No one expected THIS

[@gaogaenssb5737]

Why is no one talking about that save Skinner made on Verhaeghe that would have made the game 2-2?? That honestly felt like a huge momentum shifter

[@IDPhotoMan]

It was mentioned 3 times on NHL Sirius radio this morning.

[@dylanthiessen]

Eck showed it in the video ("the one great glove save") but didn't really contextualize it in terms of when it happened. Very different if that save happens when it's already 6-1 or something.

[@TrentGermann-iq4kv]

That was the absolute turning point of the game. Bobo was making those the first three games. Skinner wasn’t. It’s a completely different series if Skinner can make that type of save

[@forfuxakes6814]

It was mentioned many times,especially in the post game interviews by every Oiler interviewed🫡 IN SKINS WE TRUST🫡

[@mahockey3]

Because Skinner bad and anything opposing that narrative should not be mentioned

[@bradentucker4854]

Oilers in 7 straight waxxings of bob from here on out (I’m delusional)

[@Implicit_Truth]

I put $50 on them winning the cup toward the end of the losing streak early in the regular season, I would very much enjoy that

[@NuclearSuperior]

😂😂😂

[@NuclearSuperior]

I’m just as delusional honestly

[@jonfreeman9682]

If Oilers can pull off one more win then it's very doable. The trick is you ignore the odds and take it one game at a time. Home ice helps.

[@p0tent49]

It's possible if they have broken Bobrovsky.

[@legabit]

Brown has been one of the series highlights from the Oilers for me. Every time he's out on the pk I think the Oilers might finally score.

[@jonfreeman9682]

He's scored more than Connor McDavid. Assists are nice but you need goals to get the job done.

[@evanveizer3831]

@@jonfreeman9682i never really understood that and I played hockey all my life. Assists are just as good cuz your team still scored. I can understand that maybe the assist doesn’t affect the goal in some situations, but with mcdavid I think that a decent amount of his assists have an impact on the goal

[@TheZombiemofo]

I was disappointed when the Brown - McDavid experiment didn't work out during the season. But he's really found his niche as a shutdown PK forward. I wouldn't be sad to see him come back next season with a bit of a paycut.

[@wandregisel6385]

I really loved Connor Brown when he was on the Leafs, I'm glad he's doing well for himself. Hyman too, obv

[@BigGoldChungus]

Earned his 3M

[@brunozachary]

Nice to see Bobrovski isn’t the T1000.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Oh, he is. But even the T1000 isn't invulnerable.

[@Mr_Ashley]

😂

[@jonfreeman9682]

He is but T1000 likes to show mercy so he can take a victory lap on home ice and collect his Vezina 🏆

[@archangelgabriel5316]

Mimic Tear

[@Gergentine]

Wild how Bob didn't steal one finally.

[@Football2.0-h7v]

That game was wild.

[@VirulentGunk]

No, it was Oilers/Panthers.

[@Football2.0-h7v]

@@VirulentGunkI meant the game was wild not the teams

[@VirulentGunk]

@@Football2.0-h7v LOL I figured, I'm just joshing you.

[@Football2.0-h7v]

@@VirulentGunk Oh LOL 😂

[@bingo5387]

At this point it feels like the oilers have a higher chance of scoring when they're shorthanded than the other team.

[@Alex-js5lg]

It's not far off... they've allowed 4 PPGA and scored 2 SHGF. They need two more shorties before they let in one more PPG.

[@michaelkeller5927]

Nobody is better at getting goalies pulled than Nurse! At least its the other teams goalie for a change.

[@trentwakelin1317]

Sir, you have won the internet for the day

[@Magem2]

Nurse scoring is WILDDD

[@LaSTBlazin]

He actually played good, I even liked his knee on knee tripping penalty on Bennett that shook him up a bit

[@NicholasBLove]

Down to -72 with that one 🤣

[@Dontwanttoliveanymore]

Snipe.

[@RS54321]

I was so happy for him!!

[@CannibalJoy]

No one who knows hockey doubts the Oilers talent. What they don't seem to be able to do is remain consistent. This is what they can accomplish when they're performing as expected, but that seems to be inconsistent. Florida is too good to not adjust and I don't see this happening again and Skinner tends to slip after a good performance. I hope I'm wrong...

