Panthers win first Stanley Cup with 2-1 Game 7 win over Oilers

Despite the gaudy numbers, the Oilers superstar captain couldn't push his team over the top — and the Panthers secured their first Stanley Cup.

Mattias Janmark replied for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots as the championship drought for Canadian-based teams now stands at 31 years dating back to the Montreal Canadiens' victory in 1993. Edmonton was aiming to become the fifth club to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 3-0 — and just the second in the final, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs some 82 years ago.

The Panthers snapped a 1-1 tie at 15:11 of the second period after a breathtaking, back-and-forth six minutes of action when Reinhart fired a shot short side on Skinner for his 10th goal of the playoffs. Florida went ahead 1-0 in the NHL's 18th all-time Game 7 in a final at 4:27 of the first when Verhaeghe tipped in his 11th moments after the Oilers killed off a penalty for the 47th time in the last 48 short-handed situations inside the crackling rink.His 42 points in the playoffs — including record-setting, back-to-back four-point performances in Game 4 and Game 5 — are the most ever by a player in a single post-season not named Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux.

Edmonton disposed of the Los Angeles Kings in five games to open the post-season and the Vancouver Canucks in the second round despite trailing that series three times in an all-Canadian matchup that went the distance. The Oilers then fell behind the Dallas Stars 2-1 in the Western Conference final before winning three straight to take that matchup in six.

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