Latest Oliver Ekman-Larsson News
Panthers see another chance at Cup slip away, fall to Oilers 5-3 in Game 5
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk took off at full speed from basically center ice, chasing a puck that had sailed over his head and was heading directly toward an empty net. He dove. He outstretched his stick. He swatted and barely, just barely, knocked the puck away to keep...
Ekman-Larsson can win the Stanley Cup with Florida a year after being bought out by Vancouver
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Oliver Ekman-Larsson has the chance to win the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers nearly a year to the day since being bought out by the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old defenseman from Sweden has been in the NHL for more than a decade and only twice...
Stanley Cup Final returns to Edmonton 4 years since the city hosted the series in a bubble
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — While the Oilers are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006, their home city and arena have hosted the NHL's championship series much more recently. Edmonton's Rogers Place and surrounding ICE District made up one of the two playoff bubbles...
Panthers downplay their travel delay and late arrival in Edmonton during the Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Florida Panthers' decision to spend more time at home and wait an extra day to travel from one corner of the continent to the other during the Stanley Cup Final became the talk of the series when their flight Wednesday got delayed by severe storms in and around Fort...
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers is a Stanley Cup Final of teams far apart in every way
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — By the time he was old enough to watch NHL games growing up in Sweden, Oliver Ekman-Larsson began dreaming about playing in the Stanley Cup Final. Now he's here, a member of the Florida Panthers in a series against the Edmonton Oilers that marks the furthest...
Steven Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 victory over Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four...
Bobrovsky gets 6th shutout of season and Reinhart scores 54th goal as Panthers top Blue Jackets 4-0
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to tie for the NHL lead with six shutouts, Sam Reinhart scored his 54th goal and the Florida Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Thursday night. “The guys worked hard,” Bobrovsky said. “Sometimes, it's not...
