Match puck on Saturday
Florida Panthers take a step towards the finals
The Florida Panthers are still one win away from reaching the final of the North American professional ice hockey league NHL.
The Panthers won the fifth game of the Eastern Conference final 3-2 at the New York Rangers on Thursday and now also lead the "best of seven" series 3-2. The final opponent will be determined in the West between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars, where the score is 2-2.
After three consecutive games in the series between the Panthers and Rangers were only decided in overtime, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett scored decisively in the final third this time. New York only managed to score the tying goal in the final minute. The Rangers had a brilliant goalkeeper in Igor Schesterkin, who saved 34 shots on goal.
The Panthers can now clinch their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in club history in game six of the series on Sunday night at their home arena in Sunrise near Fort Lauderdale. The Panthers have lost the two previous finals, in 1996 against the Colorado Avalanche and last year against the Vegas Golden Knights.
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