Sergei Bobrovsky makes 32 saves and the Panthers hold off a third-period charge from the Oilers for a 3-0 series lead.
The Florida Panthers celebrate their Game 3 win in Edmonton, moving one victory from the franchise first Stanley Cup. Bobrovsky shines with 32 saves, Panthers one win from title.EDMONTON — It was not supposed to be this easy for the Florida Panthers.
“It’s going to be special, but we have to give them a reason to be special, right?” Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl said Thursday morning. “We have to come out and put our game in order and find our game early and just be better, really.” At four-on-four late in the frame, with Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton’s Brett Kulak off for roughing, the Panthers’ moment arrived. Aleksander Barkov, who left Game 2 with an injury after a high hit by Draisaitl, forced Evan Bouchard into a turnover at the blue line and fended off Bouchard on his way up the ice before feeding the puck across to Gustav Forsling.
Vladimir Tarasenko capitalized on a misplay behind the net by Skinner midway through the second to put the Panthers ahead, and they didn’t look back from there. Eetu Luostarinen beat Edmonton’s Cody Ceci to the puck along the back boards after Skinner had to leave the puck behind, and Tarasenko crashed to the front of the net for a slam-dunk finish.Just over four minutes later, it was Sam Bennett with a slam-dunk finish of his own, this time at the far post off a feed from Tkachuk.
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