Would there be a collapse? The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers were tied 1-1 late in the second period…
Then with the goalie pulled, Edmonton would try one last push…
Calls courtesy of John Ahlers and Sports USA heard on KCCR. Carter Verhaeghe scored the game’s first goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Oilers 2-1 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It was the third title-round appearance in Florida’s 30-year history; it was swept in 1996 by Colorado and routed 4-1 by Vegas last season. This time, they were on the right side of history — after avoiding what would have been a historic, 3-0 collapse. Mattias Janmark scored for the Oilers and Connor McDavid was named Playoff MVP winning the Conn Smythe Trophy for just the second time as a skater on the losing team. He was the first player to have consecutive four-point games in the final. His 42 points led all scorers in the NHL postseason and were five shy of the record of 47 set by Wayne Gretzky in 1985.
