Athletistic / Hockey. On the night of March 17, the Florida Panthers hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning in an NHL regular season home game. The meeting took place in Sunrise (USA) and ended in a victory for the guests with a score of 5:3.
For the Lightning, Russian Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos (double) and Mikey Eissimont scored precise shots. For the Panthers, Sam Rinehart upset the guests twice and Matthew Tkachuk scored another goal.
Nikita Kucherov scored 2 (1+1) points in 19:40 on the ice using the goal+assist system. In total, this season, the 30-year-old Russian has scored 114 (40+74) goals in 66 matches.
Tampa’s goal was defended by Andrei Vasilevsky, who stopped 47 shots in his possession. On Florida’s last line of defense was Sergei Bobrovsky, who blocked 11 shots.
Tampa with 78 points after 67 matches occupies 6th place in the Eastern Conference standings. Florida has scored 94 points in 68 games and is in second place in the East.
Source: Sport
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