EDMONTON – A split is still on the table.
With a chance to pull even in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers will look to steal a win on the road before heading home when they battle the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 at Rogers Place on Friday.
Trailing 1-0 in the series, the Panthers suffered a 4-3 loss in overtime in Game 1.
“I don’t think much will change,” captain Aleksander Barkov said. “Both teams have a pretty good idea of how to play their style. Of course, we know what we can do better, and we’ll just concentrate on that.”
Leading 3-1 in the second period on a pair of goals from Sam Bennett and a power-play strike from Brad Marchand, the Panthers uncharacteristically couldn’t hold their lead in Game 1.
After Viktor Arvidsson cut Edmonton’s deficit to 3-2 early in the secon