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The Edmonton penalty kill: ⬆️ It has outscored Florida’s power play 2-0 in the past two games, has killed eight straight penalties and has allowed one goal in 16 chances in the series.
Jack Nicklaus: ⬆️ The legendary golfer banged the drum to start Game 5. The 84-year-old Golden Bear, who lives in North Palm Beach, Florida, has won 18 golf majors. He got things into a frenzy when he exhorted the crowd after banging the drum.
Sergei Bobrovsky: ⬇️ After his brilliance through the first eight periods of this series, the Florida goalie has struggled. He allowed two goals in the third period of Game 3, five in a little more than a period in Game 4 and four in Game 5. That’s 11 goals on the past 45 shots he has faced.
Aleksander Barkov: ⬇️ Defense is the hallmark for the Florida captain, but he was minus-2 in Game 5 and is minus-4 in the past two games. He had two shots in 21:19 of ice time Tuesday.
Darnell Nurse: ⬆️ The Edmonton defenseman was not great in the early part of the series and has been fighting an injury throughout the Final, but he had a team-high five blocked shots and had three shots in 17:28 in Game 5.
