Aleksander Barkov and Sergei Bobrovsky led the best way because the Florida Panthers moved inside a victory of their first Stanley Cup title, holding on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Recreation 3 of the ultimate Thursday evening.
Recreation 4 is Saturday evening in Edmonton. The Panthers haven’t gained a championship since coming into the NHL in 1993.
Barkov arrange a objective and scored one other, whereas Bobrovsky made 32 saves. Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko additionally scored, with the Panthers pouncing on turnovers and quieting a fired up Edmonton crowd till the Oilers mounted a third-period rally that fell brief.
It is going to take a comeback completed simply 4 instances in league playoff historical past and as soon as within the last — again in 1942 — to carry the Cup again to Canada.
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