[@TheRationalOptimist]

You're right that they are wildly inconsistent, but this series could very well be 2-2 or 3-1 in Oilers favour if they were able to solve Bobrovsky in those previous games. The big question will be if they have in the next one(s) and if so, they could definitely make the greatest comeback ever! We shall see though.

[@lowtierduster-7254]

tbh i’m an oiler fan but we also have to consider florida did not have a good game

[@jonfreeman9682]

I've seen Skinner string 3 solid games together. He can do 2 in a row for sure but 3 is pretty iffy and 4 in a row seems impossible but the trick is you think one game at a time.

[@Randy-cd3lg]

2 different 8 game winning streaks and a 16 game streak bro

[@MattAlbie]

The beautiful thing about this years Oilers is they are provably getting more consistent, with vast improvements to defense and as a result Skinner has gotten more comfortable. This is easily proven because... They're in the final. I was worried this McDavid era squad was never going to take the next step and was forever handicapped by brain fart defense, Nurse and Ceci, and Stu letting in weird ones. So far, they have.

[@maple732]

"Panthers win in 5" they said. "After this Edmonton will be shut out" they said. Oilers showed up and proved that Game 4 was not just a fluke.

[@ethank6311]

If the Oilers win next game, I am looking forward to the "they just want to get revenge for game 4 and lift the cup in the Oilers barn" comments. Excuses excuses 😂

[@robr177]

My wife legit thought Florida was throwing game 5 so they could lift it in Florida

[@etahhcumosevahi]

FL want to give oilers fans hope. More fun to tear it down when hope is highest. So more like panthers in 7.

[@andrewblakeslee8709]

@@etahhcumosevahiNo team in sports history would throw a three game series lead intentionally just so they can break some fans’ hearts

[@etahhcumosevahi]

@@andrewblakeslee8709 except the panthers.

[@gunman462]

I wouldn't say the Florida bobrovskies have been dummying the Oilers, the series has just bounced their way heavily so far. Game 1 was ridiculously lucky.

[@priscillaneves-dobkin518]

You haven't watched enough Bob if you think that. There are games where he just saves everything, even the impossible stuff.

[@LaSTBlazin]

​@priscillaneves-dobkin518 Florida definately got outplayed in game 1 probably game 3 as well, but you're right Bob does steal games

[@anonymous134y]

​@@priscillaneves-dobkin518hes just a delusional fan. Move on

[@ayokel9194]

@@anonymous134y Oilers dominated that game and should have won 5-2. Goaltending was the difference.

[@christopherecatalano]

@@anonymous134ybut he is the only reason they won game 1. Edmonton owned the run of the play the entire game. That is all there on the stat sheets. 32-18 in shots. 8-1 are some biiiig numbers. If the pull one out in Florida tomorrow night...they ain't walking out of Edmonton with an easy W. If it gets to Game 7 it will definitely be a coin toss game 7, and Panthers will be filled with uncertainty. Chicago did this to my Canucks in 2011, and took it to OT before Vancouver finally moved on. Nothing delusional about it happening in this case.

[@brady1027-m5p]

My favourite part about the game was that we were able to get contributions from all over the lineup. Mcdavid, Draisaitl, Hyman and Nuge put up points as expected when the Oilers score 8 goals. However, guys like Janmark, Brown, Perry, Holloway, McLeod and Nurse also played big roles as well. I think we had like 15 different point scorers or something.

[@defstone999]

Janmark and brown have been two way defensive forward gods these playoffs. They have been carrying the penalty kills.

[@MontrealJunior]

Championship efforts! They are delivering on what is needed by role players as part of the total team effort needed to win. There's always a story like this in every championship run. Star players, the goalie and the role player contributions.

[@mattbartolotta5494]

The parallels between this series and the nba finals is wild. Not to mention Tkachuk and Jayson Tatum went to middle school and high school together.

[@mandydrake3844]

I am surprised Tkachuk went to school at all. Not the shiniest pebble on the beach.

