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Breaking down the odds and best bets for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.
The Edmonton Oilers' championship aspirations will be on the line when they take the ice Tuesday for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, and head coach Kris Knoblauch still doesn't know whether Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard will start between the pipes.
Just like it in the Cup Final a year ago, Edmonton trails Florida 3-2 in the best-of-7 series, although the manner of getting to Game 6 and the venue has changed. Last season, the Oilers lost the first three games, then won the next three to force a Game 7, a 2-1 loss in Florida.
"Skinner's got a higher upside," former NHL goalie Cory Schneider said. "His best is better than Cal Pickard's."
Before the Edmonton Oilers face potential elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night, head coach Kris Knoblauch wants more time to decide on a starting goaltender.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNOilers are on cusp of making the wrong kind of Stanley Cup Final historyConnor McDavid and the Oilers need to win two straight elimination games against the Panthers to avoid becoming repeat Stanley Cup runners-ups.
It’s anyone’s guess who starts in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night
Through the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers got rave reviews for the strong outlet passes from defence to forwards. The fast break outlets, after effective retrievals,
Peterka plays the right game and has the offensive skill to be an ideal candidate for the Oilers to target. It probably doesn’t hurt to have countryman Leon Draisaitl on the team either – the center he would most likely play with. There is plenty of time for something to happen before this metaphorical sun goes down.
Connor McDavid scored his first goal of this Stanley Cup Final in Game 5, only after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 on the way to getting pushed to the brink by the defending champion Flor