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W ith a goal right after face-off less than ten minutes into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday, Brad Marchand made rare history once again. During the Florida Panthers'
On tonight's show, Katie Gaus and Michael Traikos react to Game 5 between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers with Avry Lewis-McDougall joining live from inside Rogers Place. During the game, join the conversation in the comment section and send in your questions. They may end up on the post-game show.
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Edmonton Journal on MSNNightmare on Oilers Street as Panthers plunge a dagger into EdmontonThe Panthers, meanwhile, took their usual lead. Brad Marchand juked Mattias Ekholm off a centre-ice faceoff and walked down main street to score on a breakaway at 9:12 and Sam Bennett made it 2-0 at 18:06. Florida looked faster, hungrier and better.
Is there better theater than Stanley Cup playoff hockey? Game 4 between Edmonton and Florida had everything: chaotic twists, a comeback, a last-second game-tying goal, another overtime, and Taylor Swift in the crowd as the Oilers tied a wild series.
Oilers forward Trent Frederic, whose cross-check on Sam Bennett's arm sparked a third-period line brawl, spoke Tuesday about the incident and the wider issue of officiating standards.
The Oilers need to get Connor McDavid on a long-term contract extension before focusing on NHL free agency this summer.