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The Edmonton Oilers faced off Friday night in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers, Edmonton having clawed its way back from a three games to zero deficit with two straight wins.
Edmonton jumped and tingled all day, nervous and elated at the same time, itching and dreading, ready to dive into that cauldron of hard work, ferocity, excellence and competition that makes such a game spell-binding.
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Things only heated up at game time, then as iut went along, the night turned into an incredible win for the Oilers.
Here’s a live blog of the key social media posts:
Pre-game:
Edmonton Oilers announcer Bob Stauffer @Bob_Stauffer
It is June 21st… And the Edmonton Oilers are still playing. Best First Day of Summer…EVER! Game 6 Stanley Cup Final tonight at Rogers Place. Looking forward to seeing YOU bring it!
Oilers fan Shauna @SLShockeyfan
I bought a box of wine so I guess I’m ready.
Oilers blog The Oil Rig @oilrigEDM
Okay y’all time to be extremely tense and not breathe for the next 3 hours 😎
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Sportsnet commentator Kevin Bieksa
These games are tough because it’s hard to play your best hockey in this type of game when there’s so much on the line. You won’t want to be that guy that let your teammates down. So you see the best players, they can rise to the top. Connor McDavid has risen to the top.
Oilers fan Neal @tweetneal
Is there such a thing as too much “believe”?
The Daily Faceoff’s insider Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
I’m not kidding, no one is working today in Edmonton. It’s buzzing outside and we’re 4 hours from puck drop.
Because it’s the Cup.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith
The Edmonton Oilers mean so much to the “City of Champions” and our province! They have worked tirelessly, defied the odds, and have dragged the Panthers back for a game 6 here at home- when everyone said it was over… Every challenge is an opportunity to show your true strength and what it means to embody the Alberta spirit. To the players tonight: we are incredibly proud of you and are all behind you. Get ‘er done!
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Nick Cousins for Kyle Okposo is indeed the Florida change. Edmonton same lineup, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took warmups with McDavid/Hyman. Warren Foegele was with Draisaitl/Holloway
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Hockey insider Pierre LeBrun @PierreVLeBrun
It’s absolutely deafening in this rink right now. What an atmosphere. Holy mama.
Florida Panthers Pourri commentator Jacob Langsman @PTPJacob
I don’t want to be sad tonight and anxious all weekend please
NHL Insider for TSN Chris Johnston @reporterchris
The sound meter hit 113.8 decibels when the Edmonton Oilers took the ice at Rogers Place before Game 6.
Sportsnet play-by-play Chris Cuthbert
The stage is set. Where are we headed from here?
First period:
Edmonton 1, Florida 0, Foegele scores
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Oilers alumni Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6
There’s 1. McLovin!! What a dish by Leon holy sh*t Rogers looks like a madhouse
Senior hockey writer of the Athletic Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus
Man, the Oilers look so … confident.
Veteran hockey writer Ken Campbell @Ken_Campbell27
Barkov is getting caved in defensively. This is mind-boggling.
ESPN writer Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
Again, a crazy amount of physical forechecking by the Panthers has resulted in one shot on goal and a 1-0 deficit.
ESPN’s P.K. Subban @PKSubban1
This building is nuts 🔊🔊🔊
Oilers fan Rob Soria @Oil_Drop
Leon doing Leon things!!!
NFL football legend JJ Watt @JJWatt
What a beautiful goal to open the scoring for Edmonton. Incredible pass.
Oilers fan Paul Almeida @AzorcanGlobal
Leon is on a mission tonight. He may not be anywhere near 100% but he’s not leaving the rink tonight without trying to make an impact on this game. He’s pushing, has an assist & now has drawn a powerplay.
Hockey News writer on Panthers beat David Dwork @DavidDwork
Florida had two shots on 12 attempts during the first period. Edmonton put up 11 shots on 25 attempts. Panthers need to get their bleep together.
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Florida blog Panther Pourri @PantherPourri
There’s no way to say this without it sounding like mindless optimism, but the Panthers are 15-7 in the playoffs thus far with a negative 1st period goal differential, so I wouldn’t extrapolate based on the 1st tonight
The Athletic commentator Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus
At no point in this period have the Panthers looked remotely dangerous. They’ve generated absolutely nothing. It’s almost impressive.
Oilers fan D.Smith @DazzSmizzle
Yo, where the haters at? Canucks fans? Flames fans? Leafs fans? Where you at??? Had so much to say the first three games.
ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
The Florida Panthers are cooked if the Tkachuk-Bennett-Rodrigues line can’t get it going in Game 6. In the first period:
– Minus-6 in shot attempts
– Minus-3 in shots
– Minus-3 in scoring chances
End of first period: Oilers 4 Grade A shots, Panthers 0 Grade A shots
The Second Period
Edmonton 2, Florida 0, Henrique scores
Oilers fan JB @JackieBee_16
RIIIIIIIIICOOOOO 🚨
Oilers fan Karman Gill @Kgill39
Henrique, Janmark and Brown have been dynamite for Edmonton. Please sign all three again for cheap if you can
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Hockey podcaster DJ Bean (Oil Man) @DJ_Bean
I have a feeling.
