![]() Although Shesterkin is likely fuming internally about allowing two goals from non-prime scoring locations, he’s the primary reason why the Rangers are still in this series, and he certainly didn’t play poorly Thursday night. If New York were to win the series, Igor Shesterkin would have to outduel Andrei Vasilevskiy, and for large stretches of the series he's done exactly that. The Rangers may simply be out of cards to play. The Lightning always had the larger margin of error because of their talent and continuity, and the series is clearly theirs for the taking now. The road team finally emerged with a key victory, and the Rangers could be facing impending doom. Do the Rangers have anything left in the tank? Remember Thursday evening as the Mikhail Sergachev Game. As historians and hockey fans alike look back on the Lightning’s reign, there will be certain games that stand out. He has rarely, if ever, complained about his minutes or his role, even as one of the league’s ascendent talents on the blue line. It’s hard to believe at times, but Sergachev is just 23 years old, and would profile as a sure-fire top-pair defenseman on a lesser team. Sergachev has been far more than a bit player in the consecutive Cup runs, and in some ways he’s the bridge between the team’s dynastic present and uncertain future. If the Lightning advance to the Final, it’s because their unique combination of superstars and proven depth have an innate sense of when to rise to the occasion. There may be a tendency to attribute Sergachev’s brace as a byproduct of shooting luck, but he was the best skater on the ice for the Lightning with four shots, while the Lightning controlled over 68 percent of the expected goals at 5-on-5 with him on the ice, per Natural Stat Trick. Although he hadn’t scored since an April 16 regular season contest against the Winnipeg Jets, Sergachev’s confidence evidently skyrocketed, and he got another shot through traffic to stun Shesterkin that hit Palat en route to the net. The game-winning marker was eventually credited to Palat, but Sergachev was initially listed with the goal. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets and Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves.This Sergachev shot had eyes for the back of the net #Stanle圜up /Bcr1Pg8Qb3 Walker Duehr also scored for the Flames, who lost to Chicago the night before, but are 5-1-0 in their past six games. The Jets have four games remaining, one more than the Flames. The Flames (37-27-15) and Jets (43-32-3) each have 89 points, but Winnipeg maintained its hold on the second Western Conference wild-card spot based on victories. ![]() WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane and Nikita Zadorov each had a goal and assist and Calgary beat Winnipeg to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Ducks have dropped nine straight and are 1-10 in their last 11 as they remained tied with Chicago and Columbus for fewest points in the NHL at 56. ![]() McDavid had an assist on Hyman’s goal to move him within two points of 150. The last time a team had three or more players with at least 100 points was Pittsburgh in 1995-96 with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis. ![]() Nugent-Hopkins, who had the assist on Hyman’s empty-net goal late in the third period, joined Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to reach the century mark. ![]()
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