, author: Plackhin A.

Stanley Cup semifinal pairings determined

"Tampa" and the "Rangers" will duel Russian goalies and forwards: Vasilevsky and Kuchero

Both Stanley Cup semifinal pairings were decided.

The New York Rangers will compete for the final with the Tampa Bay Lightning, while the Colorado Avalanche will face the Edmonton Oilers.

Russian hockey players play for 3 of 4 teams: Artemiy Panarin, Igor Shesterkin and Alexander Georgiev for the Rangers, Andrei Vasilevsky, Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov for Tampa and Valery Nichushkin for Colorado.

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