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The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night after a tough seven game series.
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Below is CTVNews.ca’s live coverage of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Third period – 1:35
The Oilers call a timeout with just over 90 seconds left in the third period. Panthers fans are buzzing as the dream of their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history gets closer to being realized.
The Oilers’ net is empty.
Third period – 3:29
After a quick scramble in front of the Panthers’ net, Sergei Bobrovsky does acrobatics, but the puck can’t find the back of the Florida net, and it’s still 2-1 Panthers.
If Edmonton wants to tie this game, they will need to throw everything they can at Florida in the dying minutes of regulation.
Meanwhile, Panthers fans sing Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” between whistles.
Third period – 7:45
The Panthers seem content to ice the puck over and over, killing as much time on the clock as possible.
Third period – 12:52
Usually on separate lines, the Oilers put Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the same line in hopes of sparking some offense and tying the game. At this point in the game, McDavid has two shots, and Draisaitl has none.
As The Nation Network’s Jason Gregor points out, only one team in NHL history has come back for the third period in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final: the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, who were also the only team to become after 3-. 0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup.
Third period – 14:37
Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard takes a high penalty, but the Oilers are able to kill it and are now 20-for-21 on the penalty kill in this series, a success rate of 95.2 percent.
Third period – 20:20
The third period is underway between the Oilers and the Panthers.
If Florida can hold on to its lead, they will win their first Stanley Cup championship in their 30-year history.
End of second period: Panthers lead 2-1
While the defense tightened up in the second period, both teams still created good scoring opportunities. Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner have kept their teams in it, but Bobrovsky looks like the Conn Smythe Trophy-caliber goaltender he was through the first three rounds. season after season.
Second period – 4:49
Panthers forward Sam Reinhart buries his 10th goal of the postseason to make it 2-1 to Florida.
The fans at Amerant Bank Arena might be as loud as they’ve ever been in this series after that goal.
Second period – 8:13
The Oilers have managed to create a lot of pressure in the Panthers championship, but goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky has turned off the lights, stopping every shot he faces in the second period.
Second period – 20:20
The second period is underway between the Oilers and the Panthers.
End of first period: Oilers, Panthers tied 1-1
Plenty of energy between the two teams, each scoring in the first seven minutes of the game. The Panthers were all over the Oilers in the last minutes of the first period, but could not take advantage.
Florida has just one more shot than Edmonton, but they are outscoring Edmonton 17-5 and winning puck battles in the Oilers zone.
Edmonton Oilers center Mattias Janmark (13) reacts after scoring a goal during the first period of Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
First period – 4:16
The teams have exchanged several opportunities in the last 10 minutes, with the shots being 6-5 in favor of Florida. Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard hit the post with a slapshot from the point, nearly giving Edmonton their first lead of the game.
First period – 13:16
A few minutes later, Oilers forward Mattias Janmark scores his fourth of the postseason off a feed from Cody Ceci, tying the game 1-1.
Oilers fans watching from the Ice Zone in Edmonton responded accordingly after Jammark tied the game.
First period – 15:53
Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe opens the scoring just over four minutes into the first period, giving Florida a 1-0 lead over the Oilers.
First period – 20:00
And we are underway! Again, the chants of “Let’s Go Oilers” and “Let’s Go Panthers” collide.
8:19 pm EDT / 6:19 pm MST
Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette is tonight’s anthem singer. The Grammy Award-winning musician sings the Canadian anthem first, joined by Edmonton fans.
8:13 pm EDT / 6:13 pm MST
Puck drop is minutes away. Florida fans cheer “Let’s Go Panthers,” but the sound of Edmonton fans screaming “Let’s Go Oilers” clashes with the home fans.
8:00 pm EDT / 6 pm MST
Only one change in the lineup between the two teams: Panthers forward Kyle Okposo will replace Nick Cousins in Florida’s bottom six forward group.
The 36-year-old played in the first five games of the series, but was a healthy scratch in the Panthers’ 5-1 loss to the Oilers on Friday. In 16 postseason games, Okposo has two assists.
7:45 pm EDT / 5:45 pm MST
TSN hockey insider Chris Johnston shares a photo of the press box at Amerant Bank Arena, noting that many fans traveled from Edmonton to see Game 7.
“Pretty healthy mix of Panthers and Oilers fans here for Game 7,” Johnston said in his post.
7:22 pm EDT / 5:22 pm MST
The Edmonton Police Service has asked fans to refrain from congregating near Rogers Place unless they are attending the viewing party.
“The fan parks have reached their full capacity,” EPS said.
Edmonton Police gather near Rogers Arena before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers on June 24, 2024. (Sean McClune / CTV News)
Pregame notes
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers go into Monday night trying to make history.
The Oilers, at one point down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers and looking dead in the water, managed to secure three wins and force a decisive Game 7 that, regardless of the outcome, will make history.
Follow CTVNews.ca for Game 7 updates throughout the night.
Edmonton looks to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 3-0, and the first since the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs to do so in the Stanley Cup Final.
McDavid, who is 27 years old, has been dominant throughout the Stanley Cup final, scoring three goals and eight assists for 11 points against the Panthers. He leads the postseason in assists (34) and points (42), becoming the third player in NHL history to reach the 40-point mark in a single playoff season.
The other two were Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid breaks down ice during practice on June 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla., the day before taking on the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
McDavid, who already broke Gretzky’s record for most assists in a single playoff season, is also five points away from tying “The Great One’s” record for most in a single postseason of 47, which he set in 1985.
Another Edmonton player has made history this postseason. Defenseman Evan Bouchard broke Oilers legend Paul Coffey’s record for most assists by a defenseman in a single playoff season, which now stands at 26.
The 24-year-old Bouchard, in just his third full NHL season, also became the fourth defenseman in league history to record 30 points in a single postseason. The other three are Coffey, Brian Leetch and Al MacInnis.
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