Defending champion Tampa Bay advanced to the semi-finals of the Stanley Cup, beating Carolina for a fourth time on Tuesday, Las Vegas closing in on the last four by regaining the advantage (3-2) against Colorado in their NHL play-off series. Very solid defensively, thanks in particular to his goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy, author of 29 saves in this fifth game, the Lightning won 2-0.
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Out winner of the Center division, he will face the New York Islanders or Boston (3-2) in the fight in the North in the next round. Brayden Point, taking advantage of a power play early in the second half, and Ross Colton, in the final period, scored both goals for Tampa Bay. “Today we played one of our best matches in these play-offs. We all trust each other and that nourishes us ”, welcomed the latter.
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Las Vegas takes the lead against Colorado
In Denver, Las Vegas took an option on qualifying after a great feat. Led 2-0 at the start of the last third, after goals from Brandon Saad and Joonas Donskoi, the Nevada team turned the situation around thanks to Alex Tuch and Jonathan Marchessault. It was finally Mark Stone early in overtime who punctuated this comeback, with a winning shot. The Golden Knights can finish it at home on Thursday in Game 6.
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