Stanley Cup, The Panthers and Edmonton Marchand
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Following their 5-2 win Saturday in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Oilers, the Panthers have a 3-2 series lead over Edmonton. Florida can clinch its second consecutive title as early as Tuesday, when it plays Game 6 on home ice at Amerant Bank Arena (8 p.m., TNT, truTV, Max).
Lundell and the Panthers are on the cusp of winning a second Stanley Cup championship. It’s a big-time moment, a pressure moment. They know the Oilers are going to be fighting to stay alive, much like they did in last year’s Cup Final when they came back from a 3-0 series deficit and forced Game 7.
The former Bruins captain, acquired by Florida at the NHL trade deadline in March, scored twice, including being credited with the winner, in a 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Saturday night.
Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are producing big in the postseason and are all set to be free agents on July 1.
Forsling has been impressive in the Cup Final despite having only one assist. He's averaging 26:44 of ice time per game, and a lot of it has come against star forwards Connor McDavid and/or Leon Draisaitl, sometimes playing against them at the same time.
After a brutal collapse in Game 4, Brad Marchand reveals how the Panthers stuck together and won Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.