In Miami it went on ice much better than on the parquet

While Miami basketball players have already finished the season in the NBA, the defenders of the Stanley Cup title, Florida hockey players, led with 3-1 in the first round of the NHL. In the fourth game of the playoffs, they defeated a « local » Tampa with 4: 2 on home ice. Panthers are separated from the promotion to the second round of the playoffs only another victory, leading with 3: 1 in victories.

The Sunris match was even, the turnarounds took place every few seconds.

The fans had to wait up to 30 minutes for the first goal. Fine Anton Lundell it was a great pleasure for more than 19,000 spectators at the Amerant Bank Arena Panther with a shot from close range.

After three minutes, at a distance of 12 seconds, they hit for away lightning Mitchell Chaffee and the Slovak Erik Černak. In the third third, home hockey players were again stuck on the ice, when in two minutes, they were thrown three times by the defense of the tamp. They enrolled among the shooters ARON EKBLAD, Seth Jones and Carter Verhaeghe.

In Dallas he shone Wyatt Johnstonwho scored the fastest goal in the playoffs for Texas stars. He scored after nine seconds of the match. Then added another goal and scored for Stars in winning the match with 6: 2 and for the 3-2 lead in the first round of the playoffs against Colorado Avalanche.

« We probably did the best tonight when we created a lot of opportunities, a big win, » Johnston said.

“I’m not surprised by our response. We have a great team, ”said the coach Fifth Deboer, whose team lost two nights before in the fourth game by 0: 4 away.

“We were really bad in the previous game. This also happens. You will also experience such an evening in a four -win series. But we cut our own destiny and we have corrected it, and we responded. « 

Los Angeles Kings hockey players in the first round of the Western Conference against Edmonton Oilers awaits Wednesday morning after Slovenian time. Anze Kopitar And after two introductory victories on home ice, the kings lost twice in Edmonton. The teams are thus aligned 2: 2 in victories.