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We’re going to Game 7.
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 at Rogers Place on Friday night with goals from Warren Foegele, Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse to even the Stanley Cup final at 3-3.
Game 7 is Monday night in South Florida.
Here’s what happened in Game 6:
Third period
3:03
Another empty netter for the Oilers. This time, Nurse Darnell shot the puck inside the Oilers’ blue line and made it 5-1.
“We want the cup,” Oilers fans chant inside Rogers Place.
3:15
Ryan McLeod scores an empty netter to make it 4-1 for the Oilers.
11:45
The Oilers killed a penalty where the Panthers had no shots on goal.
18:32
A beautiful goal from Barkov who tore his way through the Edmonton defense and slotted the puck past Skinner for Florida’s first game. 3-1.
Florida Panthers’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson (91) and Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during Game 6 of the third period of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton on Friday, June 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jason Franson
Second period
Florida took it to Edmonton between the two Oilers goals of the period but Stuart Skinner was excellent with 11 saves.
1:40
It’s very, very loud at Rogers Place after Zach Hyman’s breakaway goal.
Zach Hyman (18) of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton on Friday June 21, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Nugent-Hopkins sent Hyman on a breakaway and the forward shot past Sergei Bobrovsky.
The Oilers lead 3-0 after two periods.
19:04
The Panthers thought they had a goal but after a review captain Aleksander Barkov was found to be offside. Oilers lead 2-0.
Edmonton Oilers’ Dylan Holloway (55) and Adam Henrique (19) celebrate a goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton, Friday, June 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN WAS/Jason Franson
19:14
The third line stays hot for the Oilers as Mattias Janmark finds Adam Henrique for the 2-0.
First period
12:33
The Edmonton Oilers are on the board in Game 6.
German forward Leon Draisatil, who has been quiet in the Stanley Cup final so far, assisted Warren Foegele for the first goal of the game.
Warren Foegele (37) of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers during the first period of Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton, Friday, June 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Foegele was on Connor McDavid’s line in the previous game but switched with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for Game 6.
Before a game
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers at Rogers Place is about to begin.
The Oilers won the last two games but the Panthers lead the best of seven series 3-2.
If the Oilers win on Friday night, they will force a Game 7 in South Florida on Monday night.
Follow live Game 6 updates here throughout the night.
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