Brad Marchand’s Late Heroics Propel Panthers to Crucial Game 5 Victory Over Oilers in Stanley Cup Final Showdown
With Ekblad and Forsling on the ice together at five-on-five, Florida outscored Edmonton 3-1 and controlled 52.1% of the expected goals. They posted those numbers while drawing the Leon Draisaitl matchup more than anyone, and only Seth Jones saw more of Connor McDavid. Forsling and Ekblad were on a different level in Game 5, and they were a big reason why that Oilers’ offense did a disappearing act.
This now marks the second time in the last three games that Forsling and Ekblad have all but eliminated Edmonton’s two superstars. Something tells me McDavid and Draisaitl will get pretty familiar with those two again in Game 6.
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