57 h. ago Local spending during Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final trumped by conference championship

While the Edmonton Oilers’ return to the Stanley Cup Final ended in disappointment, the series pushed spending near the arena to almost double the daily average. In a recent report, payment processing company Moneris released the latest data on spending in Edmonton during the Stanley Cup Finals. After cataloguing spending during Oilers playoff games, the […]

Sport

2 w. ago The strategic blunder that doomed the Edmonton Oilers against Florida this year

The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 and 2025 Stanley Cup Final, but the while the difference between the two teams was razor thin in 2024, it was more of a deep chasm in 2025. This year the Panthers proved to be a far better team than the Oilers, in part because […]

Other

3 w. ago What went wrong for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final? Three factors

That’s back-to-back eliminations from the Stanley Cup Final, where the Edmonton Oilers didn’t even bother to show up. Make that three in a row, going back to Game 7 of the 2006 playoff run where they were outplayed worse than the scoreboard indicated in a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. For as great a […]

Sport

3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers already picked as early Stanley Cup favourites in 2026

Cue the doom and gloom. The Edmonton Oilers lost in the Stanley Cup Final. Again. To the Florida Panthers. Again. And somehow, this time seems even worse than the last time around, when they bounced back from a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7, only to end up losing by the slimmest of margins, […]

Other

3 w. ago BY THE NUMBERS: The Florida Panthers’ run to the 2025 Stanley Cup

The Florida Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in their rematch final.

Other

3 w. ago Most wise and most foolish things said after Edmonton Oilers lost to Florida Panthers

The Edmonton Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Final for the second year in a row. There was plenty of sharp instant analysis of the defeat, but this being the age of social media, there was also no shortage of foolish commentary. We’ll look at highlights from both. Here are some of the stand-outs in the […]

Other

3 w. ago 'Choked in the finals': Wisest and most foolish things said after Edmonton Oilers lost to Florida Panthers

The Edmonton Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Final for the second year in a row. There was plenty of sharp instant analysis of the defeat, but this being the age of social media, there was also no shortage of foolish commentary. We’ll look at highlights from both. Here are some of the stand-outs in the […]

Sport

3 w. ago Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers to win Stanley Cup for second straight year

The Panthers beat the Oilers in seven games to capture their first-ever title last June. This year they did it in six games

Other

3 w. 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"

Culture

3 w. 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 […]

Other

3 w. 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 […]

Sport

3 w. 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.

Sport

3 w. 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 […]

Sport

3 w. ago Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she’ll be watching Game 6

EDMONTON — Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It’s the same spot where she watched her husband — Edmonton Oilers captain and superstar Connor McDavid — stickhandle a puck into a net in Game 5. “It’s a feeling […]

Other

3 w. ago How much pressure is Connor McDavid under to make sure Oilers Stanley Cup dream stays alive?

Sunrise, Fla. — As the best player on the planet, Connor McDavid is the brightest star, and he would clearly move heaven and earth to drag this Stanley Cup final back to his Edmonton home for a Game 7 and a chance to lift the cherished mug over his head. And as much as we drag […]

Other

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

Game 6 is Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.

Sport

3 w. ago Edmonton Oilers' goalie carousel keeps spinning in Stanley Cup Final

What’s worse than losing in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final? Getting all the way back there the next year, only to lose to the same opponent in Game 6. That very situation is possible in every which way right now for the Edmonton Oilers, who head into Amerant Bank Arena facing an elimination […]

Sport

3 w. ago Calvin Pickard puts perfect playoff record on the line in crucial Stanley Cup Final start for Edmonton Oilers

After pulling the Edmonton Oilers out of the fire in Game 4, goalie Calvin Pickard is getting the nod to make the first Stanley Cup Final start of his career in Game 5. Pickard was sent in to relieve Stuart Skinner after the Oilers fell behind 3-0 in the first period of Thursday’s game, making […]

Sport

3 w. ago "Calm down everyone': Florida Panthers country reacts to historic Stanley Cup Final collapse

Florida Panthers hockey country is disgusted and down, but not out. In fact, the more sober fans and commentators from Ratland are quietly confident their team can rebound — and with good reason. Florida has brought its best game more often than the Oilers in this Stanley Cup Final. Still, there was plenty of outrage […]

Sport

3 w. ago 'Not the ref's fault': Florida Panthers country reacts to historic Stanley Cup Final collapse in Game 4

Florida Panthers hockey country is disgusted and down, but not out. In fact, the more sober fans and commentators from Ratland are quietly confident their team can rebound — and with good reason. Florida has brought its best game more often than the Oilers in this Stanley Cup Final. As Panthers commentator TJ Peterson of […]

Sport