Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorTampa Bay Lightning won the third consecutive victory in the series against the New York Rangers. Two cannon shots by Mikhail Sergachev practically decided the outcome of the confrontation and brought the defending champions of the National Hockey League closer to the third Stanley Cup final in a row. The imminent end of the NHL season makes you both rejoice and sad. On the one hand, the most interesting thing — the denouement of the tournament — is already in front of our noses. Very soon we will find out whether Tampa will become a dynasty team or the Stanley Cup will be lifted by players from another team. On the other hand, hockey, better in quality and entertainment, is becoming less and less, and at the end of the month you will have to say goodbye to it altogether for the off-season. From the realization of this fact, you treat the events taking place in the Stanley Cup with special awe and attention, and the Tampa series with the Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals fully meets all the criteria in this regard. Their confrontation is literally teeming with a variety of plots: and the duel is undeniable Andrey Vasilevsky and Igor Shesterkin, the world’s best goalkeepers today, and Nikita Kucherov’s desire to take revenge on Artemy Panarin for April 2019, and the struggle of two great coaches and part-time close friends John Cooper and Gerard Gallan… The list can be continued almost indefinitely. But the most important thing is hockey. More precisely, the approach of the two clubs to him. Teams Cooper and Gallan really show smart, creative and interesting hockey, in contrast to the Colorado and Edmonton, who staged a competition in the West Finals who will score more than miss.
