In addition to keeping their cool, the Panthers kept their home ice in their advantage.
Two wins, two wins.
“The first period was a lot of special teams, with the second period being 5-5 and the third period being all power play,” Tkachuk said. “Third saved a bit of my legs. A great first 40 (min). Even in the third, we’re very well trained like the veterans, older teams who were here. This is our third time.
They said that
“I thought everyone had a great game. We were simple, hard, fast, physical, and supported each other on the ice.” – Matthew Tokachuk
“I think we’re just sticking to the game. They have a different style than us. They escaped at the end. That’s what happened.” – Carter Vergege
“The emotions in all these games are very high. Obviously, you’re having fun every minute at this time of year you’re playing.” – Brad Merchand
Cat statistics
– 37-year-old Brad Merchand is the oldest player in NHL history to score in the first three games of the Cup Final.
-Carter Verhaeghe sets a franchise record with his ninth career power play goal in the playoffs.
-Nate Schmidt recorded at least one assist in each of the first three games of the Cup final.
– Paul Maurice won his 1,000th career victory between the regular season and the playoffs.
-Sergei Bobrovsky made 116 saves in the first three games of the series. This is second tied in the three games of the Cup Finals.
-Aleksander Barkov won the Team High 12 showdown.
-Aaron Ekblad recorded a team high 5 hits.
-Eetu Luostarinen handed out two assists.
– Evan Rodriguez recorded goals and assists.
What’s next?
It’s time to play the game I’m waiting for… again.
With a two-day break between games, the Panthers will return to the ice and try to take a 3-1 lead in the series when they host the Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals held at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.
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