The Russian goalkeeper was recognized as the first star of the match in the NHL

The Russian goalkeeper was recognized as the first star of the match in the NHL

Goalkeeper Bobrovsky was recognized as the first star of the match between Florida and Toronto in the NHL

The Florida Pantes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.

The meeting ended with a score of 3:1. The first star of the match was the Russian goalkeeper of the hosts, Bobrovsky. He stopped 29 shots out of 30. Toronto’s Russian goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves.

According to Sportac.com, Bobrovsky is one of the highest paid goalkeepers in the NHL. He makes $10 million per season, second only to Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens ($10.5 million). The top 3 also includes another Russian, Andrei Vasilevsky from the Tampa Bay Lightning (9.5 million).

Bobrovsky has been playing for Florida since 2019. He is also known for his performances for SKA and the Russian national hockey team, with which he won gold at the 2014 World Championship.

Source: Lenta

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