Toronto is really close to the end in the first round of the playoffs. The Maple Leafs didn’t even manage the second home game and lost 1:3. Joy, on the other hand, is in the playoffs for the first time on the Islanders and Lightning sides, both teams managed to extend their season.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS – CAROLINA HURRICANES
3:2 pp. (0:1, 1:0, 1:1 – 0:0, 1:0)
SERIES STATE: 1-3
The Islanders forced another game in overtime
The Islanders hockey players did not want their season to end after four games and played probably the best duel in the series. The Hurricanes were able to assert themselves in the opening third, but the hosts turned the game around and wanted to succeed in regular time. The opposition was Stefan Noesen, who sent the duel to overtime in the 55th minute. It was played for quite a long time and was decided only in the second, when Matthew Barzal hit a shot from the blue line successfully in the goal area.
The series thus returns to the ice of Carolina.
Goals and saves
31. Barzal (Pelech, Horvat), 42. Pageau (Dobson, Lee), 82. Barzal (Bortuzzo, Horvat) – 8. Jarvis (Guentzel), 55. Noesen (Teräväinen, Nečas).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 35 – 44 | Power play: 1/2 – 2/4 | Penalty minutes: 12 – 8
Who stood in the goal area?
Semyon Varlamov (NYI) – 42 tackles, 2 OG, 95.45% success, 81-24 catches
Frederik Andersen (CAR) – 33 tackles, 3 OG, 91.67% success, 81:08 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Martin Nečas (CAR) – 0+1, -1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 22:23
Three stars of the match
1. Mathew Barzal (NYI) – 2+0
2. Semjon Varlamov (NYI) – 42 saves
3. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) – 1+0
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – FLORIDA PANTHERS
6:3 (3:0, 1:3, 2:0)
SERIES STATE: 1-3
Tampa succeeded for the first time!
Even Florida couldn’t take the last step on the night to advance to the second round, and the Florida derby will continue with another game. Tampa had a great start to the game and took a three-goal lead in the first period. In the second part, she made the duel a little more complicated, but she kept the lead, which she increased again in the last twenty minutes. Brandon Hagel and Steven Stamkos each scored two goals.
Goals and saves
9. Stamkos (Point, Hagel), 13. Hagel (Hedman), 16. Point (Kučerov, Hedman), 30. Hagel (Sergačev, Cirelli), 50. Stamkos (Kučerov, Point), 57. Paul (Kučerov, Hedman ) – 25. Verhaeghe (M. Tkachuk, Lundell), 32. Reinhart (Montour, M. Tkachuk), 35. Ekman-Larsson (Rodrigues, Luostarinen).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 32 – 25 | Power play: 2/5 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 8 – 16
Who stood in the goal area?
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 22 tackles, 3 OG, 88.0% success, 60:00 tackles
Sergey Bobrovsky (FLA) – 26 tackles, 6 OG, 81.3% success, 60:00 tackles
Czech and Slovak footprint
Erik Černák (TBL) – 0+0, +2 participation, 0 shots on goal, 0 TM, time on ice 21:27
Three stars of the match
1. Brandon Hagel (TBL) – 2+1
2. Steven Stamkos (TBL) – 2+0
3. Mikhail Sergachev (TBL) – 0+1
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – BOSTON BRUINS
1:3 (1:2, 0:1, 0:0)
SERIES STATE: 1-3
Another home defeat for Toronto
The Maple Leafs are close to elimination after their second home defeat. Boston gave a great team performance again, during the opening forty minutes, they built up a three-goal lead, which they kept quite calmly. Only Mitch Marner was able to score for Toronto. Brad Marchand again took care of the Bruins’ winning goal, David Pastrňák also scored once.
In addition, Auston Matthews did not start the third period due to health problems.
Goals and saves
46. Marner (Ljubuškin, Bertuzzi) – 16. J. van Riemsdyk (Lohrei), 29. Marchand (McAvoy, Coyle), 40. Pastrňák (Marchand, Zacha).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 25 – 22 | Power play: 0/3 – 1/3 | Penalty minutes: 8 – 8
Who stood in the goal area?
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) – 24 tackles, 1 OG, 96.0% success, 60:00 tackles
Ilya Samsonov (TOR) – 14 tackles, 3 OG, success rate 82.4%, caught 39:55
Joseph Woll (TOR) – 5 tackles, 0 OG, 100.0% success, intercepted 17:23
Czech and Slovak footprint
David Pastrňák (BOS) – 1+0, +1 participation, 4 shots on goal, TM 2, time on ice 19:33
Pavel Zacha (BOS) – 0+1, +1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 18:50
David Kämpf (TOR) – 0+0, -1 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, ice time 13:09
Three stars of the match
1. Brad Marchand (BOS) – 1+1
2. Jeremy Swayman (BOS) – 24 saves
3. David Pastrňák (BOS) – 1+0
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS – DALLAS STARS
2:3 pp. (0:1, 2:1, 0:0 – 0:1)
SERIES STATE: 1-2
Dallas was able to succeed in overtime
Dallas was able to finally find a recipe for victory and reduces the series to 1:2. After sixty minutes, the score was 2:2, so it had to go to overtime. It was played for quite a long time, in the 77th minute of the duel, Wyatt Johnston scored the second goal of the match.
Goals and saves
31. McNabb (Stephenson), 34. Eichel (McNabb) – 12. W. Johnston (Robertson, Heiskanen), 26. Heiskanen (Seguin, Dadonov), 77. W. Johnston (Robertson, Suter).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 34 – 46 | Power play: 0/1 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 6 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Logan Thompson (VGK) – 43 tackles, 3 OG, 93.5% success, 76-23 interceptions
Jake Oettinger (DAL) – 32 tackles, 2 OG, 94.1% completion, 75-55 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Tomáš Hertl (VGK) – 0+0, -1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 2, time on ice 19:35
Three stars of the match
1. Logan Thompson (VGK) – 43 saves
2. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) – 2+0
3. Jason Robertson (DAL) – 0+2
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