Without Tkachuk, Florida could not recoup.
The Panthers cheered up after winning Game 3 of the series, Florida’s first home game of the Stanley Cup Finals. It would have been unrealistic to win back from 0-3 in the series, and the score of 1-2 left certain chances for Florida. Only five teams in the series managed to win the Stanley Cup, losing 0-2 during the final series: from recent history, Boston managed to do this in the series with Vancouver (2011) and Pittsburgh in the series with Detroit (2009) .
The main problem for the Cats was the powerplay, which was 0 goals out of 12 attempts.
“I know they are very good at blocking shots and I think we should try to shoot faster. We need to move the puck a bit, change the angle and maybe more touchdowns. In addition, you need to work more actively on rebounds and rebounds.— said the forward “Florida” Anton Landell.
The Panthers failed to improve the game in most cases for a banal reason – the Vegas hockey players in the fourth match of the finals did not allow a single removal. And the Golden Knights converted the created chances much more efficiently and sharper, as evidenced by the early goal Chandler Stevenson.
In the second period, “Vegas” and added the efforts of the same Stevenson and William Karlsson brought the advantage to three goals. Probably, at that moment, Paul Maurice’s coaching staff thought about changing Sergei Bobrovsky, but the Russian remained in the “frame”, and the Panthers made titanic efforts to organize a “return”.
The washers of Montura and Barkov reduced the backlog of the hosts to a minimum, but the saving third goal for Florida never came. The main savior of the Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk the last fifteen minutes of the third period did not play due to injury, and in the absence of his hero, the partners could not transfer the match to overtime.
For the first time in its history, Vegas was one step away from the Stanley Cup – the score in the series was 3-1. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Golden Knights can complete what they started and, with their fans, officially win the main NHL trophy. Sergei Bobrovsky saved 28 shots out of 31 and for the third time in the final conceded three or more goals in a match.
Author: Maxim Zamyatin
2023-06-11 07:23:33
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