Verhaeghe will get tiebreaking aim in third interval as Panthers beat Oilers 6-5

EDMONTON, Alberta — Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking aim within the third interval and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday within the rematch of the Stanley Cup Closing.
Niko Mikkola, Sam Reinhart, Jesper Boqvist, Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling additionally scored for the Panthers. Florida received regardless of star ahead Aleksander Barkov lacking his second consecutive sport with an sickness. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 pictures.
Zach Hyman scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a aim and an help, and Kasperi Kapanen and Connor Brown additionally scored for the Oilers, who snapped a five-game profitable streak. Connor McDavid had three assists and Stuart Skinner completed with 22 saves.
Hyman went to the dressing room pouring blood after taking a puck to the face after Bouchard’s power-play blast deflected off of a Panthers participant within the second interval. He returned for the third interval sporting a full face defend.
Panthers: Florida bought an enormous short-handed aim simply 2:42 into the primary interval as Boqvist stole a puck from a stumbling Evan Bouchard and went in on the breakaway earlier than sending his fifth of the season via Skinner’s legs. It was Florida’s second aim in 214 minutes, together with shutouts within the two earlier video games. Florida leads the NHL with eight short-handed targets.
Oilers: Draisaitl had his sixth straight multi-point sport, with 15 factors in that stretch. He has 17 multi-point video games this season and leads the league in targets , even-strength targets , and game-winning targets .
Verhaeghe bought a centering go from Bennett from the left nook, bought Skinner to go down and fired a shot over the goalie’s shoulder into the highest left nook to offer the Panthers a 6-5 lead with 6:55 to go.
Hyman’s aim within the second interval was his two hundredth with McDavid getting an help. Hyman now has seven targets in his final six video games after coming back from harm and has 10 on the season.
Panthers go to Minnesota on Wednesday to complete a five-game journey, and Oilers host Boston on Thursday.
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