Oilers beat Panthers to force Game 7 of Stanley Cup Final - ESPN

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid was held without a point, so Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers' other top players stepped up to put them one win from the Stanley Cup.

Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Final by setting up Warren Foegele's early goal, Adam Henrique and Zach Hyman scored in the second period and the Oilers forced a Game 7 by beating the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 6 on Friday night.

«At the end of the day, we play to win and this is going to be the hardest game for us,» Draisaitl said. «We have to bring our game again.»

They are the third team to tie the final after falling behind 3-0 in the series, and the first since the Detroit Red Wings in 1945. The Oilers have the chance Monday night in Sunrise, Florida, to join the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs as the only NHL teams to come all the way back from that deficit to hoist the Stanley Cup.

• Monday will be the 18th Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final history and 1st since 2019 (Blues beat Bruins)
• Road teams have won 3 straight Game 7s; home teams are 12-5 all-time
• Oilers are 3rd team in history to rally from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-7 Cup Final to extend the series to Game 7, joining the 1945 Red Wings (lost in 7 to Toronto) and 1942 Maple Leafs (won in 7 vs. Detroit)
• Oilers will be playing in their 13th Game 7 in franchise history and second this postseason. They are 8-4 in their previous 12
• The Panthers will be playing in the 4th Game 7 in franchise history. They are 2-1
• Last home win in a Game 7 in the championships for MLB/NBA/NHL was by the Miami Heat in 2013. Home teams have lost 6 straight Game 7s, the longest streak ever and one that will span 4,022 days
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«There was an unshakable belief,» Hyman said. «No