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Edmonton Journal
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
The strategic blunder that doomed the Edmonton Oilers against Florida this year
Article content Against a defensive juggernaut like the 2025 Florida Panthers that proved to be fatal, especially after the Oilers lost Zach Hyman, one of the team's fastest and its most physical player, to injury in the Dallas series. Last year the Oilers out-played Florida most of the Final, but were thwarted largely because goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stood on his head and, essentially, stole victory for his team in Games 1 and 3, matches where the Grade A shots were 16-8 for the Oilers, then 19-8 for the Oilers. Overall in the 2024 Final, Edmonton had 13 Grade A shots per game on average, while Florida had 8.7, a +4.3 Grade A shots per game advantage for Edmonton. This year, however, the Oilers had 16.2 Grade A shots per game, the Panthers 15.7, just a +0.5 per game edge for the Oilers, and the Panthers had slightly more of the most dangerous of all shots, the 5-alarm high-danger blasts at net.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract
Dallas Stars' Matt Duchene (95) and Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) moves the puck as Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) close in during the third period in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) moves the puck as Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) close in during the third period in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Dallas Stars' Matt Duchene (95) and Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) moves the puck as Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) close in during the third period in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season. Advertisement 'We are thrilled to have Matt back with our organization,' Nill said in a statement. 'As our team's leading scorer last season, he helped to solidify our forward group while also providing invaluable leadership off the ice and in the community. The fit with Matt and our team has been seamless from the start, and we're looking forward to continuing to pursue our shared goal of bringing a championship to Dallas.' Duchene was a point-a-game scorer — exactly 82 in 82 — in his second season with Dallas. He had just one goal and five assists in 16 playoff games as the Stars reached the Western Conference final before losing to Edmonton. Now 34, Duchene is going into his 17th season in the NHL. He previously played for Colorado, Columbus, Ottawa and Nashville since making his debut in 2009. ___ AP NHL:
Edmonton Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
This is what it is going to take for the Oilers to get this Stanley Cup Finals back to Edmonton
Article content Here they are: Yes, you need to stay out of the box. But you can not let change your game, either. Play with intelligence and passion, but not with fear. The Panthers will smell blood in the water. They are the defending Stanley Cup Champions. This will be the hardest game for Edmonton to win. They need to be ready to go. This is a repeat, as I have written it before, but it still applies: The Oilers need to swing a forward deep to help deal with Florida's forecheck. Having a ten-foot option lessens how often the Oilers' D-men need to attempt a stretch pass. The Oilers' Power Play needs some puck luck. I see this team getting their looks with the man advantage. And the fancy stats in terms of expected goals bears that out. With or without Zach Hyman, Edmonton has the manpower to do it. But another 0-3 start is not an option. I would begin with both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the same line. It is critical that the Oilers not chase this game. They have had to do so most of this series. So, give yourself the best possible opportunity to score first. Then you can roll lines. More on those two in a minute…
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Panthers vs. Oilers Stanley Cup Final Game 4: Injured players, inactives, latest updates
Panthers vs. Oilers Stanley Cup Final Game 4: Injured players, inactives, latest updates The Florida Panthers (47-31-4) are monitoring zero players on the injury report ahead of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5) at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Stream NHL games and originals all season long on ESPN+! Panthers vs. Oilers game info Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025 Thursday, June 12, 2025 Time: 8 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET TV channel: TNT TNT Location: Sunrise, Florida Sunrise, Florida Venue: Amerant Bank Arena NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:38 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Favorite: Panthers (-150) Panthers (-150) Underdog: Oilers (+125) Oilers (+125) Total: 6.5 Panthers injury report June 12 No injuries listed. Oilers injury report June 12 Alec Regula | D (Out) Injury: Knee Knee Games played: 0 0 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points Zach Hyman | LW (Out) Injury: Upper Body Upper Body Games played: 73 73 Stats: 27 goals, 17 assists, 44 points Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C (Day-To-Day) Injury: Undisclosed Undisclosed Games played: 78 78 Stats: 20 goals, 29 assists, 49 points Watch the NHL on Fubo!
Associated Press
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Healthier Panthers are nearing full strength in the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The bumps and bruises and worse started to pile up midway through the Florida Panthers' third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Matthew Tkachuk only returned for the playoff opener after sitting out the final two months of the regular season with the injury he suffered at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February and seems to still be gutting through it. Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola each missed time during the Eastern Conference final, and A.J. Greer's injury he tried playing through eventually sidelined him. 'It's very hard to win a Cup with unhealthy bodies,' Greer said. The Panthers found that out the hard way two years ago when they were the skating wounded. Tkachuk had a broken sternum, Aaron Ekblad had a broken foot, two shoulder dislocations and a torn oblique muscle, Radko Gudas had a high ankle sprain and they lost to Vegas in five games in the final. While the Edmonton Oilers looked to be in better shape going into this series with the notable exception of injured forward Zach Hyman, Florida has gotten healthier. Coach Paul Maurice said Reinhart is 'back to full health,' Tkachuk, Mikkola and Greer are making a difference and the defending champions are two wins away from hoisting the Cup for a second year in a row. 'It's always good to have a full team that's healthy,' fourth-liner Tomas Nosek said after practice Wednesday. 'It's been good so far, and hopefully it stays that way.' The Panthers will have their ideal lineup for Game 4 on Thursday night in Sunrise after that same group waxed Edmonton 6-1 earlier this week to take a 2-1 lead in the final. Other than do-it-all defenseman Seth Jones, no one played more than 23 minutes in Game 3. That balance, after so much overtime hockey early in what looked to be an evenly matched series, combined with an extra day between games, makes them rested and ready. 'We've been, I think, great the whole playoffs,' center Anton Lundell said. 'It doesn't really matter when we play. It's always fun to play, so we don't really care. But obviously now we have had a couple days off, so it's fun to get the energy back and prepare.' Reinhart scoring Monday night was his first goal since being out for two games in the Eastern Conference final, ending a drought that dated to the second round against Toronto. He had six shots in Game 2 and has been steadily progressing. 'I'm not worried about him,' Maurice said. 'I think his game is getting stronger — quite a bit stronger.' So is Tkachuk's, even if it's clear the tough winger is not moving as well as he does when 100%. But he had an assist and was noticeably better in Game 3, which Maurice called Tkachuk's best of the playoffs. 'It took him a while to build out,' Maurice said. 'The speed of the Carolina series was probably a really, really good thing. Some of these injuries I'm sure they're dealing with it, you can't condition them and rehab them at the same time. They need some time. And he was out for such a very long time that I would say the last month, but certainly the last three weeks, he's back to form now.' That spells trouble for the Oilers, playing without Hyman and with top-line forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins dealing with an undisclosed injury that has him relegated him to game-time-decision uncertainty. Their longest-tenured player not being 100% is a major blow after Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid and Hyman were such an effective trio getting to this point. Coach Kris Knoblauch foreshadowed a lineup change that may or may not be injury related. Either way, his team's depth is being tested. The same has been the case for the Panthers, who have used 22 skaters in the playoffs following 30 during the season. They've grown accustomed to shuffling players in and out and chugging along like some of the NHL's best teams have to do. 'With our depth this year, even when guys are injured or guys are out of the lineup, there's just so much depth on our team that guys can fill in seamlessly and it doesn't change our lineup that much,' Bennett said. 'That's definitely a huge factor for us.' ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
