A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers. A win away from rewriting some NHL history, the Oilers headed to Florida on Saturday for Monday’s Game 7 that seemed improbable a week earlier. No team in the NHL’s expansion era has trailed 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final and come back to … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers are entering territory few teams have charted in the NHL post-season, let alone in a Stanley Cup Final. After dropping the first three games of the best-of-seven championship series to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers have won two straight and will host Game 6 on Friday night. An Edmonton win would force … Read more
Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one Friday as the hometown blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final. “We want the cup! We want the cup!” chanted fans inside Rogers Place, while the Oilers circled at centre … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers forced a seventh and deciding game in the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Florida Panthers 5-1 Friday night at Rogers Place. It’s just the tenth time in NHL history a team has extended a series to seven games after trailing 3-0. “Obviously the moment gets bigger every game you go further, … Read more
Mattias Ekholm got off the plane and headed to the pitch. After the long journey from Florida to Edmonton — including a refuelling stop — the Oilers defenceman went to watch his son’s soccer game Wednesday evening. “Comes running up to me and he goes, ‘Daddy, my teammate wants to meet you,’” Ekholm said. “We’re … Read more
The photo gallery can be viewed at the bottom of this article. When your team is already down three games in the Stanley Cup Final series and a single loss would mean the dream of a championship victory parade is over, it’s understandable that anxiety for Edmonton Oilers fans is through the roof. “It’s up … Read more
Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers stayed alive with a 5-3 road win over the Florida Panthers Tuesday night. The Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 3-2. For the second game in a row, the Oilers opened the scoring while shorthanded. Conner Brown stole the puck at the Oilers … Read more
Kris Knoblauch stated boldly he was looking forward to the next 10 days. The Edmonton Oilers head coach shared those feelings hours before his team faced elimination down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Edmonton then went out and thumped the Eastern Conference champions 8-1 to earn a … Read more
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers routed the Florida Panthers 8-1 in game four of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night at Rogers Place. Florida leads the best-of-seven 3-1. The Panthers went on the power play before the game was two minutes old. Darnell Nurse was initially given a … Read more
Zach Hyman waited as the halo of reporters and cameras got into position. Surrounded on all sides in the Edmonton Oilers’ media-filled locker room, the winger toed the company line. Despite being down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final to the suffocating and well-drilled Florida Panthers, his club has done a lot of good things … Read more
