The Toronto Maple Leafs host Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference Playoff Series. The match ended with the victory of the visiting team with a score of 7:3.
Winners included Pierre-Edouard Bellmare, Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Braden Point (twice), Corey Perry and Ross Colton with goals. Kucherov also had two assists. Defender Mikhail Sergachev had an assist. Goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevski saved 27 of the opponent’s 30 shots.
Ryan O’Reilly, William Nylander and Kalle Jernkrok scored goals for Toronto. Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov was replaced in the second period and saved 23 of 29 shots.
In the four-win streak, the score was 1-0 in favor of Yıldırım. The second match will be played in Toronto on the night of April 20-21, Moscow time.
Earlier it was reported that puck Vladimir Tarasenko and Artemy Panarin had two assists. helped The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Series.