[@michaelkeller5927]

Tkachuk is still in middle school

[@MontrealJunior]

I published a video comparing the 2 to that story while both series stood at 3-0. I had a hunch the series would mirror each other, from the moment both Mavs and Oilers made a huge comeback attempt that fell short. Mavs down 21 to 1, and Oilers as we know down 4-1 to 4-3. I felt there would be some confidence off of those. We got the blowouts in both game 4s, including pulling the Celtic stars out in the 3rd, the equivalent of pulling the goalie out, the only equivalent possibility in hockey with Bobrovsky.

[@MultiCappie]

who?

[@vajrasiddhi]

Glad that parallel has been thoroughly derailed.

[@canadianguy7291]

It's funny you make the connection between the NBA and NHL because last year I thought i was going crazy seeing the parallels in the playoffs. We had a sweep in the conference finals against a team everyone expected to do better and a play-in team on a miracle run going up against a first seed and getting blown out and weirdly both being 4-1 finals.

[@Grooviebones]

I was calling Panthers in 5 since the start of the finals. But if that's gonna be their 1, its a damn good 1 to get.

[@dahpha5965]

Oilers played well game 1 and game 3. If bob isn't playing well it could go the distance

[@thomasburnside1381]

Cap

[@kingdom1492]

What's weird is every playoff series the Panthers have had one abysmal game where they looked completely lost. Game 4 vs the Lightning, Game 1 vs Boston, Game 3 vs the Rangers, & now this game. We also have to give some credit to Skinner, he made some huge saves that kept the momentum. It makes me wonder how this game would have went if one of those 2 posts dinks in the 1st power play that led to that shorty went in.

[@DDWyss]

Those of us who recognized that despite losing the first 3 games, the Oilers have been the better team in this series, knew that the dam had to break sometime.

[@hemanownsyou]

You soilers fans are fucking delusional if you honestly believe the soilers have been the better team.

[@Alex-js5lg]

I recognized that Edmonton were the better team in games 1, 3, and 4, but I did _not_ think Bobrovski Dam would fail. Now we get to see if they can repair it before next game.

[@hemanownsyou]

@@Alex-js5lg Except the soilers weren't the better team.

[@saberspamofficial]

@@hemanownsyou they were though. Not like I expect a Floridian to actually watch the game.

[@hemanownsyou]

@@saberspamofficial I'm not a Floridian. Are you another delusional soilers fan?

[@JSL0202]

I have a big pet peeve with players trying to dodge hits, getting injured and then there being an expectation that the hitter should be getting a penalty. Nurse didn’t change his positioning at all and his leg was hardly stuck out. Good call on the officials, and Bennett wouldn’t have gotten injured if he’d had just taken the hit

[@Pfuetz4]

Exactly. Felt the same way about the foegle hit, even more so. The leg that hit the panther player was literally under his shoulder.

[@boser1212]

He wasn’t injured. He was trying to get a 5. That’s the only reason he went down the tunnel. Soon as it was a 2 min he magically came back to the bench and was fine.

[@chucknorris172]

​@@boser1212100% this

[@Alex-js5lg]

I agree, but there were also at least five knee-on-knee collisions in the first period of game 3. I could see the refs wanting to set a cleaner standard early on in game 4 to prevent a repeat.

[@benjaminshore3441]

Game 5 they are going to both not score and go to triple overtime, calling it now

[@heinrichdude]

The Oilers don't do overtime :)

[@TheGrimlx3]

would make for a great game...as long as oiler's score he last goal ;)

[@MontrealJunior]

I would have called a 0-0 game if it were a Dallas-Florida final. That said, I do believe that if there is to be a miracle comeback, one of those wins needs to be a 1-0 or 2-1 kind of road win.

[@MontrealJunior]

​@TheGrimlx3 Skinner needs a shutout. One of those games he absolutely steals everything. That would require full focus in the zone, no giveaways. Those are the ones leading to goals.

[@thomasburnside1381]

Cap

[@beko23]

Eck, one thing you haven't commented on is Florida's awful faking injuries and diving's. Its embarrassing as a hockey fan to watch a player act like their leg is broken, get carried by a trainer to down the hall and return IMMEDIATELY when the penalty is downgraded to a 2 minute... Then come back for the VERY next shift. Florida has done this every game. Even game 2 when Luostarinen layed on the ice for 10 minutes then came back for the next shift was greasy. Turtle boy falls to the ice like he was KOed by Tyson every scrum. Every cross check sends a Florida player flying to the ice. Its ice soccer and its disgusting. Problem is.... the refs are eating it up. Id love to see a compilation of this BS

[@BobbyRefrigeration]

He didn’t lay on the ice for 10 minutes, relax. Stop your conspiracies you dum dum. Are you a mad dum dum? I’d love to see you getting hit with the intensity these guys play at.

