Last year’s National Hockey League Stanley Cup finalist Boston Bruins came one win away from the second round of this year’s tournament on Monday.
In the fourth game of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals in Toronto, the Bostonians defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4: 3, reaching 3-1 in a series of four victories.
“Bruins” started the third period with a negative result 0: 2, but from the eighth to the 15th minute he scored four goals and laid the groundwork for victory. Jake Debrask stood out twice, but Brad Marshan and Connor Clifton beat the opponents at times.
The Boston team was 16: 2 in the third period.
Meanwhile, last year’s Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in Edmonton took the 3-1 lead over the Vancouver Canucks, reaching 2-2 in the series.
All three goals were played by Ryan O’Reilly, who had two accurate shots and one assists. Jake Ellen repelled 22 opponents.
In another Western Conference quarterfinals, the Colorado Avalanche beat Arizona’s Coyotes 7: 1 and reached 3-1 in the series.
Nazems Kadri stood out in the ranks of “Avalanche” with two goals and a pass, who both times broadcast the puck in the net in the first period, realizing the majority. Meta Kelverta, Keila Makara and Miko Rantanena were on the scores and scored.
It has already been reported that the team of Columbus “Blue Jackets” represented by Latvian goalkeepers Elvis Merzlikkin and Matīss Kivlenieks with Jonas Korpisalo in the goal of the tournament in Toronto on Monday conceded 1: 2 to Tampabeja “Lightning”.
In the quarterfinals of the Eastern Conference, up to four wins, the Blue Jackets have driven 1-3.
A 24-team elimination tournament is taking place in Toronto and Edmonton, with 16 units continuing the fight for the Stanley Cup. First, the teams played the series up to three victories in the play-off qualifying round, but then switched to the traditional series format with up to four victories.
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