“Tampa Bay” with Kucherov lost to “Florida” the third match of the playoff series in a row
The Tampa Bay Lightning team of Russian forward Nikita Kucherov was one step away from being eliminated from the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The Lightning, at home on the night of Friday, April 26, lost the third game of the series to the Florida Panthers in the first round in a row. The game ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the guests. Kucherov chalked up an assist. Also, Russian forward “Florida” Vladimir Tarasenko had one assist, for whom the last match was the 100th of his career in the NHL playoffs.
The third star of the meeting was the Russian goalkeeper of “Florida” Sergei Bobrovsky. He stopped 26 of 29 shots and played in the 73rd NHL playoff game of his career, ranking third among Russian goalies by this indicator. Only Andrei Vasilevsky and Evgeni Nabokov are ahead of Bobrovsky.
Earlier, in the second match of the series between Tampa and Florida, Bobrovsky made a save while facing the goal. “It was desperation. I tried to close the goal with most of my body, and I managed (…) to make a save,” said the goalkeeper.
Source: Lenta
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