A pass from a Russian player helped Vegas defeat Florida in the Stanley Cup final

A pass from a Russian player helped Vegas defeat Florida in the Stanley Cup final

Ivan Barbashev made an assist in the game with Florida and was recognized as the second star of the match

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.

The meeting was held in Las Vegas and ended with a score of 7:2. The victory for the hosts was helped by an assist by 27-year-old Russian forward Ivan Barbashev. He was named the second star of the match. In the first game, the striker also made an assist.

Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio scored goals for the hosts, as did Brett Howden and Jonathan Marchesseau, who scored twice each. The guests scored Anton Lundell and Matthew Tkachuk.

Thus, “Vegas” strengthened the advantage in the final series of the playoffs of the National Hockey League – 2-0. Teams will play up to four wins. The next meeting of the clubs will take place on June 9 at 03:00 Moscow time.

The current holder of the Stanley Cup is the Colorado Avalanche. In the 2021/2022 season, the team defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final with a score of 4-2 in the series.

Source: Lenta

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