Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Cooper commented on his team’s victory in the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
“I think we helped him and I think he appreciated that. We think he’s the best goalkeeper in the world, but even the best goalkeepers in the world need you to play some defense and that’s what we do,” Cooper said after the win.
Meeting Finished A crushing victory for the hosts with a score of 5:0.
Russian defender Mikhail Sergachev opened the score in the match at the end of the first period. Even at the beginning of the second period, Tanner Jeannot increased the advantage of his team. A few minutes later, Nikita Kucherov made the score 3:0. The same Sergachev acted as one of his assistants. But during this period, the host was not going to stop either. Even before the break, Stephen Stamkos made the score completely inappropriate.
The winning point in this match at the end of the third period was Brayden Point, which transformed the majority. Here Nikita Kucherov served as an assistant.
It’s worth noting that Kucherov is the first Russian to score 100 points in the current NHL season. Now he has 29 goals and 77 assists in 77 league games. He is second only to Conor McDavid in the NHL in assists.