NHL Makes Historic Connor McDavid Announcement Amid Stanley Cup Final originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers didn’t get the result they wanted in Game 5, falling 5–2 to the Florida Panthers and slipping to the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup Final.

Connor McDavid achieved another historic milestone in the Oilers 5-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. McDavid hasn't necessarily been at his best in this series, as he scored just his first goal of the series in this loss.

While Draisaitl has ended the Oilers’ two victories in the series with overtime goals that gave him an NHL record with four in a single tournament, McDavid has beaten Sergei Bobrovsky once and has just four even-strength points in five games, one since Game 2.

Knoblauch took over as coach of Erie of the Ontario Hockey League midway through the 2012-13 season. The Otters were coming off a league-worst 10-52-3-3 record the previous season, one which saw Brown go minus-72 while scoring 53 points (25 goals, 28 assists) in 68 games as a rookie in junior hockey.

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.

The Edmonton Oilers looked dead in the water after the first period of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, but they found a way.

Oilers Facing Backlash from NHL Reporters over Unexpected Practice originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers are no strangers to intense scrutiny, especially after giving up the series lead and entering Game 4 trailing 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Oilers are down to the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, so they are bringing in Jeff Skinner with the hopes of flipping momentum.