Strålman: “I know that we are hungry for revenge” – Expressen

Tampa Bay-Detroit 2-0 (0-0, 0-0 2-0)

Tampa Bay-Detroit 2-0 (0-0, 0-0 2-0)
round of 7 in a best of 7
Tampa Bay: Braydon Coburn, Anton Strålman (1). Goalkeeper Ben Bishop 100 percent. Detroit: Goalkeeper: Petr Mrazek 93.8 percent.
Audience: 19 204.
Tampa Bay ahead with 4-3 in matches.

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LOS ANGELES. He played most of all in Tampa Bay and did the important 2-0 goal with 1:18 minutes left.

Anton Strålman showed tonight, Swedish time, its value for the Lightning when you defeated Detroit 2 -0 and took home the eighth finals by 4-3 in matches.

– Now wait Montreal in the quarterfinals and it will be a challenge. I know that guys are revenge-hungry after what happened last year, says Anton Sport Express.

He came to Tampa Bay for this season from New York Rangers, who Strålman was with and took to the Stanley Cup final last year.

Tampa offered more money and a longer contract than the Rangers did.

Last spring fell Tampa Bay in four straight against Montreal in the playoffs first round.

Now you have the chance to take revenge.

– We have played well against Montreal in the winter. I think we have five straight wins, says Strålman.

What decided this evening’s meeting with the Red Wings?

– Ben Bishop was very stable in the bag, His position play was huge. Otherwise, our game during the first two periods no finhockey directly, but third we found our game.

Dryers you recharge after seven games against Detroit now faces first game in Montreal from Friday Tonight?

– We have not so much to choose from, have we? Now it is that we take with us the energy from the victory in this game series, so that we can ride the wave.

Is it physically tough games against the Canadiens or?

– Well, neither we nor them well especially physically gambling law. The game is based more on technique and speed.

Anton Strålman played 22:38 minutes in the night’s match, which was most ice time of all of Tampa Bay.

He made 39 points, 9 goals and 30 assists, in 82 games during the regular season and was +22 in the plus and minus statistics.

In the playoffs, it has become 1 goal and 1 assist and +2 in seven games played so far.