière), 33. Roslovic (E. Gustafsson, Lafrenière), 37. K. Miller (Zibanejad, Kreider) – 6. McMichael, 25. D. Strome ( Wilson, Pacioretty), 52. Wilson (Lapierre, Carlson).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 27 – 25 | Power play: 2/6 – 2/5 | Penalty minutes: 10-12

Who stood in the goal area?
Igor Šestorkin (NYR) – 22 tackles, 3 OG, 88.0% success, 60:00 tackles
Charlie Lindgren (WSH) – 23 tackles, 4 OG, 85.2% success, 57-17 catches

Czech and Slovak footprint
Martin Fehérváry (WSH) – 0+0, -1 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 2, time on ice 21:01

Three stars of the match
1. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) – 1+1
2. Vincent Trocheck (NYR) – 1+1
3. K’Andre Miller (NYR) – 1+0

FLORIDA PANTHERS – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

3:2 pp. (2:0, 0:2, 0:0 – 1:0)

SERIES STATE: 2-0

Florida decided in overtime

After a dominating first period in which they scored two goals, Florida hit hard at the start of the second. Tampa tied the game after quick goals by Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos, and for the rest of regular time, hockey was played on both sides, where the goalies especially ruled. In the end, the decision had to come in extra time, where Carter Verhaeghe won in the third minute.

Goals and saves
7. Bennett (M. Tkachuk, Verhaeghe), 16. Tarasenko (Bennett, Ekman-Larsson), 63. Verhaeghe (Lundell, M. Tkachuk) – 21. Point (Duclair), 26. Stamkos (Hedman, Kučerov).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 37 – 23 | Power play: 1/4 – 1/5 | Penalty minutes: 12 – 8

Who stood in the goal area?
Sergey Bobrovsky (FLA) – 21 tackles, 2 OG, 91.3% success, 62:59 catches
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 34 tackles, 3 OG, 91.9% success rate, 62:43 catches

Czech and Slovak footprint
Erik Černák (TBL) – 0+0, -1 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 2, time on ice 21:46

Three stars of the match
1. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) – 1+1
2. Sergej Bobrovsky (FLA) – 21 saves
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 34 saves

WINNIPEG JETS – COLORADO AVALANCHE

2:5 (1:0, 1:4, 0:1)

SERIES STATE: 1:1

Colorado decided in the second period

The second period decided the fate of the entire match. Colorado was able to equalize the game twice in it and finally bounced back to their opponent with a difference of two goals. In the third part, the Avalanche controlled the game safely and finally increased their lead with a shot into an empty net. The Jets failed mainly in the offensive zone today.

Goals and saves
4. D. Gustafsson (Dillon, Pionk), 29. Scheifele (Vilardi, Connor) – 22. Wood (Colton), 35. Lehkonen (Makar, Toews), 38. Parise (Cogliano), 40. Manson (MacKinnon, Lehkonen ), 60. Nichushkin (Rantanen, Makar).

Statistics
Shots on goal: 30 – 32 | Power play: 0/3 – 0/3 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 10

Who stood in the goal area?
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) – 27 tackles, 4 OG, 87.1%, 59:08 interceptions
Alexandar Georgiev (COL) – 28 tackles, 2 OG, 93.3% success, 60:00 tackles

Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.

Three stars of the match
1. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) – 1+1
2. Mark Scheifele (WPG) – 1+0
3. Josh Manson (COL) – 1+0

VANCOUVER CANUCKS – NASHVILLE PREDATORS

1:4 (0:1, 1:2, 0:1)

SERIES STATE: 1:1

The Predators evened the series

The second meeting between the Canucks and Predators did not offer much hockey beauty. It was played very carefully and only 34 shots on goal were seen. Visiting Nashville took advantage of the fact that Vancouver was missing Thatcher Demko and Casey DeSmith could not optimally replace him. The team from the country town won 4:1 and leveled the series at 1:1.

Goals and saves
36. Zadorov (Cole, Di Giuseppe) – 2. Beauvillier (F. Forsberg), 27. F. Forsberg (Nyquist), 29. Sissons (Beauvillier, Zucker), 59. Sherwood.

Statistics
Shots on goal: 18 – 16 | Power play: 0/4 – 0/4 | Penalty minutes: 8 – 8

Who stood in the goal area?
Casey DeSmith (VAN) – 12 tackles, 3 OG, 80.0% success, 58:58 catches
Juuse Saros (NSH) – 17 tackles, 1 OG, 94.4% success, 59:56 catches

Czech and Slovak footprint
Filip Hronek (VAN) – 0+0, -2 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 22:32

Three stars of the match
1. Filip Forsberg (NSH) – 1+1
2. Alexandre Carrier (NSH) – 0+0
3. Nikita Zadorov (VAN) – 1+0

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