Drömstart and Barkov behind the Panthers’ win in the World Series | NHL.com/en

Barkov was famous for his third point of the evening when, at a numerical disadvantage, he beat Reinhart who entered 4-2 behind Oettinger. Ekblad was also notable for his third point of the evening at the goal. The goal was Reinhart’s third shortstop this season.

In the third period, Mackie Samoskevich stopped the event with his goal 5-2. A quick attack by the Panthers gave Samoskevich space and with a quick shot he set up Oettinger for his second goal of the season.

Barkov’s fourth point of the night made Sam Reinhart a two-goal shooter. Barkov found Reinhart at the far post to make it 6-2. Reinhart has now scored five goals in games played outside of North America, the most ever. The goal was the ninth this season.

– Do you mean we stayed in the sauna? They also worked hard and came ready to play, said Dallas coach Pete DeBoer about the team’s start.

Dallas cleared the numbers through two late goals. Marvin Bourque made it 6-3 after 15:38 and Jamie Benn made it 6-4 with 35 seconds left.

It was a special night for the Finnish players in the team. A total of seven in number. And they were treated well by the Finnish fans who managed to see ten goals. New triple record for amtch outside North America. The previous record was nine (Ottawa-Detroit in the 2022 World Series and Colorado-Columbus in the 2023 World Series)

– There may be several players trying to get Finnish passports right now. It was a great atmosphere, fun for the players. We got to see seven amazing players from Finland. They are probably all very proud, and they should be, of their heritage and where it comes from. It was a great game for the fans to watch as well. Ten goals, which none of the coaches were very happy with, and maybe there were ten more, says Panthers coach Paul Maurice.

With the win, the Panthers improved their season record to 8-3-1 and have now won four straight. The Stars (7-3-0) have lost two straight. The second meeting in Tampere will be played on Saturday, starting at 17:00 Swedish time. The game is broadcast on Viaplay.