The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1, pushing the Stanley Cup Final to a decisive Game 7.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Despite Connor McDavid being held scoreless, Leon Draisaitl and other top players for the Edmonton Oilers rose to the occasion, moving the team within one win of the Stanley Cup.
Draisaitl made his first significant impact in the final by assisting on Warren Foegele’s early goal. Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman added goals in the second period, leading the Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 6 on Friday night, forcing a decisive Game 7. “At the end of the day, we play to win and this is going to be the hardest game for us,” Draisaitl said. “We have to bring our game again.”
The Oilers are the first team to tie the final after trailing 3-0 in the series since the Detroit Red Wings in 1945. They now have the chance on Monday night in Sunrise to join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs as the only NHL teams to come back from such a deficit to win the Stanley Cup. “There was an unshakable belief,” Hyman said. “No matter what happened throughout the year, we always believed we could pull through. No matter how dire the circumstances, we thought we had a chance. It was a long season facing adversity which prepared us. The next one will be the hardest. It feels unbelievable to do it in front of this crowd. To have a chance to win now, this is our first opportunity to win.”
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