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Panthers beat Oilers 4-1 for 2-0 lead in title matchup
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Florida is now 2 victories from the Stanley Cup triumph.

Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl knocked Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov out of the match. Florida made certain to respond by landing a bigger blow.

Evan Rodrigues scored twice in the 3rd period, Niko Mikkola and Aaron Ekblad also notched and Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL for a 2-0 advantage in the Stanley Cup Final.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves for the Panthers, which was 1-8 all-time in Cup final clashes before this matchup began – and now is 2 victories away from capturing its 1st title. Score after the 1st 2 matches from the series: Panthers 7, Oilers 1.

“A 6-man job vs. the best players in the world,” Ekblad shared.

But the victory came with a cost for the Panthers as they lost Barkov, their captain, when the Canadian team forward Draisaitl launched toward him midway through the 3rd period and struck him in the head.

Mattias Ekholm notched and Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for Edmonton, as the Oilers have the tough job as only 5 organizations won the Stanley Cup after being 2-0 down in the previous 54 series.

The matchup resumes with Game 3 in Canada on Thursday.