Panthers vs Oilers Stanley Cup Final Game 6
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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.
"Recovery" is the key word for players traveling 2,600 miles between games on teams that have had 300-plus games over the past three years.
The potential biggest game of the series if it doesn't go seven is Game 6 tonight in Sunrise as the Florida Panthers look to make it back-to-back Stanley Cups when returning home with a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers.
There were no blown leads this time as the Florida Panthers down the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 behind Brad Marchand and a defensive gem.
With a chance to become the ninth different franchise to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, the Panthers know a strong start will be key again in Game 6 on Tuesday. Welcoming the Oilers back to Amerant Bank Arena – the site of Florida’s Cup-clinching win over Edmonton in Game 7 just a year ago – both players and the home crowd will be ready.
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The Panthers, meanwhile, have no such issue. Bobrovsky is their guy. He has been ever since regaining the starting job midway through the first round of the 2023 playoffs, their first of three consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Final. He is as steady as they come, and his performance has shown for it.