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The first match of the final revenge match of the Stanley Cup belongs to the Oilers of Edmonton, because the second goal of Leon Draisaitl’s match was the winner in overtime against the Florida panthers on Wednesday evening.
The 4-3 victory was a victory for the victory for Edmonton because they were down 3-1 at one point in this match, but scored three goals unanswered for a declaration of declaration on their home ice.
After matching the match in the third period to three each, a period of extension was necessary to determine the winner of match 1, and it seemed almost that another was necessary because the chances of the team could not be seen in the net.
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Edmonton Oilers Right Wing Connor Brown (28) Poute in front of the center of Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (9) in the second period of the first match of the Stanley 2025 Cup final in Rogers Place. (Images Perry Nelson-Imagn)
However, an expensive error in the Tomas Nosek Panthers striker saw him turn over the washer on the glass in his own defensive area, which is an immediate delay in game penalty.
Now, with an advantage of man, the oilers have capitalized, and Connor McDavid had to have made the Nifty saucer’s pass to his faithful Draisaitl teammate, who came in flight to hammer the washer after the caretaker Sergei Bobrovsky.
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The objective, which came with 31 seconds to play in the period, was also assisted by Corey Perry.
Draisaitl started the scoring just when he finished it in match 1, he found the back of the net with just over a minute after the first period. It was in the right place at the right time, while a Kasperi Kapanen shot died off Bobrovsky and landed directly on the Bâton de Draisaitl, which slapped it in the net to take advantage of it.
But later in the first period, a controversial goal of Florida Sam Bennett equaled the match in one.
Bennett was present in front of the net with two defenders of the oilers around him when Carter Verhaeghe took a blow that hit Bennett and passed goalkeeper Stuart Skinner. Panthers, however, believe that Bennett had an interference as a goalkeeper.
After a more in -depth examination, it seems that Bennett was launched by Brett Kulak while the washer was shot, which led him to fall into Skinner. The goal stood and the match was tied.
A few minutes later, Brad Marchand, the legend of Boston’s Bruins for whom the Panthers exchanged on the deadline, took a cross pass during a power game and made the perfect blow in front of Skinner to take a 2-1 advance.
The center of Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (9) reacts after scoring a goal against the EDMONTON Stuart Skinner (74) Oilers goalkeeper during the first period of the first game of the Stanley 2025 Cup in Rogers Place. (Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn images)
The panthers had momentum in the second period, and once again, Bennett had a skinner passed to take a solid advance of 3-1. Bennett skated in transition when Nate Schmidt placed a perfect pass on her stick, and he did the rest for his second goal of the match.
As we learned from last year’s final, the Oilers will not become easily, and this seems to be the same theme that they have returned with their own objectives in a timely manner.
Viktor Arvidsson took a slap shot once the oilers entered the offensive area, and Bobrovsky was too late to react while he whistled in front of his left side and remained true in the net.
The EDMONTON LEON DRAISAITL OILERS CENTER (29) reacts after scoring a goal against the Florida panthers during the first period of the first game of the Stanley 2025 Cup in Rogers Place. (Walter Tychnowicz-Imagn images)
With a 3-2 deficit before the third period, Edmonton knew that they had to put themselves on the board first to put pressure on Florida. This is exactly what happened while Mattias Ekholm scored his first goal from the Stanley Cup qualifying series after Connor McDavid led a pass back to the front of the area and he found his stick. Bobrovsky was completely out of position with bodies in front of him while Ekholm pulled the washer in the net.
Through two periods, it was the dominant game of the panthers on the ice, but the oilers returned it with a notch in the third period and never looked back. They surpassed the 46-32 panthers at night, while Skinner also made 29 stops in the victory.
