The Panthers held on against the Oilers on Thursday night to move within a victory of their first Stanley Cup title.
Barkov set up a goal and scored another, Bobrovsky made 32 saves to extend his run of dominance and the Panthers held on to beat theThey can win the first title in franchise history as soon as Game 4 on Saturday night on Edmonton.
It will take the Oilers completing a comeback done just four times in NHL playoff history -- and once in the final all the way back in 1942 -- to end Canada's Cup drought. Behind Barkov and Bobrovsky, Florida has totally flipped that script. The two leading candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP were arguably the two best players on the ice in Game 3, including Barkov bouncing back from a high hit from Leon Draisaitl that knocked him out of Game 2 on Monday night.
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