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Panthers within one win of a Cup repeat: Grades for both teams, outlook for Game 6

Ryan Clark

created: June 17, 2025, 1:07 a.m. | updated: June 17, 2025, 11:37 a.m.

For the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, their 5-2 win Saturday in Game 5 over the Edmonton Oilers means they're a win away from winning back-to-back Cups. Of course, it wouldn't be out of character for the Oilers to strike back to win Game 6, forcing a Game 7 back in Edmonton. McDavid scoring his first goal of the Stanley Cup Final -- with Perry grabbing another -- got the Oilers to within two goals on separate occasions. Bennett became the fifth player in NHL history to register a six-game road goal streak in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Carolina Hurricanes had also lost three in a row but rallied to win Game 4.

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