Hockey
Tampa beat Florida in an NHL match, Kucherov scored a double
Tampa Bay Lightning hockey players defeated the Florida Panthers in an away match of the NHL regular season.
The meeting in Sunrise ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of the guests. “Tampa” scored a double on the account of Russian Nikita Kucherov, Jake Gunzel and Pontus Holmberg scored one goal each. Etu Luostarinen and Brad Marchand scored for Florida.
Kucherov now has 47 points (15+32) this season. He is Tampa’s top scorer and the leader among Russian scorers in the championship.
The goals of both teams were defended by Russian goalkeepers. Sergei Bobrovsky from Florida stopped 21 shots (87.5%), Andrei Vasilevsky from Tampa stopped 24 shots (92%).
Tampa won its third game in a row, scored 45 points and moved up to fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Florida (42) is in eighth position.
NHL. Regular season
Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – 2:4 (1:2, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals: Luostarinen, 5:37. Marchand, 27:05 (bol.). — Güntzel, 13:05 (men.). Holmberg, 19:52. Kucherov, 22:31, 59:04.
Source: Sportbox
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