It takes perseverance, commitment, and a never-say-quit mentality to win a Stanley Cup. Unfortunately, one player's effort of that magnitude is insufficient to complete the task. The Florida Panthers were crushed 5-3 by the Edmonton Oilers last night, narrowing the deficit in their Stanley Cup Finals series even more.
The Panthers looked to have life late in the game after this save, and they might have had a chance to equal the score if they had turned the ball up ice. Rather, following the first play, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is seen on camera giving up completely, letting Connor McDavid recover the puck and then defeating Tkachuk to put his team ahead by two goals.
On Friday night, the series returns to Edmonton for Game 6, where the Panthers will try to win the series on their third try.