Vegas joined the 1980 New York Islanders as the only team with at least two power-play goals in three consecutive games in the Cup final. Marchessault’s goal was his 13th in his last 13 playoff games, his fourth of this series and his third with the man advantage.Īs if all that wasn’t enough, there was a little history in there as well. Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone had power-play goals for Vegas. “We found our legs a little bit,” Florida’s San Reinhart said. So are the Panthers, who were the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, were down 3-1 to Boston in Round 1, were 133 seconds away from trailing this series 3-0 - and now have tons of reasons for optimism.

Of the previous 55 teams to trail 2-1 at this point of the Stanley Cup Final, 11 have actually rallied to hoist the trophy. The odds are still long, but the Panthers at least have a bit more statistical hope now. “Nobody cares how we got here,” Tkachuk said. Florida survived that scare, and a few minutes later, had life in the series again.

But the Panthers were furious - and replays showed they had a case - when Gustav Forsling was sent to the box with 11.2 seconds remaining for tripping. His goal breathed life into a very nervous building. “But we’re going to do everything we can to get there.” “We don’t know how we’re going to get there,” said Matthew Tkachuk, who tied the game with 2:13 left in regulation. The Panthers are 7-0 in these playoffs in OT - actually winning more games in extra sessions than they’ve won in regulation. It shows how great our team is and the guys on our team have no quit in them.” “We have whatever lives we have, but it’s awesome. “We’re the Cats,” said Verhaeghe, after his fourth career playoff overtime goal.

Vegas still leads the title series 2-1, but Florida has life and found a way to turn overtime into its favorite time once again. The Florida Panthers keep finding ways to flourish in those moments.Īnd for the first time, they’ve won a game in the Stanley Cup Final.Ĭarter Verhaeghe snapped a wrister from the slot high into the back of the net 4:27 into overtime and the Panthers rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 3.

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