The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Saturday at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe opened the scoring just under four minutes into the game after snagging a backhand feed from captain Aleksander Barkov. It was Verhaeghe’s team-leading 10th goal of the playoffs. Although Connor McDavid and the Oilers threatened to score, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the defense helped keep them scoreless to end the first period. The Panthers extended the lead on an Evan Rodrigues goal to make it 2-0 in the second period.
“They obviously have an elite offense,” Bobrovsky told reporters after the game. “It was a really hard game. So, they’re really smart players and it was a fun challenge.” Game 1 kicked off the second consecutive Cup Final for the Panthers. This is the team’s third ever appearance in the Stanley Cup. The Oilers advanced to the Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and first since 2006.
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