Oilers look to stave off elimination in must-win Stanley Cup Game 6 against Panthers

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The Panthers are looking to triumph the Cup for a 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, having defeated Edmonton successful 7 games past year. If the Oilers could unit a Game 7 again this year, they'd person the payment of playing the winner-take-all crippled successful Edmonton connected Friday.

Florida a triumph distant from defeating Edmonton successful back-to-back Stanley Cups

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 17, 2025 6:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Towels are seen draped connected  bare  seats wrong  an arena.

Towels are laid retired connected the spot backs astatine Amerant Bank Arena successful Sunrise, Fla., connected Tuesday anterior to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup last betwixt the Panthers and the visiting Edmonton Oilers. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

Edmonton's Stuart Skinner is backmost to starting successful extremity for the Oilers arsenic they look to stave disconnected elimination successful Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Panthers successful Florida.

Skinner started the archetypal 4 games of the last earlier being replaced by Calvin Pickard, who won Game 4 aft relieving Skinner but went connected to commencement and suffer successful Game 5.

Up 3-2, the Panthers are conscionable 1 triumph distant from being crowned champions for a 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, having defeated Edmonton successful 7 games past year.

If the Oilers could unit a Game 7 again this year, they'd person the payment of playing the winner-take-all crippled successful Edmonton connected Friday.

Edmonton's quest for a sixth cupful will be hard but not intolerable — eight teams successful NHL past person flooded a 3-2 shortage successful the finals to triumph the Stanley Cup.

With files from Reuters

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