Tampa Bay have lost only one match to the Islanders so far, in which they conceded five goals – 3:5. In two previous meetings out of three, the team did not allow the opponent to score a goal more than once. After the defeat of “Lightning” they made the right conclusions and played more disciplined in their own zone, having won the game with a score of 4:1. Andrey Vasilevsky played great, reflecting 26 shots on his goal. Note that one of the best players in the Bolts line-up, Braden Point, was injured in the fourth match. It is unclear if he will appear on the ice in the upcoming game, but the Islanders played very tough against him. Despite this, he scored a goal and provided an assist.
Benfica, like today’s rival, could not hold onto their 37-th Portuguese title. For 34 rounds of the last championship, the “eagles” managed to get 24 wins and drew five times, which brought 77 points. The lead over the first Porto was five points. The performance indicator of the red was 71 goals scored, 18 of which were scored by Pizzi and Carlos Vinicius. In the Portuguese Cup final the “glorious” lost again, now to the reigning champion with a score of 1:2.
