SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a shot with his mask, then made a diving, no-look save that they’ll remember in Florida for a long time.
And Carter Verhaeghe made sure his goalie’s highlight-reel work came in a win.
Verhaeghe — making some history of his own — lifted a backhander just under the crossbar 2:59 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their NHL first-round playoff series.
“It just takes one shot in these moments,” Verhaeghe said after Florida won its 11th consecutive OT playoff game — the second-longest such streak in NHL history.
Verhaeghe became the sixth player in NHL history with at least five playoff overtime gamewinners. This one came on a play where Matthew Tkachuk got the puck to Anton Lundell — who found Verhaeghe. He waited for Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to commit, then put the puck over him to end it.
The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days
Switzerland to facilitate Chinese travel: Foreign Minister
China completes major tasks in three
China donates medical equipment to local hospital in Tanzania
Struggled with 'I am not a robot' captchas lately? It's not just you... they're getting harder
Xinhua Commentary: World benefits from greater China
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, halts duties
Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese
Pilot reported fire onboard plane carrying fuel, attempted to return to Fairbanks just before crash
China donates medical equipment to local hospital in Tanzania