Hockey
“We could have put both goalkeepers, but we still would have missed” – Tampa coach
Andrey Vasilevsky / Photo: © Mark LoMoglio / Contributor / National Hockey League / Gettyimages.com
Tampa Bay head coach John Cooper said that Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky was not to blame for the team’s massive defeat in the first match of the Stanley Cup semi-final playoff series against the New York Rangers.
The meeting ended with the score 6:2. Vasilevsky repelled 28 shots.
– Vasilevsky is not at all guilty of missed goals. We could put two goalkeepers at once in the goal, but we would still have missed, ”Joe Smith, a journalist, quotes Cooper on his Twitter.
The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-four series. The second match of the confrontation is scheduled for June 4.
NHL. Playoffs
New York Rangers (New York) – Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)
Goals: Crider, 1:11. Vatrano, 27:50. Khytil, 30:09, 35:43. Panarin, 40:30. Zibanejad, 46:06 (bol.). — Stamkos, 7:18. Chambers, 28:32.
Source: Sportbox
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