“Islanders” with 2: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) won Tampabeja “Lightning” in the second extra time and reached 2-3 in the series up to four victories.
The result of the game was revealed in the 16th minute, when the Islanders played in a numerical majority. The puck went to the blue line to the defender Raiena Puloka, who immediately made a strong cut, but Andrejs Vasilevskis’ visibility in front of the goal was hampered by captain Anders Lee. “Lightning” did not hesitate and in the fifth minute of the second period reached 1: 1 by Viktor Hedman, who remained uncovered in front of the goal.
In the final 20 minutes, no goal was scored and the first extra time was spent “dry”, although both clubs were able to win several times. The hero of the game became Jordan Eberle in the second extra time in the 13th minute, who joined his partner Lee in the quick counterattack and was rewarded with a pass in front of the goal.
Islanders goalkeeper Semyon Varlamov repelled 36 of the 37 shots in the duel, capturing 97.3% of the show. In the second half, Vasilevsky repelled 22 of the 24 shots, catching 91.7% of the show.
The sixth duel of both teams will take place on Thursday.
In the final, the winner of this pair will be waiting for the Dallas “Stars”, who in the series up to four victories with the 4-1 beat of the Vegas “Golden Knights”.
Toronto and Edmonton first hosted a 24-team elimination tournament, with the Stanley Cup continuing with 16 units. First, the teams qualified for the series up to three victories in the “play-off” round, but then switched to the traditional series format for up to four victories.
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