26 h. ago More lessons to be learned for Oilers' Stuart Skinner after another Cup loss

“Absolutely. After every first period I let in two goals. That’s hard to take especially when you have to play them six times or in my case five (starts)"

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40 h. ago Edmonton Oilers can't 'drag 'em back to Alberta' for Game 7 showdown

The best the Edmonton Oilers could have hoped for facing elimination in Tuesday’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final was to be able to face another elimination game Friday. That was the consequence of a 5-2 loss in Game 5 on Saturday to the very same Florida Panthers the Oilers needed four straight wins […]

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40 h. ago Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating Oilers in 6 games

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it this century. Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the fourth player in league history to get that many in...

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40 h. ago Florida Panthers defeat Edmonton Oilers to become repeat Stanley Cup champions

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night.

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40 h. ago Game over: Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup dreams die again in Florida

In any other era, in almost any other year, this Edmonton Oilers team is good enough to win a Stanley Cup. Good enough, even, to be a two-time champion solidifying its place in NHL history. But not in this era. Not during the Florida Panthers’ reign. For the second year in a row, with the […]

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49 h. ago Stuart Skinner will start for Edmonton Oilers in elimination game against Florida Panthers

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch: “He’s played in a lot of high-pressure games and played well"

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50 h. ago Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 of Stanley Cup final in goal for Oilers

Skinner was pulled in Game 4 after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the first period.

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50 h. ago 'Damn any negativity': Edmonton Oilers country on high alert for Game 6

Sam Francisco @ColonelTweeto In every single series in history that has gone to 7 games, the team that was down 3-2 won game 6. Carly Derms @carlyderms If I’m Hyman, I’m playing tonight. I’m risking disfigurement in order to help my team. I’m risking serious physical repercussions to get this win. – Me, as I […]

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50 h. ago 'I wanna throw up': Edmonton Oilers fans' unique coping strategies for Game 6

Edmonton Oilers fan are on high alert heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, a must-win for the Oilers. Many of them are having a hard time just getting through the day and are variously doom scrolling, thinking happy thoughts only or catastrophizing away their day until game time. Here are some of […]

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50 h. ago Oilers flasher Kait Flynn seen as last hope in Edmonton’s bid to win Stanley Cup: ‘We need her!!!’

With the Edmonton Oilers on the ropes heading into Tuesday night’s Game 6 matchup against the Florida Panthers, fans are calling on the team’s most notorious fan to help save their season and bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada. With The Cats one win away from winning their second Stanley Cup, Barstool Sports shared […]

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52 h. ago Oilers need win over Panthers Tuesday to drag Stanley Cup final back to Edmonton for a Game 7

Three of the first four games were decided in overtime, but the Panthers crushed the Oilers 6-1 in Game 3 in Sunrise.

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52 h. ago Oilers notebook: Playoff rivals, McDavid and Reinhart named to Canada's Olympic team; Kane needs to step up in Hyman's absence

It’ll be the first time McDavid has played in the Olympics in his 10 NHL seasons

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53 h. ago Who should the Edmonton Oilers start in goal for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto Sun sports columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia hockey columnist Bruce Garrioch and Postmedia’s Rob Wong preview Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. They debate which goalie should start in net for the Oilers and talk about the […]

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54 h. ago Is Stuart Skinner the Game 6 starter for the Edmonton Oilers?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Oil Spills, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Edmonton Journal Oilers writer Gerry Moddejonge about Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Gerry gives his thoughts on which goaltender should start for Edmonton and how the Oilers can try to slow down Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand.

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2 d. ago It looks bad for the Oilers, which is actually good for the Oilers

"Being down, facing elimination is not an ideal situation, but for this group it’s almost like that’s the situation they want to be in.”

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3 d. ago From Downtown Edmonton to Red Deer: Free watch parties for Oilers' Game 6

Oilers try to keep their season alive in Florida on Tuesday; if you can't fly south, here's the next best things

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3 d. ago What's up with new and jumbled lines at Edmonton Oilers practice today?

This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug at the Edmonton Oilers practice today, some new lines: Lines were a bit jumbled but best guess at today’s formation. Full team skate. Pod (93) McDavid Brown Skinner Draisaitl Kane Frederic Henrique Arvidsson Kapanen Janmark Perry RNH not on ice. 92 place holding Skinner in what was starters net […]

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3 d. ago Edmonton Oilers hope to join elite group of Stanley Cup champions who rallied in Game 6

Game 6 is Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.

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3 d. ago Edmonton Oilers want early goals to avoid Game 6 elimination in Stanley Cup final

Both teams get a longer breather ahead of Tuesday's Game 6, but the Oilers arguably need more time to top up the tank.

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3 d. ago 'I always hated it': NHL expert blasts Edmonton Oilers for major tactical fail

This in from ESPN’s Ray Ferraro, perhaps the sharpest commentator in hockey, his assessment of the failure of the Edmonton Oilers to cleanly move the puck out of their own end in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. On The Ray & Dregs podcast, Ferraro noted the Oilers often attempted to lob the puck […]

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