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Panthers Beat McDavid, Oilers in G1 as NHL Fans Celebrate Sergei Bobrovsky's Heroics

Sergei Bobrovsky took standing on his head literally in Saturday night's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Bobrovsky cartwheeled in the second period to make one of the 32 saves that backstopped the Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Bobrovsky's effort allowed the Panthers to win despite being outshot 33-18 by Connor McDavid and the Oilers.

Bobrovsky's 32-save shutout also marked the first blank sheet ever posted by a Panthers goaltender in the Stanley Cup Final.

He is now the first goaltender since 1945 to earn shutouts in Game 1 of both the Final and the previous round, per the Associated Press' Josh Dubow.