The Penguins lost to the New York Islanders in the second overtime of the Stanley Cup in the fifth semi-final of the Eastern Division with a score of 2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1).
In a series of up to four victories with a 3-2 lead are the New Yorkers.
In the ninth minute of the game, Eugene Malkins put the home team in the lead with a strong shot, the Russian striker catching the “Penguins” with the second best goal ever by Mario Lemje. The two now have a majority of 172 accurate shots.
With 55 seconds left in the first period, Antoni Bolivier defeated several opponents and regained one goal. In the eighth minute of the second third, Brian Rast regained control of the pitch after a pass from Cindy Crosby, throwing without stopping the puck.
However, in the ninth minute of the third period, Jordan Eberle was left alone against the goal and scored 2: 2. The fight continued in overtime and in the first of them the goal was not scored. Meanwhile, in 51 seconds of extra time, Josh Bailey took advantage of goalkeeper Tristan Jerry and snatched the New York victory.
Jerry repelled 25 puck in this match, but at the end of the second field, Ilya Sorokin neutralized almost half more or 48 shots.
Bluger played 18 minutes and 12 seconds on Monday, one minute and 53 seconds in the minority. In the time allotted to him, the Latvian threw twice into the goal, used three methods of force, won in one of the five throws and was at a neutral efficiency.
In the regular championship, Blugers took part in 43 games, scoring seven goals, giving away 15 assists and accumulating a positive efficiency of +10. In the Stanley Cup, he lost five points in five matches and accumulated a negative utility of -1.
The sixth game in the series will take place on Wednesday in New York.
The two teams met each other eight times in the Eastern Division in the regular championship, six of which were won by “penguins” who were unbeatable in their field. Five of these fights ended with one goal difference.
The Penguins are the longest active series of knockout tournaments in North American professional sports, with the Pittsburgh team playing for 15 years in a row.
Usually in the NHL regular season, the teams each play 82 matches, but this season the teams each played 56 duels.
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