Zach Hyman and the Oilers pressured Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky throughout Saturday night's opener of the Stanley Cup final - but couldn't put a puck past him.
Panthers 3
Oilers 0
Panthers lead series 1-0
Panthers coach Paul Maurice was asked at the outset of the Stanley Cup final how important special teams were going to be.
His answer was succinct: “It depends how many penalties you take.”
Well, true to form, the Panthers took penalties. But their penalty-killing unit — aided a great deal by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky — outdueled the Edmonton Oilers’ vaunted power play and that was the difference as Florida took Game 1 of the final 3-0 on Saturday night.
A couple of Panthers the Maple Leafs once laid claim to, Carter Verhaeghe and Evan Rodrigues, scored at even strength in the first 40 minutes and Eetu Luostarinen added an empty-netter.
Bobrovsky did the rest, blanking the firepower of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman in turning away 33 shots.
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