The Washington Capitals, Stanley Cup winners in 2018, are now one defeat from elimination in the first round of the NHL play-offs, after another setback against the New York Islanders (2-1 ap) on Sunday. The ” Caps ”, third in the Eastern Conference, are led three innings to zero. In the event of a defeat on Wednesday in Game 4, the season will be over for them.
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Mathew Barzal scored the winning goal for the Islanders after 4’28 ” of play in overtime, almost following a duel lost by Washington forward Jakub Vrana to goaltender Semyon Varlamov in a breakaway.
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“We will continue to believe in it”
Alex Ovechkin, attaquant de Washington
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For the Capitals, there is almost no hope, as only 2.1% of teams that lost their first three games have won the next four. ” It’s a tough situation, but it’s not over yetWashington star Alex Ovechkin said. We will continue to believe in it. Los Angeles did it (in 2014, and was then crowned champion). We won the Stanley Cup, when we were down 2-0 against Columbus (in the first round). We will try everything. »
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Chicago and St Louis revive, Roussel smuggler
Still in the East, the Philadelphia Flyers painfully regained the advantage against the Montreal Canadiens (two innings to one), with a victory by the shortest margin (1-0), thanks to a goal from Czech Jakub Voracek and the waterproofness of young goaltender Carter Hart. The latter, who repelled 23 opposing shots, admittedly helped five times by his posts, became, at 22 years and three days, the youngest goalkeeper in the history of the Flyers to keep his goals clean in a play- offs.
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In the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames once again put on a great show and suspense. The Texans tied the game with two wins across the Canadian franchise, winning 5-4 after overtime. Joe Pavelski was the hero of the Stars, with three goals scored, the last of which was 12 seconds from the end of the game, to snatch extra playing time. It was his Russian compatriot Alexander Radulov who then gave the victory a subtle deflection.
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Chicago is still alive. The Blackhawks, saved by their goalie Corey Crawford, author of 48 saves, won (3-1) their first success over the Vegas Golden Knights. But they still lead three wins to one in the series between the two teams.
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Finally the St Louis Blues, defending champions, obtained their first success against the Vancouver Canucks (3-2 ap), thanks to a goal from Brayden Schenn. The Canucks are now only two wins to one in this series. Antoine Roussel, the French left winger from Vancouver, signed an assist during the meeting.
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