The New York Rangers took the lead in the series for the first time in the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.
In Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, the New York club defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
The second match of the series will be played on June 4, the kick-off siren will sound at 3:00 Moscow time.
Prior to this match, Rangers equalized the series, either by allowing the opponent to take the lead in the series or by winning the match.
Rangers rival Tampa Bay is the Stanley Cup champion. The team won two years in a row (2020, 2021).
It was previously reported that the New York Rangers had Russian forward Artemy Panarin. scored a goal Tampa Bay vs. Lightning in the first game of the National Hockey League Eastern Conference Finals. Now, the striker has 15 goals in the Stanley Cup in his entire career. He took 18th place among the Russians, equalizing Alexander Semin and Sergey Brylin.