Leon Draisaitl scored on the power game in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 stops and the EDMONTON OILERS have erased a multi-foster deficit to beat the reigning champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in match 1 of the final match of the Stanley Cup on Wednesday evening.
“So many good things,” said Connor McDavid speaking of Draisaitl game after the match. “Tipping, playing, you call it, he does. He does not have enough respect or credit for his defensive capacities. When he is dug, there is not much better, perhaps no one.”
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.
“You are looking to finish it,” said Draisaitl after the match winner of the match. “It’s a special feeling. It’s great at the moment, but we have to look to the future and prepare for the second game.”
For a while, it seemed to start hanging out at least. 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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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.
“I challenge this every day,” Knoblauch said in reference to the challenge. “What I saw through the NHL this year on the challenges of the goalkeeper’s interference. I had a lot of confidence and I would challenge it again. ”
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.
The next
Match 2 is Friday evening in Edmonton before the series passes to sunrise, Florida for matches 3 and 4.
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