[@bobsmith2637]

Happened again at the start of game 4 with Bennett

[@МихаилНер]

bookmakers made a fortune

[@ThatSavoieDude]

Dude the odds for Oilers 8-1 was 251:1. They got smoked on exact score bets

[@JackBirdbath]

@@ThatSavoieDudehow many people are taking exact score bets on the Oilers 8-1 in that game?

[@ThatSavoieDude]

@@JackBirdbath idk I did with a bunch of other random exact scores because I didn't know how the game would shake out. $5 goes a long way at 251:1

[@Koof009]

I know knee on knees hurt but Bennett probably tryna get a 5 selling that knee.

[@LaSTBlazin]

That was the best play nurse made all series

[@Alex-js5lg]

Eh, he might be, but getting hit in the knee can be similar to hitting your elbow - it can make your whole limb go numb for a few seconds.

[@ZraM_tv]

Oilers scored more goal that night than Marner scored points in the entire series

[@KsLads]

That win by Oilers was my cup final. I treated it like winning the cup (Also delusional). LOL. Panthers will take it eventually, but man that was a heck of a game. Now I can die happy. 😅

[@kingmalric6571]

You're happy that your team has made it all the way to the SCF just to (potentially) be bounced in 5? The McDrai era won't last forever, and there's no guarantee they make it this far again before it ends. I get being proud of the team sure, but happy is a stretch when they've likely squandered their best chance of a cup for the rest of the McDavid era

[@edenisburning]

This whole series has been frustrating. Game 1, 3, and 4 were dominated by the Oilers for long stretches and they have 1 win to show for it.

[@matthewgill8332]

Holloway’s dive on his second goal was straight Bobby Orr haha

[@jamiesucie2685]

Realistically the Oil should be up 3-1 if they got any luck in finding the net in games 1 & 3.

[@bogeyt15games55]

They’ve literally just been getting out goalied. If bob doesn’t play the best hockey we’ve ever seen they win every game besides 3.

[@jamiesucie2685]

@@bogeyt15games55 yup. If they had figured out in the first 2 games what they figured out at the end of 3; this might be a very different series.

[@CharmingCJ]

"realistically" well guess what buddy, we live in real life which is as real as it gets. And in our real lives the Panthers are up 3-1. You can't just assume one team was lucky. There were just as many unlucky things to happen to Florida that you only didn't notice because they actually won. Florida could have scored much more in game 3 and oilers scored because of luck, ex elbow goal. 3-1 fla is as realistic as it gets

[@sparrowcd]

Game 4 revealed what the Panthers were holding back in the first 3 games. It's not like the Oilers haven't shown up, Florida has just been playing perfect hockey. Both the Canucks and Stars series ended with an Oilers streak, so it shows that it's exhausting to shut down McDavid/Draisatl for 7 games straight.

[@jamiesucie2685]

@@CharmingCJ the only game Florida outplayed Edmonton was game 2. If Edmonton figured out Bob like they started to at the end of 3 in game 1 and more of 3, my statement stands. Edmonton completely shot themselves in the foot both game 1 and definitely game 3. It wasn’t Florida domination and the majority of all hockey pundits and those that do this kind of thing would agree.

[@Wayf4rer]

Funny to think that Nurse's time in Edmonton might've been done if they called that kneeing a major. Instead he scored to chase Bob and breathed some life back into the Edmonton fans.

[@LaSTBlazin]

That was actually his best play of the playoffs

[@kingmalric6571]

Win or lose Nurse isn't going anywhere. He has a full NMC and a boat anchor contract that is almost buyout proof.

[@boser1212]

He has one of the, if not the worst contract in the league. I still think they should move him and eat probably 5 mill of cap.

[@yerroblige23]

Those panthers must have adamantium skeletons, cuz they sure heal quickly from what looks like crippling injuries

[@matthewclement1792]

Very good acting..hahaha

[@etahhcumosevahi]

Acting to sell penalties is an attribute of a player. It’s good to have those kind of attributes, anything to help the team win. Because it’s all about winning, don’t matter how. Welcome to life in this society.

