The Panthers rallied from an early deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Monday and take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final. But the big story coming out of the game is the status of star center and captain Aleksander Barkov, who left with 9:28 remaining in the game after taking a high hit from Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. Niko Mikkola tied the game at 1-1 before Evan Rodrigues scored a pair of third-period goals to give Florida a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Aaron Ekblad capped scoring for Florida with an empty-netter. Sergei Bobrovsky did the rest, stopping the final 18 shots he faced after letting the first shot he faced trickle past him and into the net.
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