The Golden Knights defeated the Blackhawks 4: 3 (2: 0, 1: 3, 0: 0, 1: 0) in overtime, leading 2-0 to four wins in a series.
The winners managed to score their first goal in the game in the 11th minute, when after a match in the opponent’s defense zone, Paul Styastney received the puck in front of the goal, shortly after reaching 1: 0. Less than five minutes later, Thomas Noseks doubled with the exact result of a palm throw.
The Blackhawks did not hesitate in the second period and in the fourth minute Kirbija Dacha regained one goal. In the 13th minute of the period, Dominik Kubalik used the numerical majority, while Mark Stone scored his third goal in the Stanley Cup three minutes before the end of the third, returning the lead to the Golden Knights – 3: 2.
The Chicago team did not leave the replay later and 14 seconds before the end of the second period, Patrick Keyn’s filigree pass in front of the goal was made a “goal” by Dylan Strom.
In the final 20 minutes, neither team scored, but Smits became the match hero in the eighth minute, who got a pass in front of the goal and quickly passed the puck to Kory Crawford.
Smith and Styastney finished the game 1 + 1, while Jonathan Marceso scored two assists. Three assists for Patrick Keyn in the Chicago team.
For striker Smith, this was the first goal in extra time, playing in the Stanley Cup.
In another game, the Dallas “Stars” won the Calgary “Flames” at the very end of the game – 5: 4 (2: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2). In a series of up to four wins, the score is a 1-1 draw.
The hero of the game became Jamie Oleksiaks, who scored the winning goal 40 seconds before the end of the duel.
In the Dallas team, two goals for defender Miro Heiskanen, Korijs Perijs and Aleksandrs Radulovs stood out with a goal and a pass, but two more passes for Jonas Klinberjs.
Sam Bennett, Tobias Reeder, Derek Forbot and Dylon Dube scored in the Flames.
Boston Bruins, on the other hand, gave in to Caroline’s Hurricanes 2: 3 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1), which equalized 1-1 in the series.
In the Carolina unit, a goal and a pass for Andrejs Švečņikovs, but two assists for Martin Nekas. Brads Maršāns and Patriss Beržerons stood out in the “Bruins” team with 1 + 1.
On Friday, the NHL playoffs will continue with five duels.
It has already been reported that the Columbia “Blue Jackets” team, represented by Latvian goalkeepers Elvis Merzlikkin and Matiss Kivleniek, and Jonas Korpisalo scored in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup on Thursday.
The Blue Jackets beat Tampa’s Lightning 3: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) in the second game of the Toronto Tournament, making it 1-1 in four quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference.
The third game in the series is scheduled for Saturday.
The Blue Jackets had previously beaten the Stanley Cup qualifiers, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a series of up to three victories.
A 24-team elimination tournament is taking place in Toronto and Edmonton, with 16 units continuing the fight for the Stanley Cup. First, the teams qualified for the series up to three wins in the “play-off” round, but then switched to the traditional series format for up to four wins.
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