[@Evan-qc3iz]

bro switching up now 😂

[@makeupwithsandra5801]

😂😂

[@nidavelllir6923]

As he was doubting us very badly 💀

[@mandydrake3844]

I totally expected this. Ok maybe not 8 -1, more like 4-1, but a blowout of some sort anyway. Florida was three times lucky, but it take more than luck to win a Stanley. When the hockey gods are fair minded, Edmonton will win everytime.

[@nogitsune4542]

Due to this game skinner now has a lower gaa than bob😂😂😂😂

[@4partharmony208]

I said before the series that Edmonton's Big 3 would have to go Super Saiyan to win the series, and McDavid woke up in G4. Hyman's the key for me. If he shows up in G5 it goes back to Canada

[@pyRoy6]

One key and interesting difference between hockey and basketball is the idea of "underlying numbers." Actual hockey outcomes are based on the low-frequency events, goals, which are heavily influenced by goaltending and luck. Basketball scores tend to be a much closer reflection to things that the teams, as a whole, can control. Because of this, "dominance" in hockey can often be measured in different ways. Game 3 was close, but the Oilers still had the edge in terms of controlling the game, getting dangerous shots, and preventing dangerous shots. Games 1 and 4, on the other hand, were lopsided in favour of Edmonton. To predict game 5, you should probably compare the teams using larger datasets (i.e. the entire season). Based on that, and home ice, Florida will most likely win the cup in 5. But if you look strictly at the matchup this series, Edmonton has had the edge. You could predict Edmonton taking it to 6 games...but it depends on whether or not you think the Panthers will have the massive goaltending advantage like they did in the first 3 games. If the goaltending is somewhat close, you could argue that we're most likely to see the series extended.

[@Tofflemire5]

Bennett is such an actor

[@Littlefieldpaints]

I HATE Bennett but to call him an actor on that is tough. People act like they have never got a Charlie horse or dead leg. It happens and I imagine is probably the case here. He looked like he was less in pain more like "oh shit I cant feel my toes". lol

[@IDPhotoMan]

@@Littlefieldpaints You're right on this play, 100%. But it's like the "Boy who cried Wolf"..... no one is going to believe him.

[@michaelkeller5927]

​@@Littlefieldpaints Are you delusional? He was crawling to the bench by PUSHING OFF USING THE LEG THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY INJURED! He's a disgrace to the game

[@GlazerKing]

And Mcdacid and the German aren’t cry baby actors?! Stop

[@dmullz100]

been waiting for your Oilers' video ! awesome once again

[@ipwinston]

May the Oilers keep things this interesting until game 7, then win 18-1.

[@adumbynamedconor5173]

I sure expected it lol. I knew it wasn’t going to be a sweep.

[@amxterxsu138]

didn't expect nurse to score, but it's fantastic that he did. great for his self esteem and gets the fans to lay off him a little

[@davekimball3610]

Had me thinking I missed a game last night with the timing of this video release.

[@coryray8804]

Should be a much different game back in Florida . Hard to believe Edmonton is a sports town only 3 , 500 fans attended the Edmonton Elks game on Friday night . Stadium holds 60,000 ? No dice here in Edmonton . Why ?

[@nolen991]

It's almost like the Elks have been complete dogshit for like, 6 years

[@Ravetar101]

Blues pulled Binnington in their cup final. They still won

[@thethe-nt1tb]

Was this game like when Rocky cut Drago? "You see? He's a man! Not a machine, a MAN!"

[@MontrealJunior]

Best analogy ever! In this case Bobrovsky was looking like Drago. Always the building block to hope, inspiration, and willingness to battle with confidence.

[@the7thstring602]

Anyone actually paying attention and looking at the numbers wouldn't have been shocked by this game. It was the Bob show. The Oilers controlled the play in games 1 3 4.

[@etahhcumosevahi]

But bob is part of the team. So wouldn’t that mean FL controlled those games?

[@ryss1]

Nice breather before winning the Cup :)))))

[@jaredschuster3010]

If the Oilers come back to win this series I think there would be a bit of poetic justice(not sure that is the right word). Given how they started the season, and here they are, then to start this final and win. Wow that would be funny

[@shmooveyea]

What were the vegas odds on that scoreline.

