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The Texans prevailed on Saturday (local time) with 4: 1 (1: 1.2: 0.1: 0) against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Goalkeeper Chudobin blocked a total of 35 shots and shone especially in the third half with 22 saves.
The Kazakhs received praise from their coach Rick Bowness: “He was there at the right times with great saves. You need these saves and Anton showed them to us.” To win the “best of seven” series, the Texans need three more hits.
On offense, Joel Hanley scored his first goal in the world’s best ice hockey league with 1-0 in the sixth minute. Yanni Gourde tied in the meantime (13th), but thanks to goals from Jamie Oleksiak (33rd) and Joel Kiviranta (40th) Dallas entered the third period with an advantage. Tampa Bay increased the pressure in the final section, but found no way to get past Chudobin. On the other hand, Jason Dickinson decided the game with a blow to the empty goal (59th).
On the sidelines of the finale, Commissioner Gary Bettman speculated that the next season would start even later due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I would not be surprised if it started in late December or January.” The start of the 2020/21 season, originally scheduled for October, had already been postponed until December 1.
Still, Bettman sticks to his desire that all 82 regular-season team games be played on time. But it is not yet clear whether spectators will be allowed into the arenas. Also, it is not yet possible to estimate when the Canadian-US borders will periodically reopen. “There is still too much we don’t know,” Bettman said.
The NHL had already interrupted the current season and only resumed play after five months in two of the so-called bubbles in the Canadian cities of Edmonton and Toronto.
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