Islanders fought back, took the lead (2:1) at the beginning of the third period, but six minutes before the end of the regular time, Stefan Neesen restored the draw for the Carolinas (2:2).
In overtime, “Hurricanes” attacked more often, however, the guests failed to unlock the fortress of the experienced Semyon Varlamov. The 36-year-old Russian goalkeeper saved a total of 42 of 44 shots on the night.
In the 104th second of the second overtime, Matthew Barzal with his second accurate shot of the evening provided the home team with the long-awaited victory and at least one extra game in the season.
In the first third, the Tampa team scored goals in the majority, minority and numerically equal formations, earning a large lead (3:0). This laid the foundation for the first victory (6:3) in the Florida Derby.
Panthersafter the shots of Carter Verhegy, Sam Reinhart and Oliver Ekman-Lashon, as well as the passes of Matthew Tkaczak, even got a lot closer (3:4) until the 35th minute, but were unable to fight back.
For the sake of the “Lightning” hockey players, who made seven more shots (32-25), two goals each went to Stevens Stemkos and Brandon Hagel, who became the world champion in 2021 in Riga, who also had an assist. Braden Point (1+2), Nikita Kucherov (0+3) and Vikto Hedman each got three points.
The Floridians also played without a quarterback last night Uvja Jania Balinska.
First round of the NHL playoffs
| Conference | A couple | 1. sp. | 2nd sp. | 3rd sp. | 4th sp. | 5th sp. | 6th sp. | 7th sp. | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Rangers [1.] – Capitals | 4:1 | 4:3 | 3:1 | 29.04. | 3-0 | |||
| Hurricanes – Islanders | 3:1 | 5:3 | 3:2 | 2:3 p.m. | 01.05. | 3-1 | |||
| Panthers – Lightning | 3:2 | 3:2 p. | 5:3 | 3:6 | 3-1 | ||||
| Bruins – Maple Leafs | 5:1 | 2:3 | 4:2 | 28.04. | 01.05. | 2-1 | |||
| West | Ray [1.] – Golden Knights | 3:4 | 1:3 | 28.04. | 29.04. | 0-2 | |||
| Jets – Avalanche | 7:6 | 2:5 | 2:6 | 28.04. | 1-2 | ||||
| Canucks – Predators | 4:2 | 1:4 | 2:1 | 29.04. | 01.05. | 2-1 | |||
| Oilers – Kings | 7:4 | 4:5 p.m. | 6:1 | 29.04. | 2-1 |
Used sources:
https://www.nhl.com/scores
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