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Forsling has been impressive in the Cup Final despite having only one assist. He's averaging 26:44 of ice time per game, and a lot of it has come against star forwards Connor McDavid and/or Leon Draisaitl, sometimes playing against them at the same time.
The former Bruins captain, acquired by Florida at the NHL trade deadline in March, scored twice, including being credited with the winner, in a 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Saturday night.
The Florida Panthers move within a victory of their second straight Stanley Cup title, beating Edmonton 5-2 in Game 5.
Lundell and the Panthers are on the cusp of winning a second Stanley Cup championship. It’s a big-time moment, a pressure moment. They know the Oilers are going to be fighting to stay alive, much like they did in last year’s Cup Final when they came back from a 3-0 series deficit and forced Game 7.
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Edmonton Journal on MSNPlayer grades: Florida Panthers dead puck Edmonton Oilers to death in 5-2 winAfter four high-flying games in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers played their best smothering, dead puck game, throttling the Edmonton Oilers at most every turn in a 5-2 win.
Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are producing big in the postseason and are all set to be free agents on July 1.
Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell is on a hot-streak, with five points in the last three Stanley Cup Final games.