Tampa. Anyone who thought it would be easy for the New York Rangers after their two wins over Tampa in Manhattan should think again.
On Sunday evening, the defending champions won at home at the Amalie Arena and cut the conference final with a fair 3-2 victory.
We never give up, says top scorer Stephen Stamkos.
Admittedly, it was tough for Lightning even in the third round against the New York Novices.
They ended up losing 2-0 in the second half – after a fresh direct shot into the goal from ridiculous heat Mika Zibanjad – With one minute left of normal match time, the score was still 2-2.
But when the clock struck 19.18 in the third period, Ondrej Palat, after superb preparation by Victor Hedmann and Nikita Kotgerov, was able to criticize the decision.
It’s not easy, but tonight we came together to do a much better effort than in the first two games, says the captain. Stephen Stamkos When he meets the media afterwards.
– Of course, it was not good to end up at a disadvantage with two goals, but there will be no panic in our team and we will never give up.
Zipanegad is close to the Swedish record
The aforementioned Zeibaninejad was also an assist in the match, thus he now stands with 24 points in this year’s playoffs. Peter Forsberg, Henrik Zetterberg and Per Erik Eklund share just three points from the Swedish record in playoff points.
At the same time he played similarly, Hedman reported as many as two home goals, thus reaching the record 100 playoff points.
The next game in the series – which is now 2-1 against the Rangers – will be played in Tampa on Wednesday night.