Panthers maul Oilers to lead Stanley Cup Final
Evan Rodrigues had two goals in the third period, Niko Mikkola and Aaron Ekblad also scored as the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for Florida, which was 1-8 all-time in Cup final games before this series started — and now is two wins away from capturing its first championship. But the win came with a price for Florida as the Panthers lost captain Aleksander Barkov when Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl launched toward him midway through the third period and hit him in the head.  Barkov remained down for some time, needed help getting to the bench and went down the tunnel for the Florida locker room for further evaluation. Mattias Ekholm scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 24 shots for the Oilers. The series resumes with Game 3 in Edmonton on Thursday night. (AP)