TAMPA, Fla. - Andrei Vasilevsky was no warning before Ben Bishop ran the Bank of Tampa Bay and went through the tunnel. As a 20-year-old Russian rookie goalkeeper played for the Lightning in the third period tied in a game of the Stanley Cup final.
Vasilevsky had scored against the Lightning hardly time to feel the nerves. Bishop returned - and then was apparently struggling with an unknown injury.
But with his teammates in Tampa Bay plays hard in front of him, he had nothing to fear Wassiljewski the Lightning tied the series.
Jason Garrison scored the tiebreaking power-play with 11:11 to play, made five saves Wassiljewski in a foreign relief operations 9.13 and the lightning struck the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Game 2 of the night Saturday to the number evenly.
"Nervous? Just maybe a little," Vasilevsky said. "But after the first two shots, I feel better. Every game I'm ready, and I hold my head ready for the game, and that's it. ... The first time, maybe more nervous. But the second time, , have fun and that's all. "
Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette also scored, but the offensive efforts again the Lightning was something through three changes of goalkeeper overshadowed in the third.
Vasilevsky won his first victory of his career in the playoffs, the Lightning and refused to say exactly what to give to the bishop or to an indication of the prognosis.
"Nobody knew what was going on," said Captain Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay. "We were kind of listening to announcements for that was the goal for the team a few times. But the depth was part of our success throughout the season, and it showed on the night network, also."
While a promising prospect, Vasilyevsky is greener than the Chicago River on St. Patrick's Day: It has 16 regular season games of NHL experience and was in only two games since March 31 played, but Russia reaches 92 seconds before Garrison green light, and returned to the game with 7:41 to quit in order to play.
With their vibrations No. 88 and 45 minutes past playoff experience NHL jersey Wassiljewski surprise treats his job very nicely. Although he did not have to touch the puck in his first time on the net, he made a remarkable platform savings with less than five minutes to play, as Tampa Bay killed a penalty and has remained strong, while Tampa Bay held Chicago another third -Periode back.
"I just told him to have fun," Tampa Bay defender Anton Stralman said in Vasilevsky. "I do not know what was going on in his head, but it is a quiet child. Even if he knows that he does not play, you are always prepared for every game and do everything to be ready."
Nikita Kucherov had played a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who with all the aggression they lacked in the third period of Game 1, when Chicago rallied late to win.
Flash did not say why the bishop left the game, returned and left again. He complains of interference Brent Seabrook equalizer early in the third period, but played for a few minutes.
Game 3 is Monday night in Chicago.
Andrew Shaw and Teuvo Teräväinen scored 2:16 apart early in the second period for the Blackhawks.
"No matter who is in power, he tried to find a way to find to tie the game at the end," said Chicago captain Jonathan Toews, who prepared the goal of Seabrook. "But sometimes those who slip away from you. We are still goals every time we put the game tied and we got it. It's just the time expected."
Patrick Sharp had two penalties difference 2:18 in the third period, and the Lightning scored the second goal on the powerplay.
"It was something I do not think I've ever done," Sharp said. "It happened. They move on from him. I take responsibility and apologize, put our punishment for murderers under such stress."
Sharp in the box, Garrison as his shot by a player put the flash in front, seemingly Chicago vs. Corey Crawford, who deflected stopped 20 shots in an effort uninteresting. The aim was second only to Garrison season and first since April 27.
Lightning again showed resilience happened up to this point, improving 4-0 in Game 2 of the series of four series to 1-3 in Game 1. Tampa Bay lost consecutive games only once in the entire postseason.
Lightning blame his defeat by 2-1 in the first game too cautious in the third quarter when Chicago scored two goals to win. Neither side showed any particular caution, since the start of the game 2, aggressive skating and working hard to make offensive opportunities.
Paquette has a wide shot of heavy traffic at the end of the first period of his first goal since April 27, ending a drought of 13 games.
Shaw made his biggest impact in Game 1 when lightning apparently bitten Victor Hedman defense, but tied the game at 2 early in the second of outfighting Garrison for a loose puck.
During a power play moments later Teräväinen scored his third goal in two games by Marian Hossa settings. The lightning-fast bound abuse of back-to-the-net between-your-own-legs of the talented Kucherov.
Johnson then ended his scoring drought with his five NHL goal 13 leaders of the playoffs. Crawford probably should have saved the setbacks, but slipped on her sweater and since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals was in Johnson's first goal.
Seabrook bound to hit the third left tee without resistance after the Tampa Bay defense was distracted by captain Jonathan Toews with 16:22. Bishop to Hossa bothered him on his body, but the goal was.
NOTES: The first two games of the finals of the Stanley Cup for the second time divided since 2004 ... Jonathan Drouin, the No. 3 pick in 2013. made in the area of Tampa Bay for the first time since May 7 ... Joel Quenneville Chicago took his 200th playoff game. ... D Niklas Hjalmarsson Blackhawks turned 28th
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