The Edmonton Oilers became the 10th team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after trailing 3-0 on Friday night, and just the third in the Cup Final.
The Edmonton Oilers became the 211th team to trail 3-0 in a playoff series in NHL history last week. Now, they’re just one win away from becoming the fifth to ever complete the comeback.
The Oilers on Friday became the 10th team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after trailing a series three games to none after beating the Florida Panthers, 5-1.
Shortly 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. It was the fewest shots they had in a period all year.
Edmonton started the second frame 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’d answered back just 10 seconds later, but Edmonton successfully challenged that the Panthers were offside, leaving it a 2–0 Oilers lead.
