Only two duels were played tonight. Florida was able to shoot Tampa, Dallas erased the opponent’s lead in the series.
FLORIDA PANTHERS – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
6:1 (0:0, 2:1, 4:0)
FINAL STATE OF THE SERIES: 4:1
Florida is in the next round
Florida snapped Tampa’s two back-to-back series losses from back-to-back years and advanced to the second round in five games. In the third period, the game was balanced for a long time, but then Barkov and Rodrigues scored. Verhaeghe, a former Tampa player who won the Stanley Cup with them a few years ago, also added a goal to the empty net. However, he scored the most goals in this series.
Goals and saves
21. Verhaeghe (Barkov, Mikkola), 33. Barkov (Ekblad, Forsling), 52. Barkov (M. Tkachuk, Verhaeghe), 55. Rodrigues (Stenlund, Tarasenko), 57. Verhaeghe (M. Tkachuk), 59. Mikkola (Lundell, Luostarinen) – 34. Hedman (Hagel, Kučerov).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 39 – 32 | Power play: 0/4 – 0/3 | Penalty minutes: 8-10
Who stood in the goal area?
Sergey Bobrovsky (FLA) – 31 tackles, 1 OG, 96.9% success, 59:08 catches
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 33 tackles, 4 OG, 89.2% success rate, 57:39 catches
Czech and Slovak footprint
Erik Černák (TBL) – 0+0, -2 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, time on ice 20:52
Three stars of the match
1. Aleksander Barkov (FLA) 2+1
2. Sergej Bobrovsky (FLA) – 31 saves
3. Carter Verhaege (FLA) 2+1
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS – DALLAS STARS
2:4 (1:1, 1:2, 0:1)
SERIES STATE: 2:2
Dallas also managed the second duel away
Vegas outplayed their opponents in the first and third periods, but in the end it was not enough. Dallas managed to take a one-goal lead in the second period. He was able to maintain that in the last part mainly thanks to Oettinger, who became the second star of the match. The series returns to Texas at 2-2.
Goals and saves
15. Amadio (McNabb, Howden), 24. Eichel (Marchessault, Barbashev) – 18. Dadonov (R. Suter), 30. W. Johnston (Duchene, Seguin), 39. Dellandrea (Cr. Smith, Steel), 59 .Hintz.
Statistics
Shots on goal: 34 – 32 | Power play: 0/2 – 1/3 | Penalty minutes: 6 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Logan Thompson (VGK) – 28 tackles, 3 OG, 90.3% success, 58:37 catches
Jake Oettinger (DAL) – 32 tackles, 2 OG, 93.8% success, 59:45 interceptions
Czech and Slovak footprint
Tomáš Hertl (VGK) – 0+0, -2 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 18:41
Three stars of the match
1. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) 1+0
2. Jake Oettinger (DAL) 32 saves
3. Jack Eichel (VGK) 1+0
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