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Panthers vs. Oilers live updates: Stanley Cup Final Game 5 score, highlights
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The Florida Panthers‘ first attempt to clinch a Stanley Cup title didn’t go well with an 8-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
The Panthers will try again to clinch the franchise’s first NHL championship at home in Game 5 (8 ET, ABC) on Tuesday night.
Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who was pulled in Game 4 after giving up five goals on 16 shots, has bounced back well after a loss (4-1, 1.97 goals-against average and .914 save percentage) this postseason. But, he did have back-to-back losses against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference final.
The Oilers are 3-0 when facing elimination this postseason.
Follow along for live updates from Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final:
Oilers are pouring it on again. Connor McDavid scores from a sharp angle against Sergei Bobrovsky. The crowd is silent.
The Oilers score with two seconds left in their power play. Evan Bouchard’s point shot banks in off Zach Hyman’s body for his first goal of the series and 15th of the playoffs. The Oilers now have two power-play goals in their past two games. Bouchard (30 points) and Connor McDavid (33rd assist) pick up the assists.
The Oilers score short-handed again for their opening goal, but the Panthers only trail by that goal after one period. Florida went the last 14 minutes of the period without a shot on goal. Edmonton leads 10-6 in shots. Stuart Skinner makes a big save early in the game.
Edmonton will start the second period with a power play after Florida’s Niko Mikkola is called for interference.
Aleksander Barkov is called for cross-checking Evan Bouchard. Edmonton’s power play broke through in Game 4, but it won’t have a chance this time because Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ penalty makes it 4-on-4. Still 1-0 Edmonton after Panthers’ brief power play expires.
For the second game in a row, the Oilers open the scoring with a short-handed goal. This time it’s Connor Brown on a breakaway after he intercepts a Brandon Montour pass. It’s an unassisted goal at 5:30. Brown set up Mattias Janmark’s short-handed goal on Saturday.
Oilers kill off the rest of the power play.
Edmonton’s Brett Kulak high sticks Ryan Lomberg.
Aleksander Barkov line is out against Connor McDavid line. Sam Bennett line is out against Leon Draisaitl line.
Edmonton’s Mattias Janmark gets a shot in the first 12 seconds and Sergei Bobrovsky stops it.
The Oilers put out their third line, which provided two quick goals in Game 4. The Panthers put out their third line, too. That leaves them the option of having Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and defensemen Gustav Forsling and Aaron Ekblad out against the Connor McDavid line.
F – Anton Lundell
F – Vladimir Tarasenko
F – Eetu Luostarinen
D – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
D – Dmitry Kulikov
G – Sergei Bobrovsky
F – Mattias Janmark
F – Adam Henrique
F – Connor Brown
D – Evan Bouchard
D – Mattias Ekholm
G – Stuart Skinner
Oilers forward Evander Kane, who is dealing with an injury, will miss a third consecutive game.
The referees are Steve Kozari and Dan O’Rourke. The linesmen are Jonny Murray and Matt MacPherson.
The Panthers are making a lineup change for Game 5, bringing in fourth-line forward Ryan Lomberg after six games as a healthy scratch. He adds speed and feistiness.
“Great energy that he brings to our room,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “But to give him credit, he also brings it when he wasn’t in the lineup.”
Forward Steven Lorentz is coming out of the lineup.
When is Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final?
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
How to watch Stanley Cup Final Game 5
Game 5 will be shown nationally on ABC in the United States. It will be shown on Sportsnet and CBC in Canada.
How to stream Stanley Cup Final Game 5
Game 5 can be streamed on ESPN+ and Fubo.
Panthers: Shore up their defensive support up and down the ice. The Oilers used their speed and long up-ice passes to get past the Panthers’ forechecking and create odd-man rushes.
Oilers: Show the same desperation they showed in Game 4. Try to score early and take the crowd out of the game.
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The Oilers’ goal Tuesday is to extend the series to a sixth game, which would be in Edmonton. Only four NHL teams have forced a Game 6 after losing the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final. The last to do it: the 2012 New Jersey Devils against the Los Angeles Kings, who won Game 6.
“It’s not the most enjoyable flight,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid said Tuesday. “Just make them go on more plane ride, one more flight. That’s all we can do.”
Moneyline: Panthers -165, Oilers +140
Spread: Panthers -1.5 (+170), Oilers +1.5 (+170)
Over-under: 5.5. Over (-105), under 5.5 (-115)
Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky (15-6, 2.27 goals-against average, .909 save percentage) vs. Oilers’ Stuart Skinner (12-8, 2.51, .898).
They are 2-1, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers and losing to the Boston Bruins.
They are 2-1, beating the Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars and losing to the Vancouver Canucks.
They are 3-3, losing their first opportunities against the Lightning, Bruins and Oilers. But they won their second chance against the Lightning and Bruins and beat the Rangers on their first opportunity.
They were 3-0, winning in Games 6 and 7 against the Canucks in the second round and in Game 4 against the Panthers.
None. They reached the final previously in 1996 and 2023.
Five. They won in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990. They also went to the final in 1983 and 2006.
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