Athletistic / Hockey. Last night, the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. Russian Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky delivered another brilliant game.
Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 27 shots on his own goal and earned his 40th career NHL playoff victory. According to this indicator, he ranks third in history among all Russian goalkeepers. For the moment, only Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky (66 years old) and Evgeni Nabokov (42 years old), already retired, are ahead of him.
In the current Stanley Cup, Sergei Bobrovsky has played 16 games, stopped 90.5% of shots and has a safety factor of 2.27.
Florida took a 3-2 series lead with the Rangers. The sixth game of the confrontation will take place on Panthers ice on the night of June 2.
Source: Sport
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