[@JEEBUSxHIMSELF]

this feels like that bit in the hobbit where bilbo realized smaug has a missing scale

[@mrsuarez430]

Lmao oilers fans and media acting like oilers are up 3-1 is hilarious

[@direwolf6234]

why does the hockey rink have both benches on the same side next to each other ? seems that would cause a lot of congestion and overlap .. why aren't they on opposite sides ??

[@edwinxmari]

just forced game 6 🤩

[@PZYK0PATH]

i feel like evenn if the panthers win mcdavid will get the playoffs mvp

[@calebbrown578]

I was so confused can’t believe you have a hockey channel lol

[@bted]

I haven't checked, and this has probly already been mentioned, but this has to be the longest geographic distance between cities in a pro playoff series. They're almost diagonally at opposite ends of North America.

[@81mrsmitty]

I think everything hinges on this next game. If Edmonton can somehow pull off a win in Florida all bets are off.

[@airhead3333]

I think if oilers win game 5 we are going 7 for sure

[@etahhcumosevahi]

FL want to win it in 7. They want to do it with swagger.

[@4partharmony208]

So impressed with Connor Brown. He's been a 200 ft menace all series and he's starting to get rewarded

[@cindyrussell1581]

The way you guys played in game 4 I expect the same in game 5 bring it back home Boyz. Go Oilers Go.

[@mtlnascarfan]

If you look closely... You'll see that almost every goal that Bob didn't stop was a wristshot. THAT...my friends...is his Achilles' Heel.

[@nosna91]

The panthers and oilers now both have 12 goals on the series. Oilers played the same way game one, only difference was pucks not going in. Let’s say they replicate this play that they been doing for half the series, including a game in Florida. If they win Tuesday, you almost expect them to win at home. It’s a reach but it’s not impossible

[@dannik9932]

Panthers simply didn't show up. First goal Montour literally took out Bob with his slide. 2nd was Reinhart forgetting to actually defend the man in front of the net... didn't even try to lift a stick or gain position. 3rd was Ekblad just ignoring Draisaitl standing beside him at the blue line. Drai gets the pass and walks in to setup a goal. Just horrible defense by Florida. They looked like they forgot how to play. I called the blowout after that 3rd goal.

[@GhostRaiter]

They most certainly did show up. Thar Gane could easily have been 5-1 the other way, for the cats. The had 30+ shots on Skinner ffs... what the hell did you watch?

[@ryankrause618]

what is bro yapping about. just say edmonton was steamrolling lmao

[@dannik9932]

@@GhostRaiter sog doesn't equal good play. Y'all either can't read or don't know hockey.

[@GhostRaiter]

@dannik9932 read my post again. I played 20 years, I coached and reffed. Florida had 33 shots. Skinner made at least 5 stupendous saves of those 33 shots.

[@dannik9932]

@@GhostRaiter so you can't read then. I never said Skinner didn't play well. I said Florida forgot how to play defence. I even gave examples. Florida had a few good looks, but mostly just threw garbage at the net. They didn't play well.

[@drstedman]

God damn I want them to make this a series. This was my finals pick at the beginning of the year and I've always had the Cats winning but I'll gladly take the L on that one.

[@coastingalong]

up to this point i was thinking this florida team may be one of the best teams in the last decade but tbh game 4 put that to bed. that was pathetic

[@fredrickolsen838]

I’m a stats fan too. As Don Cherry always said, game 2 and game 5 are the most important in any 7 game series. Panthers won game 2 and are in a position to win the cup at home. But, what if the Oilers win game 5? I can then easily see a whopper of a game 7 happen! The only thing that is certain is that the hockey gods are unpredictable.

[@MontrealJunior]

Love the stats too. I can envision a game 5 win since they haven't had a road win yet. My issue is I can see at best, for the time being, Panthers in 7. Heartbreaking 2-1 loss as usual. It's the way the sports gods work. When you rise but just too little too late. Thoughts?

[@fredrickolsen838]

@@MontrealJunior No doubt the Oilers will have the best effort they can give in game 5. But my gut says it would be a game 7 loss for the Oilers. If only Barkov could have touched the Eastern Conference trophy again, then I might have something to appease the hockey gods. The rest is up in the air.

