Florida Panthers win NHL's Stanley Cup championship
The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Monday night to capture the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup championship.
The title is the first in the 30-year history of the Panthers.
Florida's Carter Verhaeghe opened the scoring with a goal less than five minutes into the game.
Edmonton center Mattias Janmark responded two minutes later to even the score at 1-1.
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