Adam Henrique
I don’t know the rest of the feeling, but Adam Henrique
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Oilers fan Bryan @Metalpanthers
Been watching hockey for over 20 years and the panthers are so so close to killing my love of the sport forever lmfao
Florida hockey writer Colby Guy @ColbyDGuy
Panthers answer back immediately. It’s Sasha Barkov who finishes off a feed from Carter Verhaeghe near the front of the net 56 seconds into the second period to make it a 2-1 game.
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Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6
Offside??????!!!!!
Sportsnet’s Chris Cuthbert
One of the most critical talking points of the entire series and a huge break for Edmonton.
Sportsnet’s Craig Simpson
That is just so close but you credit again the video review crew of the Edmonton Oilers… What a call that is for Kris Knoblauch and his crew. What a huge momentum swing back in favour of the Oilers that one is.
CHED commentator Reid Wilkins @ReidWilkins
Looks like it was offside by about 1/20th of the puck.
Winnipeg hockey writer Murat Ates @WPGMurat
That’s a bigger swing than “just” the goal. The momentum, the opportunity to calm down, the avoidance of a PK. Oilers got out of miserable rush coverage by a millimeter and a camera.
The Athletic’s Sean McIndoe Down Goes Brown @DownGoesBrown
Terrible rule, but can’t blame the Oilers for taking advantage of it.
Hockey scout Dan Tencer @dantencer
Janmark in playoffs literally improving his future earnings by multiple millions.
Oilers 3, Panthers 0, Zach Hyman scores
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Winnipeg hockey writer Murat Ates @WPGMurat
I hope RNH gets his roses tonight. What a block leading to Hyman’s goal. It was his third block of the night.
Spittin’ Chiclet commentator Mike Grinnell @MikeGrinnell_
For a few hours edmonton alberta will be the funnest place on earth tonight. No question
ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski
The Panthers have gone from being one win away from the greatest moment in franchise history to (potentially) one loss away from one of the biggest chokes in sports history.
Panthers fan Jacob Winans @JacobWinans8
I can’t believe we’re really gonna complete this collapse. This is unreal
Panthers fan Bryan @Metalpanthers
Can’t tell you what a stain this is going to be on Paul Maurice, Sergei Bobrovsky, and every other panthers legacy. The kind of stuff that will come up in hall of fame conversations, and deservedly so. I’m going to be taking at least a few years off hockey after game 7
Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek @JeffMarek
The Panthers look rattled to end the second.
Panthers fan Kirby Lupul @KJ_Lups
These consecutive mounting losses and the longgggg days in between. This has to be up there with Jack Bauer waterboarding torture
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The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn @domluszczyszyn
i don’t want to mess with the vibes but if it indeed goes seven, it has to be one of the biggest games in nhl history
End of second period (cumulative total): Oilers 6 Grade A shots, Panthers 2 Grade A shots
Third period
Edmonton 3, Florida 1, Aleksander Barkov scores
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Florida commentator Jacob Langsman PantherPourri @PTPJacob
BARKOV IS ALIVE AND THEY’RE NOT TAKING THAT ONE AWAY
Florida podcaster Kirby Lupul @KJ_Lups
The. Captain. On the board for real this time. Bad Ceci turnover
Oilers fan Raja Dhami @gretzkytokurri
Every Oiler on the ice got cooked on that Barkov goal. A clear chance to get it out, and it ends up in the back of the net. Brutal start to the 3rd period. Oilers need a pushback.
Oilers alumni Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6
The sweat begins…
Panther Pourri: A Florida Hockey Now Podcast
Naturally the Panthers are controlling the 3rd period. This plan might work if you’re not down 3 going into it
Detroit hockey writer George Malik @georgemalik
Florida is just getting dismantled. Edmonton has continually adapted over the past couple of games, learning from its litany of mistakes made early on in the series.
Oilers fan McNeekers @neekers_92
I hate these periods that last 20 years.
Oilers fan Sumit Tripathi @Sumit_Tripathi_
We have absolutely stopped making plays…just get the puck out of the bueline…that’s the strategy
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Edmonton 4, Florida 1, Ryan McLeod scores
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Edmonton, 5, Florida, 1, Darnell Nurse scores
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Edmonton crowd at downtown area
We want the Cup! We want the Cup~!
Florida hockey writer Colby Guy @ColbyDGuy
Panthers lose 5-1 Oilers force a Game 7.
Oilers fan Rob Soria @Oil_Drop
0-3 doesn’t matter with this group. It was the case after Game Three and still is. Oilers have done nothing to not be believed in. This comeback should surprise no one. Never a doubt. Now go out and enjoy the hell out of Game Seven. You’ve earned it!!!
