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SUNRISE — Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final first looked like a decisive win for the Florida Panthers. Then, it was cause for dejection after a blown three-goal lead before it was momentarily saved with heroics late in regulation.
Finally, it was the Panthers falling victim to a game-winning goal in overtime for the second time this series.
Leon Draisaitl scored 11 minutes into overtime to give the Oilers a 5-4 win Thursday night at Amerant Bank Arena.
Instead of the Panthers being one win away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup title, they head north of the border for Game 5 in Edmonton on Saturday night with the series tied 2-2.
Draisaitl set an NHL record with his fourth overtime goal of the postseason, including his second of the Final.
Before the game-winning goal, Panthers forward Sam Bennett nearly ended it but hit the post.
Reinhart snuck the puck between the two posts from a tight angle on the left side after Tkachuk’s pass from the slot had Edmonton’s Mattias Janmark slipping on the ice.
The Panthers scored the tying goal while leaving their net empty for a man advantage late to respond to a go-ahead goal by Oilers defenseman Jake Walman, who one-timed a slap shot into the opposite net from the right circle with 6:24 remaining to give Edmonton the lead after it once trailed by three goals.
Tkachuk, after going without a goal in the first three games, announced his arrival in the Stanley Cup Final with a pair of power play goals in the first period as Florida opened up a 3-0 lead by the first intermission.
The Panthers struck first during a 5-on-3 when Tkachuk snuck the puck between Skinner and the left post off a faceoff win from center Aleksander Barkov.
Florida had the two-man advantage thanks to back-to-back penalties from Edmonton’s Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse. First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.
Later in the first, Tkachuck put in a rebound off a shot from Sam Reinhart. The Panthers were on the power play again due to Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm’s high stick against Brad Marchand.
With 42 seconds left before the end of the period, Anton Lundell scored from the slot after Carter Verhaeghe stole the puck behind the net and delivered a centering pass to him.
Edmonton pulled Skinner for Pickard after one, and the change may have lifted Oilers skaters in the second.
First, it was Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a power play from a Sam Bennett slashing penalty. Deep into the second period, Nurse went top shelf against Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky from the left side and emphatically motioned to the Panthers faithful as his Oilers pulled to within a goal.
Ten seconds later, the Oilers went back on the power play due to a delay of game from Barkov. Bobrovsky pulled heroics to stop dangerous chances from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but it was fourth-line right-winger Vasily Podkolzin who scored seconds after the penalty kill at even strength to tie Game 4.
The two teams prepare for a quick turnaround and lengthy travel in the only instance of one off day between games where the site changes in the series.
This story will be updated.
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Finally, it was the Panthers falling victim to a game-winning goal in overtime for the second time this series.
Leon Draisaitl scored 11 minutes into overtime to give the Oilers a 5-4 win Thursday night at Amerant Bank Arena.
Instead of the Panthers being one win away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup title, they head north of the border for Game 5 in Edmonton on Saturday night with the series tied 2-2.
Draisaitl set an NHL record with his fourth overtime goal of the postseason, including his second of the Final.
Before the game-winning goal, Panthers forward Sam Bennett nearly ended it but hit the post.
Reinhart snuck the puck between the two posts from a tight angle on the left side after Tkachuk’s pass from the slot had Edmonton’s Mattias Janmark slipping on the ice.
The Panthers scored the tying goal while leaving their net empty for a man advantage late to respond to a go-ahead goal by Oilers defenseman Jake Walman, who one-timed a slap shot into the opposite net from the right circle with 6:24 remaining to give Edmonton the lead after it once trailed by three goals.
Tkachuk, after going without a goal in the first three games, announced his arrival in the Stanley Cup Final with a pair of power play goals in the first period as Florida opened up a 3-0 lead by the first intermission.
The Panthers struck first during a 5-on-3 when Tkachuk snuck the puck between Skinner and the left post off a faceoff win from center Aleksander Barkov.
Florida had the two-man advantage thanks to back-to-back penalties from Edmonton’s Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse. First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.
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Later in the first, Tkachuck put in a rebound off a shot from Sam Reinhart. The Panthers were on the power play again due to Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm’s high stick against Brad Marchand.
With 42 seconds left before the end of the period, Anton Lundell scored from the slot after Carter Verhaeghe stole the puck behind the net and delivered a centering pass to him.
Edmonton pulled Skinner for Pickard after one, and the change may have lifted Oilers skaters in the second.
First, it was Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a power play from a Sam Bennett slashing penalty. Deep into the second period, Nurse went top shelf against Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky from the left side and emphatically motioned to the Panthers faithful as his Oilers pulled to within a goal.
Ten seconds later, the Oilers went back on the power play due to a delay of game from Barkov. Bobrovsky pulled heroics to stop dangerous chances from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but it was fourth-line right-winger Vasily Podkolzin who scored seconds after the penalty kill at even strength to tie Game 4.
The two teams prepare for a quick turnaround and lengthy travel in the only instance of one off day between games where the site changes in the series.
This story will be updated.
Continue reading...
