MOSCOW, May 13. Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs» in the sixth match of the series of the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs. The meeting, which took place in Tampa, ended in victory for the hosts of the site in overtime with a score of 4:3 1:0). Ondrej Palat (18), Anthony Cirelli (31) and Russian striker Nikita Kucherov (50) scored goals in regular time among the winners. Toronto scored two goals in the 40th minute from John Tavares, with another scored by Auston Matthews (32). Braden Point (79) brought the victory for the Lightning. Russian goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky of Tampa saved 30 shots out of 33. Lightning guard Mikhail Sergachev made two shots on target and held four power moves. Toronto forward Ilya Mikheev has three shots on target. Maple Leafs guard Ilya Lyubushkin had four hits. The score in the series to four wins was equal — 3-3. The last, seventh match will take place in Toronto on May 15.
