Oilers stun Panthers in biggest Stanley Cup final road comeback in 106 years | Stanley Cup

the Florida Panthers He led 3-0 in the 4th Stanley Cup final against Edmonton Oils.

But they lost.

Matthew suffocated Takatok and the stars of the defense champion of the leopards in Oils in the first period.

The veterans of Edmonton responded severely, scoring four consecutive goals to achieve 4-3. The leopards recovered, and recorded in the last seconds of the third period to impose additional work. However, the star of the Oils Lyon Drissayte scored 11:18 in OT to give Edmonton a 5-4 victory, Thursday night.

The Oilers team has become the first road team to gather from a deficit of three goals and win Stanley Cup The final match since Montreal Canadiens did this against Seattle Metropolitan in 1919. It is only the sixth time in the history of NHL in which a team from the bottom of the three returned to win in the final match.

What appeared in the beginning is the easy victory that would put a victory in Florida away from moving to the Stanley Cup final, respectively, in a row, to a huge collapse of the series related 2-2 to return to Edmonton.

“We got play at first, they carried it in a second,” said Takashuk. “The teams were good for us at the beginning, and the teams were good for them in the second. I think they were more strict than 3-0 at first for us. It is clear that they took control of the second.

This type of series has so far been – a medium identical battle, back and forth for heavyweight between two very flexible teams. The final was so tight that three games have gone to additional work, as the eighth-fourth Stanley Cup final in the era of expansion (since 1967-1968)-to obtain three or more games require additional work.

Despite the loss, Florida coach Paul Morris said he could appreciate competitiveness.

Morris said: “I think we are sometimes focusing on the mistakes made by good players at times, and they miss some of the heart, soul and severity. It is very fast. Every battle of the painting, everything can turn into something … everything is dangerous all the time. There is a mental intensity and I think both teams show that the game will not end until you have ended.”

Sam Rinhart saved the collapse on Thursday when he scored a target associated with the seconds hanging from the organization. The result with the remaining 19.5 seconds was the second best goal in the history of the Stanley Cup. The record was recorded earlier in the series by Corey Perry from Edmonton in Game 2.

Florida, who got a pair of goals to play early power from TKachuk and the strengths even from Anton Lundell, never hit 3-0 in the post-season. Upon entering Thursday night, the team was 37-0 when she led a final match in the Stanley Cup with three goals or more in the first period.

After building the three goals, Takchuk said he felt that the leopards were not connected. Rinhart added that he felt that they were playing negatively.

“I think we were watching the play developing, unlike playing on the fingers we presented, and this is clear how they returned to the game,” Renhart said.

Edmonton, who was reinforced with the goals of the second period of Ryan Nugant Hopkins, has become Darnell nurse and Podocoline, the seventh team in NHL History to overcome the deficit of three goals in the Stanley Cup final to win.

It seems that Oils get a large batch of momentum after coach Chris Knopocch decided to withdraw goalkeeper Stewart Skinner after Calvin Picard allowed three goals in the first period.

The good news of the leopards is that they responded well in the post -season after the losses.

Florida seems to enjoy the moments when the pressure is the highest. This is what the experience of playing in the third consecutive Stanley Cup final. It is a quality that will be required if they will reinforce the disappointing Game 4 ranks.

“The more times it passes, the better,” Renhart said. “It will never be perfect. This time of the year, we were here before. We have passed it. So … it comes to recovering for the game 5.”

Of the 3000 plus on hand in Aryant Bank Arena there was a pair of prominent spectators: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelissy. The pop icon and a narrow super Bowl won amid heavy and prejudiced speculation, with the VIP entrances and a helicopter seen landing nearby.

Swift and Kelce were shown on broadcasting during the first period, holding their hands while having their way to their seats. This has been another high -level sporting sporting event, as they appeared in NFL games and tennis matches in the United States have caused great attention since its launch in 2023.

Also in the building, the hockey legends, Wayne Gretzki, Garmel Gag and Henrik Lundkvist, along with former US Football Association star Jason Taylor, Miami Heet, veterans Pam Adibayo and Odonis Haslam.

But by the end of the night, the fingers of the chants came from an Edmonton lover – and the growing choir did not end this final.