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The Florida Panthers have a chance to win the Stanley Cup at home. Edmonton will try to thwart it
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It used to be a running joke in Florida: If you wanted tickets to a Panthers game, just ask. Freebies weren’t hard to find. Those days are long gone. Especially now. The Panthers, for the first time in their history, are set to play a home game...
New Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky looks to bring 'light' to a struggling franchise
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Warsofsky had a front-row seat to some of the worst hockey played by the San Jose Sharks since their expansion days as an assistant under David Quinn the past two seasons. Now the 36-year-old who was hired last week as the youngest coach in the NHL will...
Columbus Blue Jackets fire coach Pascal Vincent after one terrible, injury plagued season
COLUMBUS (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL's worst teams. New general manager Don Waddell announced the firing and said the search for a new coach would begin immediately. The Blue...
Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. They need even more from him to stay alive
Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers out of a horrendous start, all the way to the playoffs and into the Stanley Cup Final. When Darnell Nurse was being criticized in the third round for his struggles, McDavid jumped to his defense. When Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett and the Florida...
Oilers fans get a Father's Day weekend gift they won't forget at the Stanley Cup Final
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Father’s Day came early for Shawn Mullin and his 9-year-old daughter, Audrey. Despite the Oilers falling behind 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, they decided to make the six-plus-hour drive to Edmonton from their home in...
Panthers ready for their 2nd chance at clinching Cup, while Oilers seeking to force Game 6
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice made the short trip from his home to the Florida Panthers' practice facility on Monday morning in a pretty good mood and rightly so. The sunshine was bright, the temperature was warm and his team was one win away from claiming the Stanley Cup. ...
Panthers and Oilers turn to poker and Mario Kart on long flights in the Stanley Cup Final
When the Florida Panthers' first flight of the Stanley Cup Final was delayed, it meant extra time on the tarmac before the nearly six-hour trek across North America. As forward Anton Lundell joked upon arrival, “The guys who played cards had a little bit more time to win or lose...
Tkachuk-McDavid post-whistle scrum is 'classic playoff hockey' in the Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tensions between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers boiled over midway through Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night, with a post-whistle scrum featuring two of the most important players in the series. Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk put...
Mavericks and Oilers already have made some history in their comeback quests
For the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers, the comeback efforts are just beginning and still have very long ways to go. That said, they're off to unprecedented starts. Dallas' 38-point win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday and...
Panthers hope to rebound from blowout loss, returning home on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — There was lots of chatter at the Florida Panthers' breakfast the morning after the Edmonton Oilers blew them out 8-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to send the series back across North America. As lopsided as that loss was in their first chance to close...
