NHL: 60 sibs of Khabibulin bring Tampa to the quarterfinals

Russian Nikolai Khabibulin brought his Tampa Bay club to the next stage of the playoffs of the National Hockey League. Last night, Moscow time, Lightning, in a hard match, pulled out the victory from Washington-2: 1 and won the series of 1/8 finals of the playoffs with a total score of 4-2.

The match lasted 104 minutes, to identify the winner it was required to play three overtime. In the main time, Dave Andreichak answered the accurate throw of Bondra from the transfer of Sergei Gonchar. The decisive goal of the Mci Center spectators had to wait about an hour. Only in the 5th minute of the third additional period, Martin St. Louis brought the victory of Tampa not only in the match, but in the entire series.

During this hockey marathon, the goalkeeper of the Russian Olympic team Nikolai Khabibulin reflected 60 (!) Skskov out of 61 and rightfully earned the title of the best player of the match.

In another confrontation, Vancouver Canax did not allow Saint Luis to complete the series ahead of schedule, winning the sixth match with a score of 4: 3. Having an advantage in three goals in the second period, the Vancouver seemed to ensure a victory. However, in the final twenty-minute, Saint-Luis hockey players stormed Dan Klier's goal. But, despite the two abandoned goals, the game was not able to turn the course of the game. Two productive programs in the Bluesmen noted Russian legionnaire Alexander Khavanov.