MOSCOW, 20 May. Russian Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky became the third star in the second round of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bobrovsky made 27 saves. One of them made the American press loudly enthusiastic. At the end of the third period, with the score 1:1, the Russian caught the puck in a «trap» after a strong shot by Ondrej Palat under the crossbar.
- —» Bobrovsky robbed Palat with a powerful save 4 minutes before the end of the third period. Palat had almost the entire goal frame open, where you could shoot from the right faceoff point, but Bob just waved his hand and caught the puck at the right moment, «the Hockey News columnist emphasized , The Athletic and FOX Sports Erin Brown.
- —»Bobrovsky made a hellish save after the Palat timer,» famous insider Joe Smith, who is close to the Lightning cases, did not stand aside.
- —»Sergey Bobrovsky — my God Yes, the puck could hit the crossbar, but wow save!» 10 Tampa Bay contributor Ivan Klosky said.
- —»Possibly the best save Bobrovsky has ever made with the Panthers,» wrote CBSMiami reporter Mike Cugno.
- —»Good God, Sergey Bobrovsky! He just robbed a Tampa forward with his glove,” said another CBS Sports journalist, Chris Bengel. , added The SPin columnist Hunter Hodis.
- —»My God! Sergei Bobrovsky made one of the coolest saves in history,” continued Adam Rosen.
The score in the best-of-four series was 2-0 in favor of Tampa. The next match will be held in Tampa on May 22.