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The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall as they look to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final, trailing 3-2 to the Florida Panthers heading into Tuesday night's Game 6 in Sunrise, Fla. The Oilers have yet to reveal their starting goaltender for Game 6,
Oilers Coach Backs Calvin Pickard After Game 5 Loss to Panthers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With the Stanley Cup on the line and the series now tilted 3-2 in the Florida Panthers ' favor, the Edmonton Oilers are facing another goaltending decision.
Brad Marchand's unexpected trade to the Florida Panthers just before the deadline shocked coach Paul Maurice, almost not happening at all. Now, Marchand's stellar playoff performance, including 20 points in 22 games,
On that first goal from the face-off at center, Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was caught sleeping. Marchand jumped the face-off to get the puck and then he made a move to the outside and then came inside, but Nurse didn't move his feet until he was already over in the middle of the ice.
The Florida Panthers have a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final and can claim consecutive Cups with a win in Tuesday’s Game 6.
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The Florida Panthers squandered a 3-0 lead -- and the chance for a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final -- with a 5-4 overtime home loss to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night that leveled the series 2-2.
The Edmonton Oilers' championship aspirations will be on the line when they take the ice Tuesday for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, and head coach Kris Knoblauch still doesn't know whether Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard will start between the pipes.
Winners of the Stanley Cup last season, the Panthers will try for back-to-back titles starting Wednesday night when they visit Edmonton for Game 1 of a rematch. Florida beat the Oilers last year in seven games for Maurice's first Cup in a 30-year career.
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch thinks it has been a bit of an unfortunate final for Connor McDavid given the amount of scoring chances that just haven't gone in.