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Express Tribune
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Panthers vs Oilers 3-4: Florida has unusual collapse as Edmonton take lead in Game 1 of NHL playoffs
The Florida Panthers, who had been nearly flawless in the playoffs under coach Paul Maurice, suffered a rare collapse in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers, who had been dominant when leading after one or two periods, let a 3-2 lead slip away, ultimately falling 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night. Florida, defending their Stanley Cup title, had been unbeaten in 31 consecutive playoff games when holding a lead at the intermission break. But the Panthers' strategy of playing conservatively backfired as the Oilers stormed back with three unanswered goals, including a dramatic overtime winner by Leon Draisaitl. Draisaitl sealed the victory with a power-play goal, finishing off a centering pass from Connor McDavid at 19:29 of overtime, moments after Tomas Nosek was penalised for delay of game. 'We've been really good all year at not sitting back with the lead, and for whatever reason we sat back tonight,' said Sam Bennett, who had scored twice, including a franchise-record 12th postseason goal. Despite the Panthers' early control of the game, they were outshot 24-8 in the final period and overtime, and Maurice pointed to a lack of competition on key plays. 'I think we had some real good pressure. They get it back and then there were some plays we didn't compete,' Maurice said. 'I thought we were a little safe with the puck.' Coach Knoblauch spoke with the media after tonight's #Oilers overtime win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, discussing the goalie interference challenge, Ekholm's effort & Kapanen's performance & more.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 5, 2025 The loss marks a rare setback for Florida, who had not trailed in a series since their second-round loss to Toronto earlier this postseason. They are now 8-3 on the road this postseason and will need to regroup ahead of Game 2 in Edmonton on Friday night.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Connor McDavid ends NHL trophy superstition after Game 5 victory over Dallas Stars and fans are standing with him
Image via Bob Frid-Imagn Images Connor McDavid, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, has finally led the team to win against the Dallas Stars in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final. While the Oilers' fans are all excited about the win, Connor McDavid is going viral for the way he broke a 'curse' after winning Game 5 against the Dallas Stars. Connor McDavid crushes the NHL 'curse' and fans stand by him Recently, a video of the captain of the Edmonton Oilers has been going viral as he rushes to lift the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after winning against the Dallas Stars. After Connor McDavid lifted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, he spoke about it and reflected on how the Edmonton Oilers did not touch the trophy last year and yet lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Florida Panthers. Connor McDavid said, 'It's pretty obvious I think. Don't touch it last year, you don't win. Touch it this year, hopefully we win' and fans are here for it. A fan commented, 'Last year, they didn't touch it and ended up losing. This year he is trying a different approach', while another fan wrote, 'Oilers didn't touch it last year, lost. Florida touched it in 2023, lost. Florida didn't touch it in 2024, won. The best and most meaningless superstition in sports and I love it.' A third fan commented, 'Staring into the soul of the camera too, jobs not finished', while another user wrote, 'BS w/ that superstition!The result is determined by how great someone plays or lucky is! #LetsGoOilers 🇨🇦' For the unversed, the NHL superstition is that teams prefer not to touch or lift the conference championship trophies as there is a certain belief that the team would end up losing the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Edmonton Oilers believed in this superstition last year and did not touch their conference championship trophy but unfortunately, ended up losing the Stanley Cup Finals. Back in 2022, the Colorado Avalanche touched the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and also ended up winning the Stanley Cup Finals that season. For the Edmonton Oilers, they are all ready to face the Florida Panthers but some fans are worried if Zach Hyman's absence might have an impact on their performance. Also Read: "Never leave Stu': Stuart Skinner wins fans over with emotional post-game moment after Oilers' Game 4 victory
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Edmonton Oilers' fans lose it over Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's silent signal during Dallas Stars game as the team recorded two consecutive wins
