With one goal, Vladimir Tarasenko fulfilled his coach's prophesy and helped the Florida Panthers return to the Stanley Cup Final. Tarasenko's goal 9:08 into the third period turned out to be the winner in a 2-1 victory against the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday. It was just his third goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and his first point of the best-of-7 series. “It must be God's plan or something,” Tarasenko said.
The Devils enter their off-season with glaring needs. Once that is checked off the list, general manager (GM) Tom Fitzgerald will look to improve his team. Fitzgerald lamented the Devils' strength and conditioning in his post-season press conference. With nearly $20 million in cap space and only 14 players under contract, the ability to sign big-ticket free agents is limited.
The Panthers allowed 16 shots and scored four power-play goals in the 6-2 victory in Boston.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
74 | C | |
26 | D | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
44 | D | |
2 | D | |
72 | G | |
21 | C | |
5 | D | |
91 | D | |
42 | D | |
12 | LW | |
36 | C | |
35 | G | |
3 | D | |
30 | G | |
7 | D | |
67 | RW | |
94 | LW | |
18 | C | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
28 | D | |
77 | D | |
62 | D | |
8 | RW | |
13 | C | |
17 | C | |
25 | RW | |
24 | RW | |
82 | C | |
41 | G | |
10 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | C |