Panthers again on the NHL League throne

South Florida will be Continue to keep home The most prestigious hockey laurels. The Florida Panthers team is on Wednesday night on home ice in the sixth match of the finals with a convincing score of 5: 1 beat Edmonton Oilersthey are in the playoffs eliminated Kopitar’s kings from Los Angeles, and defended the title of NHL Champions. With this, they became the first team after Tampa Bay Lightning (2020 and 2021), which succeeded this feat, and only the third in this century. While Florida players celebrated in the corner of the ice surface, Edmonton stars could only watch the end of their dreams helplessly. « Good evening, South Florida, » the league commissioner said Gary Bettmanbefore he handed the cup to the captain Alexander Barkov. « It seems like we were doing it just. »

The hero of the evening was undoubtedly Sam Reinhartwho scored four goals and enrolled in history as only the sixth player who succeeded in the final series – the first after the legendary Maurice Richard in 1957. When he scored his third goal for the classic « hat-trick », traditional plastic rats, a trademark of panther fans, flew on the LED. Piko on i with a goal for the final victory set Matthew Weavingone of the faces of the franchise. Is in the door shone a Russian goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovskiwhich stopped 28 of 29 shots and sealed the fate of opponents.

Goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovski has again proved with exceptional defenses why the key part of the Championship puzzle is Florida Photo: Jim Rassol/Reuters

In the final series, Panthers scored Oilers with a total score of 13: 4 in the first thirds of the matches, allowing them to dictate the pace and frustrate their opponents. While the first three games of the series ended with the extension gave the impression of equalization, the panners showed their true power further. Their biggest advantage is not only in celebrities, but in the exceptional depth of the team, as as many as six players finished the playoffs with more than 20 points. Even the star of Edmonton, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitlbefore the sixth game, they did not hide that « they had not yet showed their best game. » Obviously, their best performance was simply not enough against a team that grinds with four attack lines and has a future member of the celebrity temple in the door.

Loyal fans celebrated the victory by throwing thousands of plastic rats on the ice surface. Photo: Jim Rassol/Reuters

For the most useful playoff player was surprising but deserved, chosen Sam Bennettwho was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 15 goals. Captain Alexander Barkovalthough he finished the playoffs without a hit in the last eight games, he has enrolled in history as the first European captain to win Stanley Cup twice, writes SportSnsn. Its role in stopping McDavid was crucial.