Sam Reinhart’s four-goal performance led the Florida Panthers to their second straight Stanley Cup against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Panthers defeated the Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Time leading the series has been a main point in stats leading into Game 6, noting that Edmonton has only led the series for just over 33 minutes, compared to Florida’s over 200.
And that stat line would not change, as early in the first period, Reinhart opened the scoring after forcing a turnover at the Oilers’ blueline, stealing the puck from Evan Bouchard, before deking Mattias Ekholm, walking in, and firing the puck past Sturart Skinner while falling to the ice.
SAM REINHART GETS THINGS STARTED IN GAME 6 ????
WHAT A GOAL ???? pic.twitter.com/yrvump5cSm
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Matthew Tkachuk would burn the Oilers late in the first, when he took a pass from Anton Lundell and wristed it past Skinner, making it 2-0.
With about two and a half minutes left in the second period, Reinhart would get his second goal of the game, after Panthers’ captain Aleksander Barkov faked a shot and passed the puck off of Reinhart and into the Oilers’ net.
THAT’S TWO FOR SAM REINHART
THE CATS LEAD 3–0 ???? pic.twitter.com/KZkD1vH4wg
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With seven minutes left in the third period, desperation met the Oilers as they pulled Skinner for an extra attacker, with the faceoff in the Panthers’ end.
The plan was short-lived as under 30 later the Panthers broke out, and Reinhart ended up with the puck on his stick, and he fired it in from the blueline. The goal would be his third of the game, and sixth of the cup finals.
SAM REINHART COMPLETES THE HAT TRICK WITH AN EMPTY-NETTER ???????????? pic.twitter.com/O0lEco4wvz
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About a minute and a half later, Reinhart would add a fourth, scoring from the neutral zone on the Oilers’ empty net.
HAVE A NIGHT, SAM REINHART ????
FOUR GOALS ON THE NIGHT AS THE PANTHERS CLOSE IN ON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT #STANLEYCUP ???? pic.twitter.com/xdlyKHGgmD
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Edmonton would finally get one, as Vasily Podkolzin would break the shutout.
