On their way to the finals the Florida team faced Columbus in the 1/8 playoffs. In a series of five games, they were stronger than the “uniforms” (4:1). With such a score in five matches ended the quarterfinal confrontation between Tampa Bay and Boston (4:1) and then the “lightning” passed the Islanders (4:2). After winning the Eastern Conference Finals, John Cooper’s charges were defeated by Dallas in the first leg (1:4). However, in the next two fights, Tampa Bay was stronger in regulation time (3:2; 5:2). The recent meeting ended with the victory of the “Lightning” in overtime (5:4).
Chelsea moved up to fourth place last season. For 38 rounds the “pensioners” won 20 victories and finished six fights in peace. The weakest link was the line of defense, which conceded 54 goals, which is the worst indicator of the top ten in the league. In the first match of the new championship the Blues beat Brighton (3:1), but in the next match they lost to Liverpool (0:2). In the English League Cup at home they did not leave any chances for Barnsley (6:0), for which we made a forecast. Among the newcomers to the team, it is worth noting the transfer of such stars to Frank Lampard’s charges as Kai Havertz for 80 million from Bayer Leverkusen, Timo Werner from RB Leipzig (53 million) and Ben Chilwell from Leicester (50 million). In the infirmary of guests are Van Ginkel, Gilmour, Ziyech, Christensen and Pulisic.
