Panthers Hang on to Beat Oilers, Take Commanding 3-0 Lead in Stanley Cup Final

Sam Reinhart receives congratulations from teammates on the Florida Panthers' bench after scoring a first-period goal against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Canada, on June 13, 2024. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP

EDMONTON, Canada—Following the leaders who got them this far in the playoffs, as well as a winning recipe that has worked all season, the Florida Panthers are on the verge of lifting the Stanley Cup.

Captain Aleksander Barkov set up one goal and scored another, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made some of the biggest of his 32 saves to thwart an Edmonton comeback bid, and the Panthers held on to beat the Oilers 4–3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night.