NHL: The final ice has turned into a battlefield in the third match

Sunrise. If you came to the third match of the Stanley Cup final between Florida and Edmonton to Amerant Bank Arena, if you came to the third match of the Stanley Cup final, you would get an interesting souvenir.

On each seat of more than 19,000 halls, a Panthers towel was waiting for fans on which a rat was depicted – a club symbol.

He has a approximately on his head, holds the stick in his hands and attentive fans noticed that the reigning champions were prepared for the first home game in detail.

On the towel are the logos of clubs that Florida overcame in this year’s playoffs. Above the leg of the rat is lightning as a symbol of the tamp, there is a maple leaf in the ear of the rat, which is a Toronta symbol, and the stick is a flag symbolizing the arrival of the hurricane, so it is a reminder of Carolina.

After the third match, Florida is closer to sewing the Edmonton character on the towel. Panthers won 6: 1 And in the last series of the season, they lead 2: 1 to matches.

Floridu started a quick goal

The fans were given their towels mainly to have them over their heads while scoring home hockey players. It was not long for this moment.

Brad Marchand, who decided in the extension of the second match of the final, scored after 56 seconds of the game. He became the oldest player who scored in the first three finals in a row. « Today it was important to score the first goal this soon, » said Florida coach Paul Maurice.

The fact that the third match of the series will be different from the previous ones has already indicated the first period. The referees handed out eight punishments, four on each side. And until Edmonton did not take advantage of the advantage offered, at the end of the third increased to 2: 0 Carter Verhaeghe.

The Oilers reduced at 21:40 thanks to Perry, but that was all from the guests. Florida answered 80 seconds by Reinhart’s goal after the demonstration forcing. In less than five minutes, Sam Bennett handed out two hits and immediately used a separate leak – 4: 1.

Panthers checked the game from that moment. Although Edmonton threatened, the home team was held mainly by goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky. In the whole match he defeated up to 32 shots of the opponent, was declared the third star of the evening.

« If you want to succeed in this part of the season, you must have a world goalkeeper.

Video: Florida’s Match Editing – Edmonton (third final)

The ugly procedure provoked a battle

Edmonton did not give up even when he lost three goals. The match broke only at the beginning of the third period, when after a beautiful power play he scored the fifth goal of Florida defender Aaron Ekblad, who expelled from the goal of Stuart Skinner. He collected five goals from 23 shots.

The taste of turning the meeting once became frustration. Edmonton striker Trent Frederic in the middle zone distributed several crocuses to Bennett, the last even broke the stick.

This duel unleashed on the ice a mass battle in which all players on the ice were involved. The referees excluded five Edmonton players, four on the Florida side.

But the skirmishes continued, the Oilers did not manage the match – the result or emotionally. Three minutes later, he traveled prematurely under Evender Kane showers, later Jake Walman, who sprayed water from the Florida inverter a few seconds before, and Kasperi Kapanen also went to the dressing room in front of the final horn.

The referees handed out up to 140 penalty minutes, the fourth highest number in the history of the playoffs.

Video: Mass Battle in Florida match – Edmonton

« I don’t want our skilled boys to be distracted and embarked on it. There are players who enjoy it and who do it, » said Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch. He claimed that his men would not play that way if the match had not been out of control.

Debakel 6: 1, which was unexpected due to the course of the opening matches, culminated in the 57th minute Evan Rodrigues.

Florida in the match completely spoiled the stars of Edmonton Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Neither of them scored.

Their complete « erasing » from the ice was best captured by the hit Eklbad on McDavid, after which the captain Oilers had to head to the stadium.

Video: Hit Ekblada on McDavida

« I don’t think we showed our best hockey in this series, but it will still come, » McDavid said after the match.

The fourth match of the series will take place again on the ice of Florida on Friday night (2:00 CET).