Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the second year in a row. Sam Reinhart gave Florida the lead and then didn't stop scoring.
In total, it became four goals for the Canadian star, who once again got to lift the Stanley Cup trophy.
This is just as nice as the first, says Reinhart.
”Continued to step on the gas”
Swede Gustav Forsling is also a double champion. Afterwards, he had trouble finding the words.
It feels very unreal, he says to Aftonbladet.
Second time… I don't know. It's strange. But I'll try to take it in a bit more this year and enjoy it in a different way, he continues.
Florida took control of the sixth final match early on. Two goals in the first period gave a good start for Florida, which didn't ease the pressure.
We learned a few lessons. We continued to step on the gas, kept our foot on the pedal, and the result speaks for itself, says Reinhart.
It wasn't just the second consecutive title for Florida, it was also the second year in a row that Edmonton was defeated. The Canadian team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1990.
”Deserves praise”
Edmonton could certainly reduce in the final minutes, but was never close to taking the final series to a seventh and decisive match at home.
We couldn't score in the first 40 minutes in any of the matches. So it's hard to win matches when it's like that, but they deserve praise. It's a good team. I think there's another level to our game, says Edmonton's Mattias Ekholm to nhl.com.
Jesper Boqvist didn't play the match, but the nerves made their way all the way up to the stands, where he with his family could celebrate his first title with Florida.
I've never felt so bad in my entire life, he says to Aftonbladet.
It's completely crazy.
Swedish ice hockey players who have won two or more Stanley Cup titles: Four titles: Stefan Persson, New York Islanders (1980-83), Anders Kallur, do (80-83), Nicklas Lidström, Detroit (97, 98, 02, 08), Tomas Holmström, Detroit (97, 98, 02, 08).
Three titles: Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago (10, 13, 15).
Two titles: Tomas Jonsson, NY Islanders (82 and 83), Willy Lindström, Edmonton (84, 85), Ulf Samuelsson, Pittsburgh (91, 92), Peter Forsberg, Colorado (96, 01), Tommy Albelin, New Jersey (95, 03), Johnny Oduya, Chicago (13, 15), Marcus Krüger, do (13, 15), Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh (16, 17), Patric Hörnqvist, do (16, 17), Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (20, 21), André Burakovsky, Washington and Colorado (18 and 22), Gustav Forsling, Florida (24, 25).
