Tankov won his first faceoff (and first shift) in the o zone about 3 minutes in. Line then cycled. Tank got the puck and circled high and then back in with a nifty backhand pass to his winger near the net who missed.
#88 with a nice backcheck and steal, who then took it the other way for a nice chance.
This rink looks a bit small.
Nice one timer play from Rostov (opposing team) from some board play. 1-0, bad guys.
Tank takes the center ice faceoff after the goal and loses it. It was a draw between centerman, but Rostov’s winger stepped in to win it for his team. Puck goes into Rostov’s zone and the goalie covers it. Tank with another faceoff in the o zone. False start, but Tank won that. Take it again. Won it to his d-man. His line then sustained pressure for about 30 seconds.
ROS takes a penalty. Tankov out there with, what looks like, a hybrid between their two units the other day. Didn’t take that faceoff. ROS steals it and goes the other way for a near 2 on 1, but Tank was backchecking hard to negate any advantage. And now he’s off.
There’s Tank again flying down the RW side. Created a nice chance, got the rebound, fed the puck cross ice for a one timer that missed/the goal was kicked off. PP to Neva.
Tank out there to start this one too, but not take the faceoff. Neva won the faceoff back to a d-man, Tank faded away from the faceoff, and got a one timer off that unfortunately was right into the middle of the net/goalie who was sliding across. At least he took a slapper.
I’m still liking this #6 Smirnov fella.
Neva back to the PP. Tankov starting this one again but also not taking the faceoff. They tried the same play as before, but ROS covered Tank this time around. That was about it.
I missed what caused this, but I’m assuming it was a bad line change. Tankov was back playing like a defenseman and didn’t look terrible doing it. Now he’s taking a d zone faceoff. Won it and his team exits the zone. #71 of Neva then boards someone. To the PK they go. No PK time for Tank, but they’re heading to 4 on 4 now.
Tankov taking the o zone faceoff to start this 4 on 4. Won it to the d-man right behind him for a nice wrister. Saved. Tank again on the draw. Went forward with it and won it. Then took a quick shot. All that surprised everyone. Nice. No goal, but nice.
And that’s the end of the 1st.
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start 2
Tank on about 2 minutes in with a n zone faceoff that was lost. This shift is a bit of a mess for them. At the end of it Tank tried to curl and drag by a defender but they weren’t having any of it and stood him up.
About 5 mins in, Tank with an o zone faceoff. Lost it, but mostly because the puck that he knocked back hit the ref’s skate. ROS iced it so he gets another chance. Looks like he lost it, not sure who the score keeper will give that win to. Despite that, Neva was able to keep it in. Tank was skating and stickhandling around, showcasing his talent. Didn’t amount in anything other than more zone time but whatever.
8 minutes in, Tank out there again for another faceoff. This time in the n zone and he won that one. Other than that, nothing of note.
12 and a half minutes in, and Neva’s goalie was way off their angle. 2-0 ROS.
Tank again taking the FO post-goal. Lost that one clean. Oh dear. Defensive break down their by the entire team. 3-0 ROS. Not sure who to fault there. Looks like the d-man pinched and Tank had no chance in getting back in time. Just rewound the stream. Tank just straight up lost his man.
Tank back out there with 4 minutes left. Thankfully he wasn’t benched. His line didn’t do much of anything, but ROS took a dumb tripping penalty in their o zone.
Tank not starting this PP. Got back out there with just over a minute left on the PP. Made a nice cross ice pass for a one timer that was stopped. Made another pass from the right half boards to the player in the Ovechkin spot who should’ve scored. PP over.
Neva takes a penalty with 30 seconds left in the 2nd period. That’s it. End of 2.
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start 3
Tank out there after the penalty was killed. D zone faceoff lost. That loss was more on his winger though. ROS with sustained pressure. Neva ices it. Tank with another faceoff. Won it this time and Neva has a nice breakout. That ends his shift.
O zone faceoff for him that he lost. Neva got it back in the o zone where Tank then just stickhandled around and did nothing. Should’ve used his teammates. Got an icing out of it.
Tank with another o zone faceoff. He lost against the center but Neva recovered it. Gained some steam coming through the neutral zone but his teammates weren’t able to get the puck to him.
Taking another o zone faceoff with 9 minutes left and won it to the dman right behind him for a one timer. Stopped. D zone draw now. Won and they exit the zone. Puck does back to their d zone and Tank circles back to skate it out and into the o zone. Looked Geno-esque there.
Neva takes a high stick while on the forecheck so they’re off to the PP. Tank there to start this. Will likely be at the right half boards like he has been. Covering the point here and there. Now at the left point. And now he’s off the PP with a line change. Neva scores with 15 seconds left on the PP to make it 3-1. 5 minutes left.
3 and a half minutes left and Neva scores again. This is either their 1st or 2nd line. 3-2.
Some team took a timeout. Tank on the post goal faceoff and loses it. A stretch pass to Tank failed and I’ve got no clue how that wasn’t icing. Tank goes for a line change. Nothing happened the rest of the game other than Neva pulled their goalie. Neva lost.