Image via Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, two of the most popular and finest players of the Edmonton Oilers have led the team to two consecutive wins against the Dallas Stars in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final. Fans are in complete awe of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid's leadership but recently, a video of the two has sparked frenzy among fans. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's moment from the game against the Dallas Stars goes viral and sparks a frenzy among fans — spittinchiclets (@spittinchiclets) Recently, Spittin' Chiclets took to X to share a moment that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl shared on the ice as they played against the Dallas Stars. The viral videos shows Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl sitting together on the bench as the game was ongoing and they take a moment to look at each other. The Edmonton Oilers' fans feel this was the moment that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl signalled each other to 'lock in' and focus on defeating the Dallas Stars. A fan commented, 'That's the lock in glance', while another fan wrote, 'As Oilers fans, we all knew what this glance meant #LetsGoOilers'. A third fan commented, 'This glance has got many teams killed. The first time I ever saw this was after game 5 in 2017 vs ANA. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo They stayed on the bench forever after the OT goal in basically this mood. Didn't win the series but it started something.' Another user posted, 'insane how the 2 of them can just give eachother the 'ok lets f**king go now' look and completely change the series.' While the Edmonton Oilers focus on Game 4 against the Dallas Stars, Connor McDavid has been very vocal about how much his teammates have contributed to the games. Connor McDavid has been pretty vocal about his teammates' achievements Recently, Connor McDavid spoke to the media post Game 3 win where he highly praised Zach Hyman and said, "It's impressive to watch, amazing to watch, and I get obviously a front row seat to it every night.' Connor McDavid added, 'So, he's a wrecking ball out there right now. Everybody's buying in though and doing things that maybe not, you know, the most comfortable things, or the things that maybe they're not the most used to doing.' Also Read: Connor McDavid's comments about Rogers Place post Game 3 win spark a debate about his future in the league Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'He's Been Phenomenal': Oilers Show Love To Stuart Skinner
EDMONTON – 'You're only human. Everybody goes through struggles.' Zach Hyman is known for bringing humanity and vulnerability to his media scrums. And the words he spoke about his Edmonton Oilers teammate are no different. Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers team site to never miss the latest news, game-day coverage, and more. Stuart Skinner hasn't had the easiest postseason. A lot falls on his shoulders, but he can't take all the blame when things go bad. After Sunday night's 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins spoke about the importance of everyone, defenders and goaltenders alike, doing their part. 'Hopefully It Shuts A Lot Of People Up': Connor McDavid On Oilers' Stuart Skinner's Big Comeback EDMONTON – Good goaltending and good defense. REPORT: Oilers Not Signing Maxim Beryozkin Right Now Oilers Have To Make An Important Decision 'I F------ Love Bob': Troy Stecher's Unhinged In-Game Interview Connor McDavid Could Now Make Big Playoff History Tonight Connor McDavid Dream Now Dies After Epic Maple Leafs Collapse EDMONTON – Let's face it, it was never going to happen. 'The way we play defensively impacts the goaltending so much,' Nugent-Hopkins told The Hockey News. 'We need to be sharp in front of him, give him every chance to make the easy saves, and sometimes he needs to step up and make the big ones. He's been doing that.' 'It's definitely gotta go both ways." Hyman further expanded on how everyone can relate to Skinner in some way with their own occupation. 'There's times when you feel good about your job and times when you don't,' Hyman explained. 'It's just amplified when it's the goalie because he's the last line of defense.' 'For him, to be able to battle back the way he has is just really impressive.' Head coach Kris Knoblauch echoed similar sentiments about Skinner. 'For him to get dialed in and playing the way he is…as much help as you can give him, it lays on his shoulders,' Knoblauch revealed. 'I think he's done a tremendous job rebounding after a stretch when he hasn't played well.' 'And his stretches usually aren't that long; he usually rebounds quite quickly.' Everybody in the dressing room is happy to see Skinner find his groove and lock it down. Standing outside the locker room, waiting to interview the players, cheers could be heard when Skinner walked in. "F------ rights!" Was one of the cheers heard when Stuart Skinner walked into the #Oilers dressing room. #LetsGoOilers — Caleb Kerney (@CKerneyWriter) May 25, 2025 No matter what happens during the playoffs, the Oilers' belief in Skinner is unshakable. He's their guy, their teammate, their brother, and he's been playing incredible hockey. 'I think a lot of people were counting him out, and he came in again, and he's been phenomenal. A big reason why we're up 2-1.' Add us to your Google News favourites, and never miss a story.
Edmonton Journal
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Vegas goalie Adin Hill -- biggest faker in NHL or master of gamesmanship?
Article content Hill has captured attention with his sneaky and violent antics during the game. The game saw him repeatedly hack and elbow Oilers forward Zach Hyman, explode with rage after his own player pushed Evander Kane over top of him, and trick the referees into handing Oilers forward Mattias Janmark a tripping penalty when it was Hill who set himself up to be tripped by sticking out his leg into Janmark's path. What an acting job by Adin Hill 💯 has ben watching the NBA Playoffs. #LetsGoOilers — The cfb lliason (@realfbllliason) May 13, 2025
