Sport News Today: Tarasenko and Kucherov Panarin and putting Datsyuk on the edge

The double transfer of Vladimir Tarasenko and put “Chicago” Artemy Panarin and Artem Anisimov on the edge of a precipice, and similar to the three points Nikita Kucherov did the same with “Detroit”. “Times” provides an overview of the day’s play of the Stanley Cup

«Chicago Blackhawks” – “St. Louis Blues” – 3: 4. (In the series – 1-3)

«St. Louis» under the direction of Ken Hitchcock has long been constructed by a team that shines in the regular season, but then can not pass beyond the first round of the playoffs, while “Chicago”, in contrast, can somewhere then relax in the championship, but then shines in the Cup, which took three times in the last five years.

So, by inertia, before the start of the first round series between the “Blues” and “Blackhawks” experts overwhelmingly unconditionally favored the current holder of the Stanley Cup.

In fact, things are going so far as to “Chicago” was not according to plan. “Black hawks” were able to take away one win after two games in Tennessee, but lost the very first game at home, “United Center”, and had to win in the second.

Team Joel Quenneville powerfully start the game, immediately pressed on the gate Brian Elliott. While the “hawks” attacked, “musicians” of its occurrence is almost no thought.

Only in the 15th minute of the triple shock visitors managed to hold smashing attack in which Jaden Schwartz and Jori Lehterä brought to the cast of Vladimir Tarasenko, palnuvshego in touch so that no one even really do not understand anything.

It was only the third toss in front of the goal Corey Crawford, and further character of the game did not even think to change. “Chicago” went to press, and in the second period, this pressure seemed to change the course of the match.

Within four minutes midway through the second period the hosts efforts largely Andrew Shaw, the first tweak the puck in traffic after throwing Marian Goss, then assisted Duncan Keith, turned the situation upside down.

However, the champions the advantage did not last, and before the second break. As soon as Andrew Ladd fouls Alexander Stine, as in most “Blues” again Tarasenko load factor. The Russian winger again got a chance to throw and flashed literally defenseless Crawford.

For this Tarasenko of goals became 13th in the 17 meetings of the playoffs in his career! But the leader of Hitchcock’s team did not stop at the beginning of the third 20-minute along with Kevin Shattenkirk organized the chance to Schwartz, who once again put the guests ahead.

When a few minutes later, Trevor Vanriemsdyk wrong in the transfer and Steen ran one on one, and realized his time, “United Center” really sad.

Returned emotions of the fans is the same kit, apply for six minutes before the end of his first double in the current playoffs, taking advantage of the second in a series of transmission Artemy Panarin. Goal turned curious, and the puck flew over Elliott ricocheted from … Tarasenko, drew up so peculiar hat-trick.

However, most did not manage to break through the hosts Elliott and the goalkeeper, who committed 39 recoveries (Crawford – 16), along with Tarasenko became the protagonist of the evening.

«St. Louis” ahead in the series 3-1, and for the overall victory he needed to win one match. In this case, two (if you need a second) chance of Hitchcock’s team will have a home.

The last time the “hawks” gave way with the score 1-3 in the West finals in 2014. Then “Chicago” was able to even the score in the series, but in the seventh game gave way to “Los Angeles” the road to the finals and Stanley Cup in overtime.

«Detroit Red Wings” – “Tampa Bay Lightning” – 2: 3 (in the series – 1-3)

Nikita Kucherov, Jonathan Drouin and numerical advantage – these are the three components of success, allowed the “Tampa Bay” to take away from Detroit’s victory in the fourth game in the series, created for the “Lightning” considerable superiority in the whole confrontation.

After a disastrous third game against the “Red Wings” John Cooper made the changes, adding in the seventh quarterback Matt Taormina instead twelfth striker Eric Condren. However, it turned out to reinsurance, as Taormina has spent on ice less than three minutes.

Who played a lot and really high quality, so this is the first brigade of the majority “Lightning” of: Hedman – Kucherov, Chambers – Drouhin – Johnson. If before in the series with “red wings” “Lightning” sold too much once in 14 attempts, this time spetsbrigada worked as it should.

The first is the removal of the hosts (by the way, earned Justin Abdelkader to Nikita Nesterov) has led to the opening of the account. Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson brought to the cast Nikita Kucherov. Shot in touch at the Russians are not too turned out, but that was enough to carry the team failed in the third match – pierce Peter Mrazek, begins a series in stock.

Another deletion turned the hosts missed the puck in the middle of the game, and in that episode Kucherov bunch – Drouhin played the exemplary “stenochku” and the young Canadian generally performed brilliant transfer to the goal.

However, not going to give up, “Detroit” before the second break time to restore the balance of forces and Darren Helm Gustav Nyqvist, disassemble the patch in front of goal by Ben Bishop.

The difference between the teams this evening lay in the first place in the spetsbrigad. “Detroit” also had enough chances in the majority, but they did not use, and Dylan Larkin already with the score 2: 2 had the right moment, but hit the post from a lethal position.

The end came three minutes before the end, when shtrafbokse was Nyqvist. Again, an assist and share prepared Kucherov Drouhin, the decisive pass of the young Canadian, retouched the gate Ondřej Chamber, was again brilliant.

It seems that spent almost a year out of hockey Drouhin helped preserve the freshness and find some incredible passion for the game. Before the deadline of its withdrawal from the “Lightning” seemed inevitable, and now Jonathan became one of the leaders of the team, forcing not survive due to lack of undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot captain Steven Stamkos.

« New York Rangers “-” Pittsburgh Penguins “- 1: 3 (in the series – 1-2)

Do not left the ice without a score for efficiency and the Russian forward,” Pittsburgh “Evgeni Malkin, who, though , made modest Tarasenko and Kucherov, limited to only one assists.

Malkin as Kucherov, located mostly on the blue line, has helped in the second period, Sidney Crosby answer washer Rick Nash and restore the balance in the game.

but the goal Matt Cullen, literally vsporovshego defense “Rangers” in the third period, and Kris Letang puck into an empty net to tip the scales on the side of the “penguins” for the second time in three games in the series.

It is interesting that in this game Gate “Penguins” defended debutant Matt Murray recovered from injury and replaced after the defeat in the second game of another freshman – Jeff Zatkoffa.

Thus, “Pittsburgh” managed to establish a unique achievement: for the first time in NHL history in one playoff series one team scored a victory in his debut start in the Cup matches two different goalkeepers .

«Nashville Predators” – “Anaheim Ducks” – 0: 3 (in the series – 1-2)

Having two starting games in its series of defeats ice, “Anaheim” was in a difficult situation, but managed to fix it a little bit in the first game in Nashville.

Bruce Boudreau decided to make a change at the last line, and the Danish goalkeeper Frederik Andersen, replaced in goal by John Gibson, did not disappoint his mentor.

Andersen, is holding its 22 th game in the playoffs in his career, repelled all 27 shots “Predators” by issuing a second career cup shataut.

but the field hockey players “ducks” have demonstrated a convincing implementation, scoring three goals in a match where attacked Pekka Rinne gate just 21 times.

opens the scoreboard Jamie McGinn, who finished in the middle of the match, the perfect combination with Horkoff Sean and Chris Stewart.

But in the third 20-minute first Rickard Rakkell corrected drive into the net after pounce Sami Vatanen, and then Stewart’s great figured on the penny before the gates Rinne.

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