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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 15, 2024, 09:59 PM ET
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EDMONTON, Alberta — Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was pulled in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final after the Edmonton Oilers offense scored five times against him.
Bobrovsky was sent to the bench 4:59 into the second period after Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse beat him clearly for Edmonton’s fifth goal, making it 5-1. Backup goalie Anthony Stolarz entered the game, making his first career playoff appearance.
The Panthers are up 3-0 in the series and have a chance to raise the Stanley Cup in a sweep on Saturday night.
Bobrovsky gave up five goals on 11 shots by the Oilers. He had given up four goals in the previous three games of the Final.
The Florida goaltender entered Game 4 with a .953 save percentage, having been an outstanding last line of defense with the Panthers would make a miscue. But he couldn’t bail them out on Saturday night, as it was Florida’s mistakes that ended up in the back of the net in this game.
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Mattias Janmark scored at 3:11 of the first period on an odd-man rush shorthanded. Adam Henrique tipped a Janmark pass past Bobrovsky for a 2-0 lead at 7:48. After Vladimir Tarasenko cut the lead to 2-1, Edmonton forward Dylan Holloway beat Bobrovsky to the glove side on a perfect feed from center Leon Draisaitl — his first point of the series — at 14:48 of the first period to make it 3-1.
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the series and sixth of the playoffs just 1:13 into the second period. Nurse finally chased Bobrovsky with his first goal of the playoffs on a clean look from the slot.
At 24:53 of ice time, this was the 2nd-shortest start of Bobrovsky’s playoff career. His previous low mark for ice time was in 2011 when he gave up 3 goals on 7 shots for the Philadelphia Flyers in his 2nd career playoff start.
Before Game 4, facing elimination, the Oilers were confident they could rally.
“We have a strong belief in our…
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Author : Greg Wyshynski
Publish date : 2024-06-16 03:04:21
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