Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers and Stanley Cup Final
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, Sam Bennett had his NHL playoff-leading 15th goal and the Florida Panthers moved to the verge of a second consecutive Stanley Cup title by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 on Saturday night.
The good news for Edmonton Oilers fans is Connor McDavid scored. The bad news is that Brad Marchand scored more for the Florida Panthers.
A confident Florida Panthers team beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 Saturday night on the road, moving to one victory away from their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
The Panthers will go back to Sunrise for Tuesday’s Game 6 with a chance to clinch a second straight Stanley Cup crown after Marchand scores two more goals in Edmonton.
Florida put itself within one win of becoming back-to-back Stanley Cup champions with a 5-2 victory over Edmonton in Game 5 Saturday.
Brad Marchand scored again for Florida, and joined Mario Lemieux as the only players in the past half-century to score five-plus goals in a final multiple times.
Is there better theater than Stanley Cup playoff hockey? Game 4 between Edmonton and Florida had everything: chaotic twists, a comeback, a last-second game-tying goal, another overtime, and Taylor Swift in the crowd as the Oilers tied a wild series.
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