MOSCOW, May 5 Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs» in the second match of the first round of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in Toronto, ended with a score of 5:3 (1:0, 2:1, 2:2) in favor of the guests. Victor Hedman (20th minute), Corey Perry (23), Russian striker Nikita Kucherov (31), Brandon Hagel (42) and Braden Point (46) scored goals in the winning team. Goals scored against Toronto by Mykal Bantin, who made his NHL playoff debut, Mitchell Marner (52) and Alexander Kerfut (56). Nikita Kucherov also scored two assists and was named the second star of the meeting. His teammate Mikhail Sergachev had two power moves and blocked one shot. Lightning goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky saved 31 shots out of 34. Toronto's Russian forward Ilya Mikheev made two shots on target and did not score. Maple Leafs guard Ilya Lyubushkin had five hits. The score in the series up to four wins was equal — 1-1. The third match will take place in Tampa on the night of May 7, Moscow time.
