Sunrise, FL. – It is now a best-of-three series.
After taking an early lead, the Florida Panthers narrowly lost 5-4 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.
With the series now tied at 2-2, the series will continue in Edmonton for Game 5 on Saturday.
“We had a good start; they came back,” said Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. “It was a tight game, good chances. The series comes down to best-of-three. We’re excited about that.”
The Florida Panthers concluded the season series against the Toronto Maple Leafs
Florida held a commanding lead, with 21-5 in scoring opportunities after the first 20 minutes.
Anton Lundell became only the fourth player in NHL history to participate in 75 playoff games before the age of 24.
Matthew Tkachuk ranks as the eighth-fastest U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach 80 career playoff points.
This marked the 100th overtime game in Stanley Cup Final history.
The Florida Panthers held a 28-21 advantage in scoring chances at 5-on-5.
Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 13 high-danger saves, according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
Aleksander Barkov won 14 of 20 faceoffs, achieving a 70% success rate.
Dmitry Kulikov led the team with five hits.
Seth Jones logged a team-high 28 minutes and 26 seconds of ice time.
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