
MOSCOW Feb 24 The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated » Edmonton Oilers» in the home match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting ended with a score of 5:3 (2:1, 2:1, 1:1). Patrick Maroon (12th minute), Stephen Stamkos (20), Braden Point (31), Corey Perry (36) and Nikita Kucherov (60) scored among the winners, who also scored an assist. Two assists in the assets of Mikhail Sergachev, who was recognized as the third star of the match. Russian Lightning goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky saved 27 shots. Connor McDavid scored a double for the guests (19, 50), Zach Hyman also scored the puck (38). In another match, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabers at home — 4:0 (1:0, 1:0, 2: 0).

