“Tampa” won a strong-willed victory over “Carolina” in the NHL match, Kucherov and Svechnikov scored points

The Tampa Bay Lightning hockey players beat the Carolina Hurricanes in a home match of the NHL regular season.

The meeting in Tampa ended with a score of 6:4. For the Lightning, Jake Guentzel scored twice, and Gage Goncalves, Brayden Point, Jack Finley and Ryan McDonagh scored once each. Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Bradley Nadeau and Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina.

Tampa managed to come back from a 0:3 score.

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov returned to the ice after an illness that forced him to miss one match. Kucherov made an assist. He has 43 (13+30) points. He remains the top scorer of the current season among the Russians.

Andrei Svechnikov broke his 13-match goalless streak. He has 23 (8+14) points.

The goals of both teams were defended by Russian goalkeepers. Tampa’s Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 18 shots (81.9%), and Carolina’s Petr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots (82.1%).

Tampa broke a three-game losing streak, scored 41 points and moved up to seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Carolina (47) retained its leadership in the East.

In another match of the day, Florida lost at home to St. Louis with a score of 2:6. Russian striker of St. Louis Pavel Buchnevich gave two assists.

NHL. Regular season

Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh) – 6:4 (0:3, 3:0, 3:1)

Goals: Gonçalves, 20:30. Point, 21:20. Finley, 36:36. McDonagh, 43:13. Gunzel, 46:38, 59:33. – Robinson, 2:42. Blake, 4:00 (bol.). It should be 12:27 (bolt.). Svechnikov, 42:49.

Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – St. Louis Blues (St. Louis) – 2:6 (0:1, 2:2, 0:3)

Goals: Greer, 27:35. Rinehart, 32:45 (bol.). — Neighbors, 9:59, 52:02. Berggren, 21:55 (bol.). Folk, 39:59. Thomas, 52:53, 56:28 (men.).

Buffalo Sabers (Buffalo) – New York Islanders (New York) – 3:2 B (1:0, 1:1, 0:1, 1:0)

Goals: Dalin, 1:47 (bol.). Thompson, 28:55. — Barzel, 39:37. Heineman, 59:31 (bol.)

Nashville Predators (Nashville) – Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto) – 5:3 (0:1, 2:1, 3:1)

Goals: Khaula, 24:56 (bol.). Vilsby, 39:26. Evangelista, 49:18. Stamkos, 58:26. Smith, 59:51. — Rua, 1:32. Tavares, 31:57. McMann, 59:06.

Montreal Canadiens (Montreal) – Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh) – 4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)

Goals: Slafkovsky, 16:41 (bol.). Beck, 18:49. Anderson, 32:14 (men), 57:02.

Boston Bruins (Boston) – Vancouver Canucks (Vancouver) – 4:5 B (1:1, 2:1, 1:2, 0:0, 0:1)

Goals: Geeks, 8:23 (bol.). Zaha, 29:41. Jeannot, 32:05. Peak, 56:16. — Sasson, 19:45. Karlsson, 24:22 (bol.), 43:53. Egren, 47:34.