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THE FLORIDA PANTHERS
Thirty years after they entered the NHL, the Florida Panthers are finally Stanley Cup champions. The Panthers held on for a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 to clinch the first Cup title in franchise history.
The Panthers didn’t make it easy on themselves. They became just the third team in NHL history to surrender a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final, but that’s as far as it went. Florida made sure it didn’t become just the second team to lose a Final after leading 3-0.
Carter Verhaeghe picked a good time to score his second goal of the series, tipping home an Evan Rodrigues shot with just 4:27 gone in the first period. Sam Reinhart scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal, a snapshot past Stuart Skinner with 4:49 to go in the middle frame.
Reinhart was a fitting hero for the Panthers considering his 57 goals in the regular season led the Panthers and were good for second in the NHL.
From there, Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky shook off his shaky performances in Games 4, 5 and 6 to slam the door on the Oilers. Bobrovsky allowed just one goal on the 24…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/panthers-hoist-stanley-cup-tennessee-wins-college-world-series-can-schefflers-season-top-tigers-best-year/
Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-06-25 13:22:28
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