Hockey
Tampa lost to St. Louis in an NHL match, Kucherov scored a goal + assist
Tampa Bay Lightning hockey players lost to the St. Louis Blues in an away match of the NHL regular season.
The meeting in St. Louis ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the hosts; the winners were determined by a shootout. In regulation time, Jake Neighbors and Nick Bjugstad scored for St. Louis, while Russians Nikita Kucherov and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for Tampa.
In the shootout, Blues striker Jordan Kairu scored the winning try.
Kucherov has one goal and one assist. The top scorer of the season among the Russians scored 69 (24+45) points in 42 matches.
Tampa goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 19 out of 21 shots (90.5%) and St. Louis forward Pavel Buchnevich had an assist.
Tampa retained first place in the Eastern Conference with 62 points. “St. Louis” (46) rose to 12th position in the West.
NHL. Regular season
“St. Louis Blues” (St. Louis) — “Tampa Bay Lightning” (Tampa) — 3:2 B (2:0, 0:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals: Neighbors, 17:03. Bjugstad, 17:33. — Kucherov, 29:59 (bol.). Bjorkstrand, 31:01 (bol.).
Winning shootout: Kairu
Source: Sportbox
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