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The Florida Panthers lost 1-8 to the Oilers in the fourth game of the finals.
Captain Aleksander Barkov shared comments after the loss.
The Oilers’ offensive speed was poison for the Panthers.
The Panthers still have a 3-1 lead in the series and the championship is on the line in the next game.
Edmonton-Florida 8–1 (3–1, 3–0, 2–0), wins 1–3
When The doors to the Florida Panthers locker room finally opened at Rogers Place, one player was nervously waiting for reporters in the booth.
Captain Alexander Barkov patiently dispensed commentary following a humiliating 1–8 loss after the fourth finals match.
“It doesn’t matter if you lose 8–1 or 2–1. You can only get one win from this. The result doesn’t matter how you lose. Now we have to forget about this game and start preparing for the next game,” Barkov said.
Barkov couldn’t say a more precise reason why the Panthers were completely overwhelmed after three winning games.
“I can’t say, the opponent played really well and we didn’t. Now I have to watch the videos. We are in a good situation, however. A few days of rest and then at home again,” said Barkov.
The Oilers the speed of the attack was poison in the fourth game. The home team scored several goals through effective direct attacking play.
The Panthers got off on the wrong track at the start of the foursome, when the Oilers quickly took a two-goal lead.
“2-0 at the start is not an ideal situation to start playing. Many goals came from direct attacks. We’ve been playing direct attacks all season, but now they turned out to be too many goals. That’s uppermost in mind,” Barkov said.
Barkov tried to prevent the Oilers’ 1-0 underpowered goal at the beginning of the opening set, but Mattias Janmark hit the ball into the net.
The chain led by Barkov was not at its best in the fourth match.
Barkov was scoreless and was on the ice during two back-to-back goals. Barkov followed the Oilers’ first and fifth goals from close range.
Finns only Anton Lundell (0+1) got to the points. Lundell was starting Vladimir Tarasenko 1–2 narrow goal in the opening set.
As the number one figure of the Oilers, the effects of 1+3 are rotten Connor McDavid. From the front line players as well Leon Draisaitl (0+2), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1+0) and Zach Hyman (0+2) opened their points account.
Match was practically over after two periods, when the Oilers scored six goals against Florida’s one and bombarded the number one goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky to the bench.
However, in the final set, the Panthers played with poise, even though the victory had slipped out of hand.
“We also talked before the second and first period and before the game about how we should play. We know how to play. Even though the game was 6–1, you have to remember your own game, and try to play in such a way that you can catch it more easily in the next game,” said Barkov.
The Panthers are still in the race for the finals. It has a solid 3–1 lead in the series and the championship is on hold again in the next match.
“We put ourselves in a good situation a few days earlier. There is another opportunity ahead [vitosottelussa]. It’s a great opportunity and we’ll get to try again,” said Barkov.
The fifth final match will be played the night before Wednesday at 03:20 in Florida.
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