Florida Panthers win team's first-ever Stanley Cup after defeating Edmonton Oilers
The Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup on Monday after a 2-1 victory over the Oilers that halted Edmonton's unlikely comeback attempt.
Canada will have to wait at least another year before a club north of the border can hoist the Stanley Cup.
Sam Reinhart’s late second-period goal lifted the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the NHL Final on Monday, helping the home team win its first title and denying Canadian hockey fans the prized trophy’s long-awaited return north.
Reinhart’s goal came moments after Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov cleared a puck that was precariously sliding in the crease behind goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
The desperation clearance launched a Panthers rush, culminating in Reinhart’s low wrister from the circle that beat Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, an Edmonton native.
Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, the son of American hockey great Keith Tkachuk, recalled walking out of his house Monday afternoon with his dad and brother, Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators, wishing him well.
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