Andrey SenchenkoSports correspondentAll materialsLeave to the authorTampa Bay Lightning hockey players equalized the score in the National Hockey League (NHL) first round playoff series, taking revenge on the Toronto Maple Leafs for a major defeat in the opening match. One of the heroes of the meeting was Nikita Kucherov, who scored a chic goal. One of the most mysterious and unpredictable in terms of results, the new Stanley Cup series began with a sensational defeat for Tampa: the winners of the last two NHL seasons were notably embarrassed, having conceded five unanswered goals from Toronto . In that meeting, the Lightning did absolutely nothing, and for a moment it seemed that the Maple Leafs had one of the easiest wins this year. Even John Cooper mentioned this fact. — the head coach of the Lightning expressed himself vividly after the meeting.
