Connor McDavid admired and looked up to Sidney Crosby as the kind of player he wanted to become one day.
But when McDavid was pretending as a kid to score the goal to win the Stanley Cup, he always imagined himself being in that position.
The thrill of victory and agony of defeat at stake in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final are next-level. The routes both the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have taken to reach the winner-take-all clash will take that emotion
On Friday night, the Oilers became the first team since 1945 to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0. But in order to complete the reverse sweep on Monday, Edmonton will have to overcome
The Edmonton Oilers aren’t the first team in the NHL to fight back from 3-0 down in a best-of-seven series to force a deciding contest.
For all the talk going into the Stanley Cup Final about the Edmonton Oilers’ vaunted power play and how Florida might have to adjust to stay out of the box, their penalty kill has actually been one of the biggest difference makers in the series.
The Edmonton Oilers have taken the Stanley Cup Final to a deciding Game 7 thanks to a 5-1 home victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday. Warren Foegele collected one goal and one assist, while Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Ryan
Kris Knoblauch continues to make all the right moves on the Edmonton Oilers’ run to the Stanley Cup Final.
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is a game-time decision for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the visiting Florida Panthers on Friday, coach Kris Knoblauch said. Kane sat out the past three games due to an undisclosed injury.
The Panthers appeared well on their way to claiming the first championship in franchise history while winning the first three games of the best-of-seven series, but have dropped the last two games, the latest Tuesday’s 5-3 loss in Sunrise, Fla.