Blesky are back in the game: Tampa and Černák won over the Rangers and evened the series – Športky.sk

Tampa Bay hockey players equal the final series of the NHL Eastern Conference Source: SITA / AP / Chris O’Meara TAMPA – Tampa Bay hockey players equaled the final series of the NHL Eastern Conference to 2: 2 in matches. In the fourth match of the semifinals of the playoffs, they won the Rangers 4: 1 at home. Slovak defender Erik Černák took on the jersey of the title defenders. He played 20:45 min and recorded 4 hits and 5 blocked shots in the statistics, which was the most among all players on the ice. The Czech forward Ondřej Palát scored a goal and two assists in Tampa’s jersey, his compatriot Jan Rutta had two assists. The home side’s Andrej Vasilevskij came close to extending the lead 34 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but Artemij Panarin managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The “Blesky” won the sixth duel in a row at home. “We knew how difficult it would be to balance the series from 0: 2 to the matches. We did it, but it can’t satisfy us and we have to keep working,” said Tampa captain Steven Stamkos. The first four matches of the current series were won by the home teams, which happened in the conference finals for the first time since 1991. “I hope it will be the home series until the end,” said Rangers coach Gerard Gallant, whose team would have the advantage of ice. The fifth duel series is on the program on Friday night in New York. The more successful of the pair will face the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup final. Photo gallery (7) Source: SITA / AP / Chris O’Meara Duel was not completed by the guest striker Filip Chytil, he withdrew from the game due to an injury in the upper body in the second period after a clash with the opponent’s defender Victor Hedman. The New York team was missing another striker, Ryan Strome, who went through the skating but did not intervene in the match. He was injured in the third match. According to coach Gallant, Chytil will be ready for the fifth duel, and Strome’s health will be assessed just before the match. “Every team has problems with injuries, it must not stop us,” said Rangers defender Jacob Trouba. “We have a wide range of staff and I think we can handle it. We missed them and we believe they will return, but we have to be able to play without them.” NHL Playoff Semifinals – Eastern Conference Final Four:
Tampa Bay – New York Rangers 4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Goals: 3. Maroon (Bogosian, Bellemare), 34. Kučerov (Palát, Rutta), 45. Stamkos (Palát, Rutta), 60. Palát – 57. Panarin (Vatrano, Kreider). Goalkeepers: Vasilevsky – Sixorkin, shots on goal: 31:35, 19,092 spectators
/ series status: 2: 2 / Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 7 Author: © Zoznam VIDEO: nhl.com Source: TASR