MOSCOW, Jun 19 Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nick Paul said that in the second match of the final of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) against Colorado, the team left their goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky to their fate. The meeting in Denver (USA) on Sunday night ended in a 7-0 victory for the hosts. Russian goaltender Tampa Vasilevsky in his 100th playoff game saved 23 of 30 shots and conceded all seven goals, equaling his NHL anti-record.
"I think we should definitely learn from this defeat. You can't act like nothing happened, you know. We didn't try hard enough and left "Vasya" by chance. And this is unfair to him, he was a support for us", — said the forward, whose words are quoted by the official website of the NHL.
«I think tomorrow we will get together and begin to gain former confidence. This team knows how overcome difficulties, so that we will be ready, «added Paul. The score in the best-of-four series was 2-0 in favor of Colorado, the next game will be held on June 21 on the ice of Tampa.»