Latest Stanley Cup Finals News
Florida Panthers get 3rd chance to win the Stanley Cup in Game 6 at Edmonton before sellout crowd
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Stanley Cup will be in the building once again on Friday night with the Florida Panthers getting their third chance to win the first championship in franchise history in Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers led the series 3-0 before losing...
Stuart Skinner making timely saves to help the Oilers claw back in the Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stuart Skinner sprawled to his right to glove a shot by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 early in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final that maintained the Edmonton Oilers' lead. Less than a minute into Game 5, he lunged the same direction to deny Aaron Ekblad from scoring on yet...
McDavid magic has kept the Stanley Cup Final going. Game 6 is the Oilers captain's next trick
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid was surrounded by greatness. His hair still wet from practice, he sat in Studio 99, the restaurant in the Edmonton Oilers' home arena named for Wayne Gretzky and full of memorabilia commemorating the legendary career of the “Great One." To...
Connor McDavid, by the numbers, and the historical significance of his 2024 playoff run
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is having one of the most productive postseasons in NHL history. A look at his numbers and their historical significance: ___ Points, one postseason McDavid is right there with the absolute...
Winter in June, again: Oilers and Panthers send this hockey season stretching into summer
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — It's officially summer, and the best two teams in hockey during the winter months of the 2023-24 NHL season are still playing. Whichever team wins Game 6 — and Game 7, if necessary — of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida...
Matthew Tkachuk's moment still might serve as a spark for Florida in Game 6 at Edmonton
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The save got all the rave reviews when talking about Matthew Tkachuk's performance for the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers, and with good reason. It's been replayed countless times, the play where Tkachuk...
What can Brown do for the Oilers? Edmonton's other Connor is thriving in the Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — There is no doubt Connor McDavid is the biggest reason the Edmonton Oilers have made it a series in the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers. Their other Connor has played a crucial role in the comeback bid, too. Connor Brown set up...
Edmonton Oilers' outreach to Indigenous community reaches beyond pregame land recognition video
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing “O Canada” in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild. A message from Littlechild plays on Rogers Place video screens, welcoming the crowd to Treaty 6...
Pressure? Panthers know they've made mistakes but still lead Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Paul Maurice sat behind a microphone again on Wednesday, giving his daily news conference even though basically nothing new had happened in the 13 hours between then and the last time he spoke to reporters. He took a bunch of questions. He...
Oilers fever overtakes Edmonton as fans dream of a Stanley Cup comeback against Florida
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kris Knoblauch got his up-close look at how crazed Edmonton is about the Oilers' playoff run thanks to a mix-up with his car keys the night they clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final. Knoblauch had to walk home, and in doing so went through a jubilant...
