EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking purpose within the third interval and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday within the rematch of the Stanley Cup Last.
Niko Mikkola, Sam Reinhart, Jesper Boqvist, Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling additionally scored for the Panthers. Florida gained regardless of star ahead Aleksander Barkov lacking his second consecutive sport with an sickness. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 photographs.
Zach Hyman scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a purpose and an help, and Kasperi Kapanen and Connor Brown additionally scored for the Oilers, who snapped a five-game profitable streak. Connor McDavid had three assists and Stuart Skinner completed with 22 saves.
Hyman went to the dressing room pouring blood after taking a puck to the face after Bouchard’s power-play blast deflected off of a Panthers participant within the second interval. He returned for the third interval sporting a full face protect.
Takeaways
Panthers: Florida received an enormous short-handed purpose simply 2:42 into the primary interval as Boqvist stole a puck from a stumbling Evan Bouchard and went in on the breakaway earlier than sending his fifth of the season via Skinner’s legs. It was Florida’s second purpose in 214 minutes, together with shutouts within the two earlier video games. Florida leads the NHL with eight short-handed objectives.
Oilers: Draisaitl had his sixth straight multi-point sport, with 15 factors in that stretch. He has 17 multi-point video games this season and leads the league in objectives (23), even-strength objectives (18), and game-winning objectives (seven).
Key second
Verhaeghe received a centering move from Bennett from the left nook, received Skinner to go down and fired a shot over the goalie’s shoulder into the highest left nook to present the Panthers a 6-5 lead with 6:55 to go.
Key stat
Hyman’s purpose within the second interval was his 2 hundredth with McDavid getting an help. Hyman now has seven objectives in his final six video games after getting back from harm and has 10 on the season.
Up Subsequent
Panthers go to Minnesota on Wednesday to complete a five-game journey, and Oilers host Boston on Thursday.
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