[@fredrickolsen838]

@@MontrealJunior well now, I couldn’t be happier with how this series is progressing. My intuition, nothing more, still tells me there is a game 6 win for the Oilers but a difficult but fun game 7. Thoughts?

[@MontrealJunior]

@fredrickolsen838 Yes, absolutely, although with the way the Panthers finished game 5, there will be a little more pressure than expected on the Oilers now at home in front of their crowd, wanting it so bad. Playing road villains while still having a home game in your pocket is still an advantage. It will come down to the same formula, special teams, winning the battles, limit giveaways, big saves, and gritty contributions from the role players. As you can see, it's a whole team effort. There's no letting up, although it was kind of nice to sit on a 3 goal lead for the short time it lasted. It would be amazing if they can lead wire to wire in game 6. Then the unthinkable would suddenly be so within reach. Thoughts?

[@fredrickolsen838]

@@MontrealJunior I don’t think the Panthers could have finished game 5 any other way. If they got skunked two games in a row, and this time at home, game 6 would be an even tougher hill to climb. They had no choice but to give it their all after 3-0, even if they thought it was slim odds. The fact remains that the Oilers held them off, although it didn’t always look pretty at times. Both teams have had plenty enough games against each other now to figure each other out. I think the Oilers have stood better to learn from those games, maybe a bit slower, but it’s showing. I stand by my intuition, Oilers game 6 win.

[@randyrolf9397]

At the end of the video, you said, "one bad performance notwithstanding ..." To be fair, Panthers had 2 bad performances this round. Bob stole game 1 despite the Panthers being vastly outplayed which is the difference at this point. That performance by Bob is the only reason this isn't a 2-2 series instead of 3-1. Still, and as usual, great video.

[@etahhcumosevahi]

But does it matter?

[@randytessman6750]

The crazy thing about the improbable, is that nobody sees it coming. Congrats to McD for passing 99 in anything, in my mind "The Greatest One"

[@de-fault_de-fault]

Just seeing an offense actually be able to play hockey against the Panthers was such a relief. I'm not expecting a reverse sweep here or anything but my level of boredom watching the Panthers do their thing these past two rounds has been unbearable and this was a nice break from it.

[@SluggerStark]

As an Oilers fan, I have to have hope that their best is enough to rip open that disciplined, boring defensive style game the Panthers play.

[@travisescobar9920]

No one expected Oilers to get swept at home (or expect them to go down 3-0 lol) Panthers came out lackluster when Oilers were fighting for survival. Unfortunately the Oilers decided to show up to the dance a little late - Good luck next year.

[@kevinmanning4880]

Special Teams win championships. Oilers have the best special teams in the playoffs. Oilers in 7 but didn't think they would do it the hard way like this.

[@Rwn819]

"Oilers are better team, they just took a big L for the first 3 games so they can figure out Bob" comments are so great.

[@yeyeng5075]

This is the best Oilers playoffs game Also, is the best 2023-2024 playoffs game too. I believed no one can denied it. Oilers make the history.

[@etahhcumosevahi]

Teams are only remembered for hoisting the cup. No one will remember the miracle of game 4 of 1994 Stanley cup, or game 5 of 2003 Stanley cup. Do you? Because I don’t.

[@carlodelavera9735]

It was very much expected tbh

[@christinemaclean3718]

In the first round game 4, the Lightning avoided a sweep with a 6-1 victory over Panthers but then lost (badly) in game 5. Unfortunately the same thing will probably happen to the Oil.

[@Japhox45]

Oilers are my west coast team. Panther are my east coast. This has been some damn good hockey to watch! Still hoping the oilers bring it home. But im not gonna be mad if the panther win there first cup.

[@jerremymiller]

I just keep thinking from or for a Panthers perspective: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CALL YOURSELF CHAMPS after getting just absolutely bullied in a closer game. Boys still got a ways to go but at the game I was like, "This feels like a regular season game with all this scoring". OIL in 7

[@rebmoe14]

McDiesel 😂😂😂😂 I love it

[@ThatSavoieDude]

For me, the big thing is that bobrobsky is starting to get beat. It started in game 3 where he let 3 in, and continued in game 4 when he let 5 in. They're finding ways to make it past him and causing goaltending to be less of a factor

[@idawg7332]

Honestly as a panthers fan I kinda did see it coming. I thought we'd either sweep in game 4 but it would be low scoring like 2-1 or we'd get absolutely dominated...turned out to be the 2nd version.

