Assists and puck from Russian Tampa Bay Lightning players Nikita Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev failed to save the team from defeat in the fourth game of the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The match played in Tampa ended in overtime with the Canadian team’s score of 5:4.
Kucherov had two assists in the final match and Sergachev recorded an abandoned puck and an effective pass. In addition, Alex Killorn (twice) and Steven Stamkos scored between the hosts of the site.
Auston Matthews scored a double for Toronto, Noel Accari and Morgan Reilly sent the puck into the opponents’ goal, and also Alexander Kerfoot, whose goal in the fifth minute of extra time gave the team the victory
Toronto Maple Leafs lead the series 3-1. The fifth game of the series will be played on April 28 in Canada and kicks off at 2:00 Moscow time.
Previously recognizedRussian forward “Colorado Avalanche” said Valery Nichushkin will miss the second game of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series in a row with the Seattle Kraken.