He also scored the overtime winner in Game 1. Florida's Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals in the first period and Anton Lundell added another as the Panthers ... news and analysis for Miami ...

The Florida Panthers played their best game of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night in Sunrise. Florida took an early lead and kept their foot on the gas, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3 and taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

And there was no more telling a moment of that than on the Panthers’ fourth goal – a series definer, perhaps — when Sam Bennett shoulder-dropped Vasily Podkolzin just inside the Panthers’ blue line, finishing his check and ultimately forcing the stunned Podkolzin into a turnover later in the shift the other way.

Florida defenseman Nate Schmidt had an assist in the second period which gives him a total of five over the three games. The Panthers scored ... breaking news and analysis for Miami Dolphins ...

And on the ice, Marchand’s performances in the big moments are adding a whole new level to his legend. His six goals so far in this year’s final tied Esa Tikkanen for the most since 1988 and he would equal Wayne Gretzky’s 1985 mark of seven if he gets one more before this year’s run is done.

He had two goals in Game 2, including the double-overtime winner. The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers ... Darren Pang and Jackie Redmond will provide analysis and reporting.

With an extra day between Game 3 and Game 4, let’s take a break from the Cup Final analysis and take a look ahead at what could change for both the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers before free agency opens up in 20 days.

The Edmonton Oilers are behind three games to two the Florida Panthers. What does Edmonton have to do to take Game 6 and force Game 7?

She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at ... spending time with her family. The Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers will face off again in Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup final ...