[@timshady7099]

I'm looking at this thinking back to the 3rd period of game 3. Its been all Oilers since that point. I think Florida takes it, but you have to feel like they don't have any momentum right now.

[@Bunterino]

Winning the next game is almost a must win for Florida if Edmonton can bring them back to Alberta I don’t see them dropping another home game. I feel this either ends tomorrow or goes to 7

[@DM-yj9qf]

gotta give the season ticket holders something to hold on to.

[@chriz9959]

anything can happen. we players anyways go from game to game and we count the wins, so no time travel to the future or history readings when the last time a reverse sweep happened. for the sake of hockey i want game seven

[@elliotwalton6159]

Rd.1 Gm4 Tampa 6-1. Rd.2 Gm1 Boston 5-1. Rd.3 NY 5-4 OT. It's happened once a round to Florida. Given all the frustration Edmonton had in the first 3 games, I'm surprised the score wasn't higher. I turned off the game and conceded it to Edmonton after the first goal. I did check in later to see if my instincts were correct. 5-1 at that point. See you Tuesday.

[@chrisw9445]

didnt boston come back on vancouver in 2011 down 3-0 ? vs 1942 stated ?

[@nathanhood2415]

From a strictly statistical standpoint the fact they were 3-0 means nothing anymore. It is now a 3-1 comeback with the momentum on their side. I still don’t see it happening but something to point out.

[@nathanharris7692]

nba and nhl both reverse sweep😭😭 that would be some history

[@X-7-JAMES]

Florida has the Oilers right where they want them! lol. Let’s go Cats! They just want to win the Cup at home.

[@g.w.7893]

I think most people expected the Oil to take one game in commanding fashion. And that's it.

[@milesmcstylez]

I don't know anyone expected an 8-1 shitkicking though

[@kestrik]

I feel like the week off was not good for Edmonton coming into the series. When the Dallas series ended, they were firing on all cylinders. But the week off, reduced the adrenaline and focus Edmonton's top players need to be competitive. They don't have the depth, and they can't rely on a cool performance from their top defensemen / goalie to win them games. Not sure they can win 4 in a row, but I think they have a reasonable chance of evening the series.

[@oblivion2674]

The Nurse hit was far worse than the Foegle hit

[@colinlandry614]

Bobby gave up 5 goals in each round these playoffs... Game 4 Lightning, Game 1 Bruins, Game 3 Rangers... Panthers go on the STOMP their opponents.

[@CatalystHD]

It just seemed like the perfect storm for EDM in a way. All that puck luck they were missing and the frustration from the first three games all boiled into one game for an offensive explosion in the barn. Not to mention elimination games are the hardest and you know that with how talented they are sweeping would be a tough challenge for FLA. Feels like once Stu made the save against Swaggy, the Oilers just took it and ran. Stollarz is not Bobby obviously but he was left out to dry too on the rush. Maurice has to make some adjustments. We keep hearing how good this FLA defense is but being outscored 10-1 in the last four periods is not going to cut it. I say this as a FLA fan, losing this series in 7 would be the most Panthers thing ever but im not concerned yet. I expected to lose Game 4.

[@sammarvel8]

McDavid was tied with Gretzky for like 3 mins!

[@MisterGreenw00d]

I expected the Oilers to bounce back at home. I didn't expect Nurse to score though

[@throwawayburnerusername]

The world is in need of a really good material for a hockey movie.

[@taylorbell3071]

A bit convenient both teams that were down 3-0 just destroyed. I’m trying to keep faith being a Dallas fan.

[@tylerdurden4006]

It's hilarious how all they did was stop the sweep so far (literally the only thing they accomplished was avoiding being swept in 4) and everyone is acting like they won the cup already...

[@shaunw9092]

I'm not shocked, there hasn't been a Final sweep since 1998 (Wings over Caps).

[@GaciMeister]

That's a 5 and a game for Nurse every day of the week