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Panthers see another chance at Cup slip away, fall to Oilers 5-3 in Game 5

Jun. 19, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

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...

McDavid and the Oilers drag Panthers back to Edmonton for a Stanley Cup Final Game 6

Jun. 18, 2024 23:53 PM EDT

Connor McDavid wanted the Edmonton Oilers to drag the Florida Panthers back to Alberta, then he did everything in his power to make that happen. McDavid scored twice, including the empty-netter to seal it, and set up two goals to keep the Stanley Cup Final going with a 5-3 victory in...

Utah Hockey Club names agency veteran Chris Armstrong president of hockey operations

Jun. 18, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club named Chris Armstrong president of hockey operations Tuesday, making him the latest agency veteran to run an NHL team. Armstrong spent nearly 14 years at Wasserman, most recently serving as executive vice president of talent innovation and...

Connor McDavid led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. They need even more from him to stay alive

Jun. 17, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

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...

Panthers and Oilers turn to poker and Mario Kart on long flights in the Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 17, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

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

Jun. 16, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

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...

Panthers hope to rebound from blowout loss, returning home on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup

Jun. 16, 2024 13:47 PM EDT

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...

Scoring from unlikely sources helps the Oilers stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 16, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — After having a total of four goals through the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers broke out in a big way with offense coming from some unlikely sources to avoid being swept by the Florida Panthers. Mattias Janmark scored...

Oilers' McDavid breaks Gretzky's record for most assists in a single NHL postseason

Jun. 16, 2024 00:33 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid now has the record for the most assists in a single NHL postseason after passing Wayne Gretzky with three more in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. McDavid assisted on goals by Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Dylan Holloway to reach 32...

Oilers rout the Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 to avoid being swept in the Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 15, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored, “La Bamba” played in the Edmonton Oilers locker room and the Stanley Cup Final is heading back to Florida after a statement win. McDavid scored his first goal of the series as part of a four-point performance, Stuart Skinner was...