Latest news with #NHL-record
Miami Herald
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Panthers' playoff road dominance has them in record book and one win from repeat
The Florida Panthers played probably as close to a perfect road game as they could on Saturday. It has them at the top of the NHL record book and one win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions as a result. Florida's 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was the team's 10th road win of this year's playoffs. That's tied for the most in a single playoffs in NHL history. The feat has been accomplished six other times, by the St. Louis Blues in 2019, Washington Capitals in 2018, Los Angeles Kings in 2012, Calgary Flames in 2004, and New Jersey Devils in 2000 and 1995. Five of those six teams won the Stanley Cup, with the Flames the lone exception. The Panthers now lead the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final 3-2 and have their first chance to wrap up the series at home on Tuesday. 'We just try to go out there and have fun,' Panthers center Anton Lundell said. 'I know the pressure feels around us and we all know where we are, so just this team, everyone is ready to step up and give everything. We battle very hard.' Added center Sam Bennett: 'We love being together. We're a close team, and we love being together on the road and spending a lot of time together. We feed off the crowd cheering against us. I think we enjoy that. We use that to our advantage.' That they have. Florida has had to start on the road in every series of this Stanley Cup playoffs, a byproduct of finishing the regular season with 98 points and third in the Atlantic Division. No problem. The Panthers went 3-0 on the road in the first round against the Tampa Bay Lightning to win that series in five games. They went 2-2 on the road in the second round against the Toronto Maple Leafs to win that series in seven games. They went 3-0 on the road in the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes to win that series in five games. And they are 2-1 on the road in the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers. 'We have no choice,' Panthers star winger Matthew Tkachuk said earlier this series about playing well on the road. 'I think every team we were going to play this year in playoffs, especially after the first round, we knew we were going to be on the road for the rest of it. We forced ourselves [into] it. We made our bed and had to sleep in it. ... We feel comfortable on the road. It's a simple game. It's a hard game. It's an adversity type of game, an adversity type of atmosphere. We've said it a bunch. It's that us-against-the-world mindset.' Florida has an NHL-record 61 road goals this playoffs and has outscored opponents by 30 goals in their 13 road games this postseason. On Saturday, the Panthers also played a textbook game defensively. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was stellar through the first 10 minutes — which coach Paul Maurice says is arguably the most important time in a road game because it helps to 'keep the building from lighting up' and minimizes the emotions from the crowd — before Florida finally struck and scored twice to close out the period. They went into shutdown mode after that. Edmonton registered a series-low 21 shots on goal and had only eight high-danger scoring chances according to the advanced hockey statistics website Natural Stat Trick. The Oilers did score twice in the third period — first by Connor McDavid 7:24 into the final frame and again by Corey Perry with 3:13 left to play — but Florida held a three-goal lead at both junctures. Florida went 3 for 3 on the penalty kill — and now has killed off 87.5 percent of opponents' power plays on the road this postseason — and Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 21 shots for his seventh road game this playoffs giving up two goals or fewer. 'No game's gonna be perfect,' Bennett said, 'but that was a solid game right from the start. I thought our start was big. We were on them on the forecheck hard and a little bit more composed tonight. Learned from last game. Our PK was great tonight. Bob was unbelievable again. So pretty solid game.'
Ottawa Citizen
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Edmonton Oilers rise from the dead, breathe life into Stanley Cup Final
Article content Once again, the Edmonton Oilers were pushed to the edge of a deep, dark abyss, one backward step away from another unimaginable plunge. Article content In other words, they had the Florida Panthers right where they wanted them. Article content A team that's made a living out of coming back from the dead responded Thursday with its greatest, and most timely, resurrection of the Connor McDavid era. Article content Article content Trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final and 3-0 in the second period of Game 4, the Oilers rose up with a stunning display of resilience and force that changes the entire complexion of the series. Article content Article content With the while world crashing down on them after a train wreck of a first period, they shook off a seemingly-hopeless deficit, shook off Sam Reinhart's game-tying goal with 20 seconds left in the third period and took down the Panthers 5-4 in overtime. Article content 'You get behind and have to chase it, but we did a great job of putting our heads down and continuing to fight,' said Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 'That's kind of been the M.O. of our group all year, the past few years — not quitting on each other. Article content 'We keep coming and coming as much as we can. We did a great job of bearing down and finding a way.' Article content Leon Draisaitl's one-handed shovel toward the Florida goal at 11:18 found its way in for an NHL-record fourth overtime goal of the playoffs. Article content Article content 'He's a horse out there for us, always,' said Nugent-Hopkins. 'It's constant, it's consistent. We always can lean on him and he always finds a way to get those big ones.' Article content And now, a series that was 40 minutes away from slipping away for good is now Edmonton's to lose — a best of three with two games in Rogers Place. Article content The Oilers were determined to make their stand, avenging their embarrassing 6-1 loss in Game 3 and proving they are strong enough to dethrone the Panthers. Article content Instead, they came out and did the EXACT same things that buried them in Game 3. Article content Once again, they couldn't match Florida's speed and intensity out of the gate and once again they made a bad situation worse by wearing out a path to the penalty box and caving in on the penalty kill. Article content Stuart Skinner made some monster saves in the opening 10 minutes and kept his flustered teammates in the game while they were being outshot 10-2, but the Oilers seemed bent on handing Game 4 to the defending champions.
Edmonton Journal
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Would you choose an Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup win over $1 million?
