We present a summary of the main news from the world of hockey for June 6, 2023.
Barbashev’s assist helped Las Vegas defeat Florida in Game 2 of the series.
In Paradise, the T-Mobile Arena hosted Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Vegas Golden Knights faced the Florida Panthers. The game ended in a crushing victory for the hosts with a score of 7:2.
Jonathan Marchesseau and Brett Howden scored doubles as part of the winners, Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio also scored goals. Russian striker Ivan Barbashev scored an assist during the match.
Anton Lundell and Matthew Tkachuk scored against Florida in today’s game. Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky saved 9 shots out of 13.
After today’s game, Vegas took the series lead with a 2-0 score. Let’s remember that the team won the previous match with a score of 5:2.
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The head coach of “Florida” called the reason for replacing Bobrovsky in the final match of the Stanley Cup
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice, after a crushing defeat in the second game of the Stanley Cup Finals with the Vegas Golden Knights (2: 7, 0-2), commented on the replacement of the Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky, who, after four failures. goals, gave way to his substitute Alex Lyon.
“We can play better in front of our goalkeeper, it was incredible for us. I pulled him off the ice so he could rest,” Maurice said.
At the same time, the Canadian coach avoided a direct answer to the question of which goalkeeper will start the next game in the starting XI, saying that he has time to think.
Recall that the first match of the series ended with the victory of “Vegas” with a score of 5:2. Bobrovsky in the first match of the Stanley Cup final reflected 29 shots out of 33. Today, the Florida goalkeeper left the field with a score of 0: 4, reflecting 9 shots out of 13. Thus, the Russian missed four goals in the second match in a row. Before that, he was on a five-game winning streak.
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Vegas and Florida Set Second Most Penalties in Stanley Cup Finals History
For the second game of the final series, the combined efforts of Las Vegas and Florida scored 148 penalty minutes: 64 minutes for the Golden Knights and 84 minutes for the Panthers. This was the second result in Stanley Cup Finals history. The penalty time record was set in 1986, when the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames scored 176 penalty minutes in Game 4 of the Finals.
Today’s match was officiated by Head Umpires Chris Rooney and Steve Kozari. The most sanctioned player was the manager of “Florida” Matthew Tkachuk, who received a 22-minute suspension. A total of 12 disciplinary fines were issued for the match.
Avangard announced the conclusion of new contracts with three hockey players.
“Vanguard” on the official telegram channel announced the conclusion of contracts with three hockey players.
It should be noted that forwards Nikita Mikhailov, Semyon Astashevsky and Yegor Kruzhenkov accepted qualified offers from the Omsk club. Each striker has signed bilateral contracts with Avangard for two seasons.
Recall that the 25-year-old Mikhailov played just three Continental Hockey League regular season games for Avangard in the season that ended, in which he scored an assist with a utility indicator of “+1”.
Astashevsky, 22, had five games in the last regular season. The striker did not score any points and earned an overall utility score of “-1”. Due to 23-year-old Kruzhenkov, 11 games without scoring points with a utility factor of “-2”.
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Kamensky: We hope to see a Chechen team in the KHL in the foreseeable future
Olympic champion Valery Kamensky spoke about the development of hockey in the Caucasus.
“Hockey in the country is developing and becoming more popular in all regions. The KHL should cover more regions of the country. For example, in the Caucasus in the Chechen Republic there is a good hockey base for development and entry into the KHL. Chechens play in the Night Hockey League, children begin to play hockey. All they need is a new ice palace and a professional team of adults. Everyone will go play with them.
We look forward to seeing a Chechen team in the KHL in the foreseeable future. We must strive to expand to popularize hockey for all people in the country, ”Kamensky said in an interview with Sport24.
Recall that in the 2023/2024 season, Lada will play in the KHL, which last played in the league in the 2017/2018 season.
Provorov changes club in the NHL
National Hockey League pundit Elliott Friedman tweeted about an upcoming three-way deal involving the Columbus BlueJackets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers.
According to the journalist, the Flyers’ Russian guard Ivan Provorov will move to Columbus, Los Angeles defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov will extend his contract with the Kings, while the club will keep 30% of Provorov’s salary in Columbus. More details about the main exchange will be known later.
Provorov scored 27 (6+21) points in 82 games of the 2022/2023 regular season with a utility indicator of -17.
Vladislav Gavrikov moved from Columbus to Los Angeles during the season. In 72 games, he scored 19 (6 + 13) points with a utility indicator of +4. In the playoffs, the Russian defender scored 6 games and scored 1 (0+1) points with a utility indicator of +5.
