Panthers hold off Oilers for Stanley Cup Game 3 win, one victory from title

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The Florida Panthers took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup final on Thursday night, hanging on to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Game 3.

The Oilers faced a steep climb to get back into the game in the third period down 4-1, but they almost pulled it off. Philip Broberg scored about six minutes into the period while Ryan McLeod redirected one past Sergei Bobrovsky at the 14:43 mark to amp up the pressure on Florida.

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Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes a save against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

As Edmonton added the sixth man onto the ice, they couldn’t get another puck past "Bob." Florida moved one win away from capturing their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Florida was first on the board at the 18:58 mark in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal – his ninth of the postseason. Oilers winger Warren Foegele tied the game early in the period, but a few mistakes from Edmonton allowed Florida to take advantage.

Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner couldn’t control the puck in his own zone and Panthers winger Vladamir Tarasenko netted the go-ahead score. The Panthers were far from finished at that point.

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Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates his goal against the Edmonton Oilers with Evan Rodrigues (17) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday in Edmonton, Alberta.