Sunrise, Fla. (AP) – In a single shift, Florida Panthers showed Sam Bennett forward why he has one of the …
Sunrise, Fla. (AP) -In a single shift, Florida Panthers showed Sam Bennett forward why he was one of the most unstoppable players in the Stanley Cup -Play -offs.
In Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finalBennett vasily podkolzin made off his feet With a huge hit in the defensive zone, then buried a separate goal on the other side a little later.
After the goal, that the Florida Panthers stood against the Edmonton Oilers at 4-1 in the second period in the second period, Bennett pumped his fist and embracing teammate Matthew Tkachuk, whose mouth was wide open, as if none of them could believe what had just happened.
That is who Bennett has been in the late season-a stubborn, targeted center to the third straight run from Florida to the Stanley Cup final. His 20 points lead the Panthers. He has more goals – 14 – than any other player in the play -offs and has scored in each of the first three games of the Cup final.
He scored twice Floridas 4-3 overtime loss At Edmonton in the series opener and opened the scoring of just two minutes in the Panthers’ 5-4 double overtime victory In game 2.
The separate goal of Bennett, which came to an assist from Eetu Luostarinen on Monday, extended its goal line to four games, which is a postseason record of Panthers.
His play -off score -increase could not have come at a better time, with Bennett who would hit a free desk at the end of the season.
Panthers -Coach Paul Maurice, fully aware of Bennett’s hanging free agency, made sure that he gave a warning to all teams interested in the leading postsean scorer of his team.
“Strange attitude,” Maurice joked during a midgame television interview. “I think he has bubonic plague. Dengue fever. He has a lot of things. We don’t know for sure if he can be cured.”
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