New York. Double Stanley Cup champion Tampa earned a win from their third consecutive semi-final appearance.
They also won Sunday’s derby against the Panthers, led the series 3-0 and could complete a “sweep” already the night before Tuesday.
– We put ourselves in a good position, but the fourth victory is always the hardest to save, says Victor Hedmann after the 5-1 victory.
The Florida playoffs battle was said to be one of the most epic and even field fights of the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.
But in reality, it’s coming to an end before it even begins.
With cunning, determination, and a never-failing ability to score in the right spots, Tampa also won Round Three on Sunday against the Panthers who really don’t know what to do.
Thus, the defending champion has a match ball and can select the entire series in the next night’s ‘back to noon’ match – with a ‘sweep’.
The fourth victory is always the hardest.
– Yeah, that was definitely a great victory, he says Victor Hedman When we got to it after Sunday 5-1.
We put ourselves in a good position, but the fourth victory is always the hardest. We expect their best performance tomorrow.
However, frustration appears to have taken hold in the opposition camp. And it doesn’t even help that a scarred warrior like Patrick Hornqvist tries to shove his teammates with emotional rhetoric into the penalty area in the middle of an ongoing match.
– They crave it more than us now. They want more, coach Andrew Brunett sighs.