Oilers join rare company by forcing Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final after trailing 3-0

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The Edmonton Oilers became the 211th team to trail 3-0 in a series in NHL history last week – they are now just one win away from becoming the fifth to complete the comeback.

The Oilers became the 10th team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after trailing a series three games to none on Friday after beating the Florida Panthers, 5-1.

After nearly 20,000 fans belted the Canadian national anthem at the top of their lungs, Warren Foegele somehow got them to scream even louder, finding the back of the net and giving the Oilers a 1-0 lead. As for Florida, they had just two shots on goal in the first period, one of which came from 170 feet away, so it was essentially an accident. It was the fewest shots they had in a period all year.

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Edmonton Oilers left wing Zach Hyman (18) celebrates his goal with teammates against the Florida Panthers during the second period in game six of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place.  (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports)

Edmonton started the second with a bang, with Adam Henrique scoring just 46 seconds into the period on a 2-on-1 following an ice-length pass. Florida’s Aleksander Barkov thought he answered back just 10 seconds later, but Edmonton successfully challenged that the Panthers were offsides, leaving it a 2-0 Oilers lead.

With 1:40 left in the period, Zach Hyman lit the lamp to make it 3-0. The Oilers scored twice in the middle frame, despite Florida outshooting them, 11-4.

Florida got on the board early in the third with a Barkov goal (for real this time), but it was too little too late, and the Oilers scored not one, but two empty-netters for