The Panthers and Oilers traded fireworks early in Recreation 7 of the Stanley Cup Ultimate.
The groups exchanged two objectives within the first seven minutes to offer the do-or-die sport an exciting begin.
Florida scored the sport’s first aim on a tip-in from Carter Verhaeghe after Evan Rodrigues ripped the puck towards the online.
Edmonton shortly responded, scoring 2:17 later to erase the early one-goal deficit on a Mattias Janmark breakaway.
Based mostly on how the collection began, it is a miracle for impartial followers that there even is a Recreation 7. The Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead earlier than a 5-1 Oilers Recreation 4 win turned the collection round.
Win a win on Monday, Florida will earn its first NHL championship in franchise historical past. In the meantime, Edmonton is searching for its first league title since 1990.
It is also attempting to change into simply the fifth team in NHL history to win a collection it trailed 0-3 and the primary for the reason that 1941-42 Maple Leafs to perform the feat within the Stanley Cup Ultimate.