Strangled in Game 5 of the NHL play-offs semifinals, New York came close to elimination on Wednesday night in Game 6. Led 2-0 by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Islanders finally won. in overtime (3-2) and it will take a game 7 to decide between the defending champions and the New Yorkers.
The Islanders will play Game 7 against Tampa Bay on Friday in the Lightning rink. Two days after having suffered against the defending champion the heaviest setback (8-0) in the history of the NHL play-offs, the New York franchise nevertheless had a foot on vacation, Wednesday night at home during the match 6. Thanks to goals from the inevitable Brayden Point (in the first half), scorer for a ninth game in a row, and Cirelli (in the second half), Tampa Bay ended up with two goals ahead of the Islanders, virtually eliminated after twelve minutes in the second half while the Lightning saw themselves already in the Stanley Cup final for the second. consecutive year.
Beauvillier blows up the ice rink!
The Island is BUZZING. ???? #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/rHnHZCRkD4
— NHL (@NHL) June 24, 2021
On the brink of the abyss, New York did not let itself be defeated. Better: the two goals of Jordan Eberle and Scott Mayfield have completely put the Islanders back in the saddle, whose equalizer at this point in the game was already a little miracle. So what about goal scored by Anthony Beauvillier a big minute after the start of extra time between the two teams, which allowed these Islanders very close to the exit an hour earlier to finally snatch a match 7 decisive in the mood you can imagine. New York has proven in passing that nothing is impossible for it this year. For this Friday “final” in Florida, that could prove to be very valuable.
GAME CALLED.
Anthony Beauvillier and the @NYIslanders have forced #Game7! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/bg6r7gH1hV
— NHL (@NHL) June 24, 2021
NHL / PLAY-OFFS 2021
Semi-finals
Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders : 3-3
Match 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders : 1-2
Match 2 – Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders : 4-2
Match 3 – New York Islanders – Tampa Bay Lightning : 1-2
Match 4 – New York Islanders – Tampa Bay Lightning : 3-2
Match 5 – Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders : 8-0
Match 6 : New York Islanders – Tampa Bay Lightning : 3-2
Match 7: Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders June 25
Las Vegas Golden Knights – Montreal Canadiens: 2-3
Match 1 – Las Vegas Golden Knights – Montreal Canadiens: 4-1
Match 2 – Las Vegas Golden Knights – Montreal Canadiens : 2-3
Match 3 – Montreal Canadiens – Las Vegas Golden Knights : 3-2 ap
Match 4 – Montreal Canadiens – Las Vegas Golden Knights : 1-2 ap
Match 5 – Las Vegas Golden Knights – Montreal Canadiens : 1-4
Match 6 : Montreal Canadiens – Las Vegas Golden Knights on June 24
Match 7 (if necessary): Las Vegas Golden Knights – Montreal Canadiens on June 26
Finale
The two winners of the semi-finals compete to try to win the Stanley Cup and thus succeed the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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