Oilers fan JB @JackieBee_16
PLAYYYYYY
LAAAAAAA
BAAAAMBAAAAA
BAAAABYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙
Job’s not done.
15 down – 1 to go.
End of game, cumulative Edmonton six Grade A shots, Florida six, each team with two of the most dangerous 5-alarm shots
Florida coach Paul Maurice, on the disallowed goal
I’m not saying it’s not off-side. We’ll get still frames. We’ll bring in the CIA. We’ll figure it out. But in the 30 seconds that I would have made that call I would not have challenged… I was upset after the call based on what I see at my feet, what my video person looks at, there was no way I would have challenged that if it was reversed.
Bob Stauffer @Bob_Stauffer
Stellar performance from Edmonton Oilers support players!
Warren Foegele (1-1-2) got it started. Adam Henrique with a beauty. PK’ers perfect…again..3/3!
Stuart Skinner 20 saves…5-0 in Elimination games in this year’s playoffs! Fans again brought it…and so did the Oilers!
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Analytics expert Meghan Chayka @MeghanChayka
This went from one of the worst Stanley cup finals to the BEST.
NHL.com writer Dan Rosen @drosennhl
The Oilers now have a chance to be the first team in 82 years to win the Stanley Cup after falling behind 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final. The 1942 Maple Leafs did it.
The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus
I’m old enough to remember when we thought the 2024 Stanley Cup Final stunk.
TSN”s Chris Johnston @reporterchris
This Stanley Cup Final will go down as an all-timer. Game 7 is Monday night in Florida and the Cup will be coming out of its case.
NFL great JJ Watt @JJWatt
Game 7 Stanley Cup Final.
No better words for sports fans.
Let’s Go!!!
Flames fan Jeremy Stanford @StanfordJer
You know what? I’ve decided I don’t care anymore. Life is brutal and short. Most careers are meaningless. Most relationships end in heartbreak. We could all be dead tomorrow.
Go Oilers.
Leafs fan Fulton Reed @FultonReed6
Hard to understand anyone in Canada cheering against the Oilers. Imo any true hockey fan, like someone who loves the game of hockey that is Canadian should be cheering for the Oilers. Best player in the world, great comeback story. If you enjoy watching greatness, how can’t you?
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TSN’s Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
“We want the cup” as loud as I’ve ever heard it. Oilers fans did their job tonight.
TSN’s Jesse Pollock @jpolly22
What the Oilers are doing right now is out of control. If you’re not on the Oilers bandwagon by now… get on!!!! This is nuts!!!!
The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn @domluszczyszyn
the nhl has f*cking delivered this season. truly one for the ages
Edmonton Oilers star Zach Hyman
Defensively we’re buying in. We playing mature hockey. We’re not giving them much off of our mistakes. We’re limiting turnovers, and we’re playing fast, playing forward, and we’re playing well with the lead
Oilers fan Stan Gilbert @Snideguy
If the Oilers are a One man team how come that one man never got any points in a 5 – 1 win? #LetsGoOilers
Vancouver hockey writer Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
This is *insane*. Regardless of your rooting or personal interest, if McDavid and the Oilers pull this off on Monday it’s a “tell your grandkids you saw it” level feat.
Sportsnet’s Luke Gazdic
This is historic. I personally have never seen anything of this magnitude. Belief is a very strong and powerful thing and I think that’s what the Oilers have right now.
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Hall of Fame hockey writer Terry Jones @byterryjones
1.What an exceptional story the Oilers have just entered into Edmonton’s exquisite sports history with an accompanying extraordinary scene in Edmonton. After starting the season in 31st place, winning 16 in a row, they bounce back from 3-0 to take it back to Florida for Game 7
2. This amounts to throwing cold water on a sizzling scene as Oilers come from behind three-games-to-none to go to Game 7 with a 5-1 win tonight. Remember 2006. Edmonton won Game 6 by a 4-0 count to send the series back to Carolina. Oilers lost 3-1 in Game 7. You gotta win it.
Daily Faceoff insider Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Bedlam in Edmonton.
My take
This was Edmonton’s best defensive game of the year. Against the fierce forchecking of the Florida Panthers, the team gave up just four Grade A shots.
This is how you win big games in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
In total, six Grade A shots for Oilers, six for Florida in tense, close, shut-down kind of game.
But don’t forget how the Oilers pulled away in this game early in the second period, with the perfect strategy against the Florida pressure. You can’t sit back and slowly advance the puck against that kind of forechecking. You have fight fire with fire, aggression with aggression, and Edmonton has been doing that since Game 4, firing off long stretch passes in order to take the puck hard to the Florida net. That’s what Mattias Ekholm did on Edmonton’s second goal, firing it around the boards and up-ice to Mattias Janmark, who put it over to Adam Henrique for his harpoon goal.
Now on to Game 7. The fourth win is the hardest to get. That now applies to two teams.
May the best team win.
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