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Hockey. NHL. Playoffs. Final . “Chicago” – “Philadelphia” – 2:1. Series score: 2-0.
Chicago hockey players won their second home victory in a row in the final series of the National Hockey League playoffs.
The hosts scored two goals in the second period in the 17th minute with an interval of 28 seconds. Marian Hossa was the first to score, and then Ben Eager doubled the result. The guests lost the score in the third period of the game. Simon Gagné scored the Flyers' only goal. The first star of the match was 26-year-old Chicago goalkeeper Anti Niemi, who stopped 32 shots on his own goal.
Despite the fact that the Chicagoans confidently took the lead in the series, team forward John Madden urged his teammates to remain extremely focused before the next game with Philadelphia. “Don’t forget that the Stanley Cup final is underway, and you can’t relax here. The Philadelphians were coming back from a three-game deficit, so there is no question of any problems with the mood,” the league’s official website quotes Madden.
Let us remind you that in the first match of the Stanley Cup final, Chicago beat Philadelphia 6:5. The series now moves to Philadelphia, with the next meeting scheduled for June 2.
The Lakers center underwent surgery
The final series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs starts on Thursday, where the Lakers and Boston will fight for the championship title.
On the eve of the decisive matches, Lakers center Andrew Bynam underwent surgery on his right knee. During the procedure, excess fluid was removed from the player, AP reports. Bynam hopes that in the first match of the final series with Boston, which will take place on Thursday, he will be able to play at full strength. In 16 playoff games, the center averaged 9.1 points and 7.7 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Bolt will not perform in New York
Three-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will miss the Diamond League stage in New York, which is scheduled for June 12. The reason for the refusal was injury. “I had some minor problems with my Achilles tendon and needed medical attention. After a consultation at a German clinic, doctors advised me to take 2-3 weeks of rest to avoid further deterioration. I understand that this is disappointing for fans both in the US and around the world. I will try to return to New York as soon as possible,” Bolt quotes the text of his letter to the AFP organizers.
Vyalbe became a candidate for the post of head of the FLGR
Three-time Olympic champion, fourteen-time world champion, famous skier Elena Vyalbe has officially been nominated as a candidate for the post of head of the Russian Cross-Country Federation (FLGR). The athlete’s nomination took place at the reporting and election conference of the Ski Racing Federation of the Moscow Region.
The meeting delegates also proposed Vladimir Bukotkin as candidates for vice-president of the FLGR, and Vladimir Golubev as candidates for members of the presidium of this organization.
Let us remember that in 1998 Vyalbe completed her sports career. In 2004, she was elected vice-president of the FLGR and at the same time became the head coach of the Russian cross-country skiing team. In 2006 I left this job. Currently he is a sports advisor to the governor of the Moscow region. In 2004, Vyalbe already ran for the presidency, but lost to the current head of the FLGR, Vladimir Loginov, by a difference of 26 votes (39 versus 65).
The head of state congratulated Krutov on his anniversary
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated former USSR national team and CSKA striker Vladimir Krutov on his 50th birthday. “You are rightfully considered one of the best forwards in the history of Russian hockey. Multiple champion of the USSR, Europe and the world, winner of two Olympics, you have always demonstrated a bright, exciting game on the ice arenas. And today, working at the Training Center for National Youth, Junior and Youth Teams, you pass on your vast experience to new generations of Russian athletes,” RIA Novosti reports.
During his sports career, Krutov became an Olympic champion twice, won gold at the world championships six times and won the USSR championships 11 times. In 1981 he won the Canada Cup. In the USSR championships, Krutov scored 288 goals in 439 games.
The design of the luge and bobsleigh track in Sochi may be changed
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the international bobsleigh and luge federations intend to turn to independent experts to review the bobsleigh track project in Sochi. Such actions are dictated by the desire to increase the level of safety at the sports facility. The initiators of the revision of the Sochi project are still impressed by the tragic death of Nodar Kumaritashvili and therefore insist on strengthening security measures on similar routes. Interested organizations intend to decide on an expert during the first week of June.