Anton Lundell praised Aleksander Barkov throwing himself in front of the puck at the end of the match. Florida won the match 2–1 and advanced to the conference finals.
The Finnish forwards of the Florida Panthers Alexander Barkov and Anton Lundell were on a roll when the Panthers defeated Boston 2–1 and advanced to the conference finals with a 4–2 win in the NHL hockey playoffs.
Captain Barkov praised Lundell’s performance: Lundell equalized his team 1–1 and was also building the solution of the match at the very end of the third period.
This was not the first time that Lundell has succeeded specifically in Boston. Lundell has collected 2+7 performances in the playoffs.
– Apparently, he is always at his best in Boston. Anton is an incredible player. It’s great to see that there are those players who rise to a different level in the playoffs and in difficult situations. He took the team on his back and did the right things the whole game, Barkov said in an interview with .
Barkov described the Boston series as very challenging.
– It was difficult. We couldn’t win at home. Today was a good example of how we improved the game.
Incredible block by Barkov
Lundell told in an interview that his own game is going very well now.
– It’s cool to play here, it was nice to quiet down the hall. My confidence is pretty high now, but we haven’t won anything yet.
Lundell also praised captain Barkov, who saved Boston’s goal at the end of the third period by throwing himself in front of the puck when the score was still 1-1.
– It was a big rescue. It would have been a goal, a clear goal. Incredible throw from “Sasha”. The right veskar prevention. He will do anything to win, Lundell beamed.
You can watch the story of Barkov’s block in the main video.
Florida will face the New York Rangers, who won the regular season, in the conference finals. Rangers are represented by Finns Kaapo Kakoso it is already certain that the Finn will play in the finals this year.
Barkov still has a moderate attitude towards the Rangers series.
– I haven’t given it much thought. It’s an incredible team. Kaapo has played there for a long time. A fun and difficult series is coming.