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NHL. Rangers crush Tampa in early East finals
The New York Rangers defeated Tampa Bay 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Lightning didn’t help to rest for long after winning four games in the second round, while Rangers had seven wins in the final round.
Today, Tampa came back twice, but then New York scored four goals in a row and started off with a landslide victory.
NHL playoffs. East Final
New York Rangers – Tampa Bay 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)
Stamps: 01:11 Kreider – 9 (Zibanejad, Vatrano) – 1:0, 07:18 Stamkos – 5 (Rutta, Sirelli) – 1:1, 27:50 Vatrano – 4 (Fox) – 2:1, 28: 32 Rooms – 5 (Cirelli, Stamkos) – 2:2, 30:09 Chitil – 6 (Kakko, Lafrenier) – 3:2, 35:43 Chitil – 7 (Miller, Lafrenier) – 4:2, 40:30 Panarin – 5 (Kopp, Trouba) – 5:2, 46:06 Zibanejad – 8 (Panarin, Fox – large) – 6:2
Goalkeepers: Shesterkin – Vasilevsky
Throw: 34 – 39
New York lead 1-0 in the series
Source: Sport UA
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.