Edmonton, Alberta – Leon Draisaitl scored on the power game in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 stops and the EDMONTON Oilers have erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in match 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday evening.
After the penalty of Tomas Nosek for having put the puck on the glass, the goal of Draisaitl 19:29 in OT sent fans to the house in a frenzy and made sure that the oilers would not start this series as they did a year ago, when they fell behind three games to any.
A NHL club based in Canada has not hoisted the famous Lord Stanley calyx since 1993.
For a while, it seemed that the Oilers would start at least the series. The goal of Draisaitl 66 seconds was later followed in the first period by Sam Bennett tasting a shot in the past Stuart Skinner after having fallen into him.
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- The Oilers rallied in OT to pick match 1 of the Florida Panthers, 4-3, in the Best Of-7 Series Wednesday evening in Edmonton.
- A possible match 7 would be June 20 in Edmonton. Eight of the 24 finals this century drew the distance.
- All games will be transported to the United States on tnt And trutv And broadcast on max.
- A Canadian team has not won the Stanley Cup final since the 1993 Canadians of Montreal.
- Edmonton is a favorite in the -125 / + 105 series on Florida in Las Vegas.
Kris Knoblauch d'Edmonton disputed without success for the interference of goalkeepers, the NHL situation room, judging that his own player, Jake Walman, tripped Bennett in Skinner. The resulting penalty opened the way to Brad Marchand in Florida to score the goal of the green light on the power game.
Bennett marking his second of the night at the start of the second period put the panthers in place 3-1. They entered 31-0 in the last three playoffs since coach Paul Maurice took over during the head of the first or second intermission.
Connor McDavid paving the way, the Oilers have rallied. The fourth liner, Viktor Arvidsson, brought the crowd back to life at the start of the second, and his Swedish compatriot Mattias Ekholm – playing just his second match with an absence of prolonged injuries – equaled him at 13:27 to play in regulation on a perfect McDavid pass.
At the other end, Skinner made a handful of backups which were essential to prevent the panthers from extending their advance or to bind it late in the third. The Florida counterpart, Sergei Bobrovsky, did the same, between the derising songs of “Sergei!” Sergei! ” This has followed the objectives he authorized.
Skinner was welcomed with more friendly songs from “Stuuuuu” after stops, including one in the first minute of overtime on a quality of quality rating. Bobrovsky Stone-Cold stole Trent Frederic nine minutes but finally fell in love.
