Florida Looks To Even Up Stanley Cup Final Tonight

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

June 10, 2023

Will the Florida Panthers deliver again in Game 4 and even up the series at 2-2?

Matthew Tkachuk came up big with a huge goal in Game 3 to force overtime.

Carter Verhaeghe became the first player in NHL history to have multiple OT winners in consecutive StanleyCup Playoffs, with his Game 3 winning goal in overtime.
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Vegas and Florida will take the ice at FLA Live Arena Saturday night for Game 4, with the the Panthers looking to guarantee a Game 6 and another game in Sunrise, Florida.

The 2017 Predators (vs. PIT), 2011 Bruins (vs. VAN), 2010 Flyers (vs. CHI), 2009 Penguins (vs. DET) and 2003 Ducks (vs. NJD) in the past 30 years are the only teams to even the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece when dropping the first two games of the Final on the road.
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Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Bennett will have to play pivotal roles again tonight in Florida’s quest for the Stanley Cup.

Or will the Vegas Golden Knights wage a spirited game in Game 4 and put Florida on the brink of elimination and go up 3-1 in the series?

As a team, the Golden Knights are averaging 4.40 goals per game in contests immediately following a loss in 2023 – the highest among all teams (next closest: EDM, BOS & SEA, 4.00 GF/GP). Their 2.00 goals against per game in contests immediately following a loss is tied with the Avalanche and Maple Leafs for the second fewest among all teams and trailing only the Hurricanes (1.83 GA/GP).

Vegas is 4-1 in games following a loss this postseason, thanks in part to the play of Jonathan Marchessault (3-5—8 in 5 GP) and Jack Eichel (3-5—8 in 5 GP). Their 1.60 points per game in that scenario is tied for the fourth highest in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs (min. 5 GP) behind only Connor McDavid (2.00 P/GP; 3-7—10 in 5 GP), Leon Draisaitl (1.80 P/GP; 5-4—9 in 5 GP) and Roope Hintz (1.63 P/GP; 5-8—13 in 8 GP).
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Adin Hill has played three times after losing this postseason and responded with a victory twice (2-1, 2.38 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO). After his loss in Game 5 of the Conference Finals, he joined New Jersey’s Akira Schmid (Game 7 of R1) as the second goaltender in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs to rebound back from a loss with a shutout.