Panthers hoist Stanley Cup; Tennessee wins College World Series; can Scheffler’s season top Tiger’s best year?

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THE FLORIDA PANTHERS

Thirty years after they entered the NHL, the Florida Panthers are finally Stanley Cup champions. The Panthers held on for a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 to clinch the first Cup title in franchise history.

The Panthers didn’t make it easy on themselves. They became just the third team in NHL history to surrender a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final, but that’s as far as it went. Florida made sure it didn’t become just the second team to lose a Final after leading 3-0.

Carter Verhaeghe picked a good time to score his second goal of the series, tipping home an Evan Rodrigues shot with just 4:27 gone in the first period. Sam Reinhart scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal, a snapshot past Stuart Skinner with 4:49 to go in the middle frame.

Reinhart was a fitting hero for the Panthers considering his 57 goals in the regular season led the Panthers and were good for second in the NHL.

From there, Panthers…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-06-25 13:22:28

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