Winnipeg were considered a formal underdog in the Edmonton series, but were able to prove the opposite by showing excellent play in all three matches. Note that now the Jets are leading with a score of 3:0 and they only have to win in one match to advance to the next round. By the way, the previous game gave Paul Maurice’s charges additional motivation and a huge charge of emotions. The fact is that they were inferior during the match with a score of 1:4 and literally a few minutes before the end of the third period equalized the score, while in the 70th minute Nikolay Ehlers scored the decisive goal. Goalkeeper Connor Hellebike looked great again and saved 44 shots in total.
Tampa is gradually moving into the next round and showing that it is stronger than Florida at the moment. There was a risk of losing Sergachev and Kucherov, key hockey players who were injured in one of the matches, but managed to avoid serious injuries. We would like to emphasize that “Lightnings” are great in the foreign zone and in this series in each meeting they consistently scored at least three goals. Now Kucherov is the main scorer in the squad, who scored three goals and made six assists. The Bolts players also have more experience in the playoffs than their opponents and this also seriously affects results of the matches.