Article content According to one study, you can certainly put a price on fandom. A nationwide survey conducted by asked 2,000 people claiming to be fans of the franchise a trio of questions: How confident they are in a win, what they'd be willing to give up to make it happen, and what superstitions they are clinging to here in the finals. And the results are in. Ten out of 11 surveyed would toss their Oilers sweater aside without a second thought, given the choice between a guaranteed Cup win and a winning $1-million lottery ticket. That leaves the remaining 0.091 per cent deciding a cool mil is only $13 million shy of what Leon Draisaitl will make next year, once his new NHL-record contract kicks in, so they will choose a Cup win, thank you very much. Three-quarters of Oilers fans surveyed said they believe their team will win the Cup this year.
Calgary Herald
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Edmonton Oilers rise from the dead, breathe life into Stanley Cup Final
Article content Once again, the Edmonton Oilers were pushed to the edge of a deep, dark abyss, one backward step away from another unimaginable plunge. Article content In other words, they had the Florida Panthers right where they wanted them. Article content A team that's made a living out of coming back from the dead responded Thursday with its greatest, and most timely, resurrection of the Connor McDavid era. Article content Article content Trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final and 3-0 in the second period of Game 4, the Oilers rose up with a stunning display of resilience and force that changes the entire complexion of the series. Article content Article content With the while world crashing down on them after a train wreck of a first period, they shook off a seemingly-hopeless deficit, shook off Sam Reinhart's game-tying goal with 20 seconds left in the third period and took down the Panthers 5-4 in overtime. Article content Leon Draisaitl's one-handed shovel toward the Florida goal at 11:18 found its way in for an NHL-record fourth overtime goal of the playoffs. Article content And now, a series that was 40 minutes away from slipping away for good is now Edmonton's to lose — a best of three with two games in Rogers Place. Article content The Oilers were determined to make their stand, avenging their embarrassing 6-1 loss in Game 3 and proving they are strong enough to dethrone the Panthers. Article content Article content Instead, they came out and did the EXACT same things that buried them in Game 3. Article content Once again, they couldn't match Florida's speed and intensity out of the gate and once again they made a bad situation worse by wearing out a path to the penalty box and caving in on the penalty kill. Article content Stuart Skinner made some monster saves in the opening 10 minutes and kept his flustered teammates in the game while they were being outshot 10-2, but the Oilers seemed bent on handing Game 4 to the defending champions. Article content Evander Kane (high-sticking) and Darnell Nurse (tripping) took careless penalties a minute apart at 10:38 and 11:36 and Matthew Tkachuk made it 1-0 on the ensuing five-on-three. Then Mattias Ekholm took another high-sticking penalty at 15:18 and Tkachuk made it 2-0.
Vancouver Sun
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Edmonton Oilers rise from the dead, breathe life into Stanley Cup Final
Once again, the Edmonton Oilers were pushed to the edge of a deep, dark abyss, one backward step away from another unimaginable plunge. In other words, they had the Florida Panthers right where they wanted them. A team that's made a living out of coming back from the dead responded Thursday with its greatest, and most timely, resurrection of the Connor McDavid era. Trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final and 3-0 in the second period of Game 4, the Oilers rose up with a stunning display of resilience and force that changes the entire complexion of the series. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. With the while world crashing down on them after a train wreck of a first period, they shook off a seemingly-hopeless deficit, shook off Sam Reinhart's game-tying goal with 20 seconds left in the third period and took down the Panthers 5-4 in overtime. Leon Draisaitl's one-handed shovel toward the Florida goal at 11:18 found its way in for an NHL-record fourth overtime goal of the playoffs. And now, a series that was 40 minutes away from slipping away for good is now Edmonton's to lose — a best of three with two games in Rogers Place. The Oilers were determined to make their stand, avenging their embarrassing 6-1 loss in Game 3 and proving they are strong enough to dethrone the Panthers. Instead, they came out and did the EXACT same things that buried them in Game 3. Once again, they couldn't match Florida's speed and intensity out of the gate and once again they made a bad situation worse by wearing out a path to the penalty box and caving in on the penalty kill. Stuart Skinner made some monster saves in the opening 10 minutes and kept his flustered teammates in the game while they were being outshot 10-2, but the Oilers seemed bent on handing Game 4 to the defending champions. Evander Kane (high-sticking) and Darnell Nurse (tripping) took careless penalties a minute apart at 10:38 and 11:36 and Matthew Tkachuk made it 1-0 on the ensuing five-on-three. Then Mattias Ekholm took another high-sticking penalty at 15:18 and Tkachuk made it 2-0. The roof was coming down on Edmonton and it only got worse when both referees missed Carter Verhaeghe's high stick on Troy Stecher, a play that should have been whistled down seconds before Anton Lundell made it 3-0 in the final minute of the first period. The Oilers had reason to be angry, but they were also getting crushed out there, outshot 17-7 with the high-danger chances at 13-1 at the first intermission. It was over. The Oilers were done. Except the Oilers are never done until they're actually done. With Calvin Pickard starting the second period in goal in place of Skinner, the Oilers launched yet another improbable recovery. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a power-play goal at 3:33, Darnell Nurse roofed one at 12:47, Vasily Podkolzin tied it at 15:05. And when Jake Walman scored with 6:26 to go in regulation, a comeback for the ages was complete. Reinhart's goal could have broken them, but the Oilers weren't going to be denied. The Oilers are now 10-0 in Game 4s over the last three seasons and 19-2 in Games 4 through 7 of a playoff series over the last two years. E-mail: rtychkowski@
