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Slovak defenseman Erik Černák and Tampa goalkeeper Andrej Vasilevskij Source: Profimedia FLORIDA – Tampa Bay hockey players in the lineup with Erik Černák won the NHL match on Florida ice 3:2 after overtime. The Slovak defender played 21:49 minutes with a minus point, two penalty minutes, seven points and a blocked shot. Canadian striker Brayden Point scored two goals, including the winner. The 26-year-old Point decided this season’s first Florida derby in the third minute of extra time, when he scored from close range on the power play after a pass from Steven Stamkos. He thus punished the expulsion of Matt Tkachuk at the beginning of extra time. Stamkos netted the Lightning’s first goal and scored in the fifth game of the series. He became the first player in the club’s history to score seven goals in the first five matches of the season. He also added one assist against the Panthers, Nikita Kučerov assisted twice. “We needed other guys to step up. One player can’t score most of our goals. We’re paid to produce,” Point emphasized in an interview with the nhl.com website. Not even two points from Tkachuk (1+1) were enough for the “Panthers” to win. Florida coach Paul Maurice regretted the frequent dismissals: “We needed to be more disciplined, but we also need to play with energy. There were many positives in our game that we can continue to build on.” The defending champion lost for the second time in a row Colorado, as the defending champion of the Stanley Cup, lost for the second time in a row when it lost to Seattle 2:3 on home ice. Although it was able to erase the two-goal deficit with the goals of Evan Rodrigues and Bowen Byram, Karson Kuhlman delivered the decisive blow in the 53rd minute. Jaden Schwartz and Jared McCann shared a goal and an assist in the victory of the guests, goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer contributed with 17 successful shots, but did not finish the duel. He left the game midway through the third period due to an unspecified injury. The victory was officially claimed by substitute Martin Jones, who made only one save until the end of the match. In his 400th professional match, he achieved the jubilee 200th win. Kraken scored full points after the previous three losses. “We defended rock-solid for the entire 60 minutes. We were full of confidence from the opening goal. We knew that the opponent would run at us at home, which happened, but we were able to withstand their onslaught,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol stated with satisfaction. Hawks’ turnaround against Detroit Chicago defeated Detroit 4-3 in overtime, when it was able to turn the score from 1-3. Max Domi scored the winning goal in the third minute of overtime. Even in this match, the substitute goalkeeper picked up the victory, Petr Mrázek suffered an injury in the second period, he was replaced by Alex Stalock, who then stopped all 10 shots of the opponent. Dominik Kubalík’s two points (1+1) did not help the Red Wings either. Florida Panthers – Tampa Bay Lightning 2:3 pp (1:1, 1:0, 0:1 – 0:1)
Goals: 16. Tkachuk (Montour, Forsling), 36. Balcers (Tkachuk, Forsling) – 14. Stamkos (Kučerov, Hedman), 50. Point (Kučerov, Sergačov), 63. Point (Stamkos, Perry). Goalkeepers: Bobrovsky – Vasilevsky, shots on goal: 38:32. Chicago Blackhawks – Detroit Red Wings 4:3 pp (0:2, 1:1, 2:0 – 1:0)
Goals: 26. Athanasiou (from three-point shot), 44. Kurashev (Lafferty, J. Johnson), 51. Murphy (Lafferty), 63. Domi – 10. Suter (Hägg, Lindström), 11. Larkin (Kubalík, Hronek ), 32. Kubalík (Määttä). Goalkeepers: Mrázek (41. Stalock) – Nedeljkovic, shots on goal: 29:28. Colorado Avalanche – Seattle Kraken 2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:1)
Goals: 26. Rodrigues (Ničuškin, Byram), 47. Byram (Ničuškin, O’Connor) – 22. Schwartz (Eberle, McCann), 22. McCann (Soucy), 53. Kuhlman (Schwartz, Oleksiak). Goalkeepers: French – Grubauer (51. Jones), shots on goal: 20:38. Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 6 Author: © Video list: nhl.com Source: TASR