The “Panthers” defeated the Boston “Bruins” team at home with a score of 6:1 (0:1, 3:0, 3:0) and tied the four-game winning streak at 1-1.
The visitors scored in the first period, with Charlie Coyle on target, but the home side scored six unanswered in the remainder of the game to seal a convincing victory.
In the second period, Steven Lorenz, Alexander Barkov and Gustav Foschling shot the puck into the Boston team’s goal, but in the final third, Etu Luostarinen stood out with an accurate shot, Barkov beat most of the visitors’ goalkeepers, while Brandon Montour scored the few goals.
Barkov finished the match with four (2+2) points, while Sam Reinhart assisted on four goals.
In the first round of the Stanley Cup, the Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 in the series, while the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey players 4-3.
Balinskis has not made his playoff debut yet, but in the regular championship, the Latvian defender played 26 games for the Panthers, where he scored one goal, two assists, eight penalty minutes and a neutral efficiency ratio.
In the final series of the previous season, the Vegas “Golden Knights” beat the Florida “Panthers” 4-1, and Latvian forward Teodoras Bļuger became the winner of the Stanley Cup as part of the Vegas team.
