NHL 2023-24

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Time for the series to go up north!  The Oilers are trying to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole against the Panthers as the Stanley Cup Final shifts to Edmonton.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This series is all but over.  The Panthers fended off a late Oilers rally, 4-3, for their sixth straight D.C. in the playoffs and a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final, leaving the Panthers one way from the title.

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Do we go need to get the brooms?  The Panthers are looking to capture their first Stanley Cup while the Oilers are looking to keep the series alive in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Don’t take the Cup out of the case yet!  The Oilers staved off elimination in the Stanley Cup Final, 8-1, to force Game 5 on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla., after the Panthers pulled star Sergei Bobrovsky.

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Almost 3,000 miles later, we are back to where the series started.  Will the Panthers close out the Stanley Cup Final or will the momentum from their 8-1 win?  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  The intrigue is growing more and more.  Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists to lead the Oilers to a 5-3 Game 5 win against the Panthers as the Stanley Cup Final shifts to Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday.

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Does the series end tonight or do we get a winner-take-all game in three days?  The Stanley Cup Final shifted to Edmonton as the Panthers get another chance to close out the Oilers in Game 6.

UPDATE:  I cannot believe we have reached this point.  The Oilers defeated the Panthers, 5-1, to become the third team to force Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final after being down, 3-0.  Game 7 is on Monday in Sunrise, Fla.

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It all comes down to this!  The Oilers and Panthers are meeting in a decisive Game 7 for the right to hoist the Stanley Cup.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  We might be 20 minutes away from crowning a new champion.  The Panthers lead the Oilers, 2-1, entering the third period of Game 7.

UPDATE 2:  Release the rubber rats!  The Panthers beat the Oilers, 2-1, in Game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

UPDATE 3:  This just proves how great he is.  The Oilers’ Connor McDavid became the sixth player and second non-goalie to win the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP on a losing team.