Stay the courseĪ loss in Game 3 should not deter the Golden Knights from feeling that they're playing the right way and in control of the series. "I think we're kind of forcing plays a little bit," Verhaeghe said of the power play. It outscored Vegas 3-0 at 5-on-5, but the power play and penalty kill needed adjustments. The Panthers are 0-for-12 on the power play and 11-for-17 on the penalty kill (64.7 percent) against the Golden Knights.Ĭoach Paul Maurice said he liked the way Florida played at even strength in Game 3.
They have been outscored 6-1, with the lone goal coming short-handed in Game 1. Panthers need to be specialįlorida's special teams have been an issue through the first three games of the Final. Teams with a 3-1 lead in a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final have won the series 97.3 percent of the time (36-1). Video: Rosen, Gulitti, Myers preview Game 4 of Cup Final Give them credit, they found a way to get a goal and win in overtime, but there's a lot of things we liked, we just have to stick to it and capitalize." We liked a lot of what we did (in Game 3). Obviously, there's a few different bounces on different sheets, but we feel pretty comfortable. "We feel pretty comfortable," Golden Knights captain Mark Stone said. The home team hasn't won the first four games in the Stanley Cup Final since 2017 (Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators). Road teams were 46-37 in the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including Florida at 8-1 and Vegas at 6-2, but that trend has not carried into the Cup Final. "To get the win at home was really nice to hear the building explode, which was awesome." "It's so loud in the building and we love playing at home," Verhaeghe said.
Florida responded with a 3-2 come-from-behind win in Game 3 at home Thursday, thanks to forward Matthew Tkachuk's tying goal with 2:13 remaining in the third period and forward Carter Verhaeghe's winner 4:27 into overtime. Vegas won Games 1 and 2 at home, 5-2 and 7-2, respectively. The Florida Panthers have a chance to hold serve on home ice to even the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece when they host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 at FLA Live Arena on Saturday.
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