For national striker Nico Sturm and the Florida Panthers Is in the NHL The quarter -final ticket is within reach after a late double strike.
The Stanley Cup champion struck Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round duel with 4: 2 and has in the Best-of-Seven series The ice hockey profile at 3: 1 three match balls. The first is already available in Tampa on Wednesday.
Sturm played only 6:45 minutes and continues to wait after four missions for his first scorer point in the current Playoffs. For the turn in Sunrise Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones, who made a 3-2 1: 2 in the 57th minute within eleven seconds.
Jones: “Not over yet”
Carter Veraeghe scored the final score with a shot in the empty goal (59.). Anton Lundell (30th) initially put Florida in the lead, then Mitchell made the game temporarily – also with two goals within eleven seconds. But the panthers struck back.
“We’ve finished well and it’s nice to give our fans this victory”said scorer Jones and warned: “We lead 3: 1 and know that things are not over. Both teams played hard, there were many ups and downs.”
Dallas with good Starting position
Also the Dallas stars There is still a lack of victory to move into the next round. The Texans defeated them Colorado avalanche 6: 2 and took the lead 3-2 in the series. For Dallas it was the first victory in the regular season, so far the stars had each in the Overtime enforced.
This time Wyatt Johnston made the five fastest goal in the playoff story after only nine seconds and Thomas Harley (20th) and the former Colorado-Profi Mikko Rantannen (22nd) early for clear conditions.
The Avalanche Now has to win the sixth duel on Thursday (10 p.m. CEST) to force a decision game in Dallas.