The Panthers are up 1-0 thanks to an incredible performance by their goalie. Here are the key players and trends to monitor for Game 2.
Here's what stood out in Florida's victory, along with key players to watch in Game 2 and the biggest lingering question.Florida basically played a perfect game on Saturday. The penalty kill stood tall against Edmonton's vaunted power play , and despite being outshot by a wide margin , there was no question the Panthers were in control from start to finish.
Getting shut out for the first time this postseason will lead to questions for a team that has been consistently proficient. One of the answers to those questions is having the Oilers' supporting cast generate more shots, knowing more than half of them came from a total of four players in the first game of the series.So much of the Oilers' defensive identity this postseason has been about a fundamental part of goal prevention. Specifically, they don't allow many shots on goal.
Bobrovsky outplayed Stuart Skinner -- while Florida was vastly outshot 34-17 -- and never appeared out of his element. He was calm, cool and collected even while making a windmill save here and there.
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