The Blue Jackets level the series

After suffering a heartbreaking fifth-overtime loss in the opening match, the Columbus Blue Jackets found a way to win Game 2 of the first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in the Toronto’s “bubble city”.

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Inspired by goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo, the Ohio team won 3-1. The 26-year-old Finn faced 37 shots, a far cry from the 85 he received. last Tuesday.

“We all know in the locker room that he’s one of the best goalies in the NHL, and he’s feeling great right now,” said Quebec forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, whose comments were reported by LNH.com. Every time we make a little mistake he’s there to stop the puck. It gives us the confidence to try out games and that’s all you ask of a goalie. Since his first playoff game, he’s been great for us. ”

Dubois’s contribution

At the other end of the ice, Andrei Vasilevskiy has been tested 22 times. Ryan Murray was the first to beat him. The defender deflected a pass from Dubois into the opposing net to tie in the first period.

Taking advantage of a power play at the end of the first period, Oliver Bjokstrand fired a shot after being spotted by Dubois.

By obtaining assists on the first two successes of his team, the Quebecer brought his total points to eight (4-4) in the current playoffs, he who played seven games.

In the third period, Alexander Wennberg got the insurance goal.

Patience rewarded

The Lightning’s only net was scored by Nikita Kucherov in the first period. The Russian deftly recovered the puck behind the net and beat Korpisalo with speed.

“They played well tonight,” said Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. They don’t give a lot (of opportunities), they’re patient and no matter what, they stay in their system. We must also be patient. Even if we don’t score, we have to stay present. We realize that we will have chances to score if we stay patient and stick to our game plan. ”

The two teams will meet for the third chapter of their series on Saturday early evening.

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