Hockey
Three passes and Kucherov’s puck helped Tampa win their third victory over Florida in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Florida Panthers to lead the Eastern Conference Semifinals 3-0.
“Tampa” achieved a guest victory with a score of 5:1. Corey Perry, Eric Chernak, twice Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov scored goals as part of the winners. The Russian also scored three assists, now he has 4 goals and 11 assists in the playoffs. For Florida, Sam Rinehart became the author of the puck.
The Tampa goal was defended by Andrei Vasilevsky, who accounted for 33 reflected shots. At the gates of “Florida” Sergey Bobrovsky, who reflected 31 shots.
The fourth match of the best-of-four series will take place on May 23 at the Lightning ice.
NHL. Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – 5:1 (1:1, 2:0, 2:0)
Goals: Perry, 13:21. Chernak, 22:54. Stamkos, 30:23, 57:51. Kucherov, 56:06. — Rinehart, 16:07 (bol.).
Source: Sportbox
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