Stanley Cup live updates: Oilers at Panthers Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers are in Florida for a must-win Game 6 in the Stanley Cup Final vs. the Panthers.
This is it. The Edmonton Oilers need to win tonight.
If they do, they'll get to play one more game. And not just any game: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.
That should sound familiar. Last year, the Oilers and Panthers took it to the best-of-seven limit in the Cup Final, won by Florida.
If the Oilers lose, their season is over.
The Panthers lead the best-of-seven series heading into Tuesday's tilt three games to two.
Follow along here for live updates as I keep tabs on Game 6 in Sunrise, Fla.
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Oilers hoping to force Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final
As CTV Edmonton's Nicole Lampa reports, the Florida Panthers are one game away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup.
3:05 p.m. - Skinner to start in goal
Stuart Skinner is getting the call for Game 6. The Oilers goalie will start Tuesday night, head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the morning skate. Skinner was pulled in Game 4 after allowing three goals on 17 shots in the first period. Calvin Pickard took over the net as the Oilers won that game in overtime, but lost as their Game 5 starter.
Forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't skate Tuesday morning, but Knoblauch said he expects the 15-year veteran of the team to play in Game 6.
Other lineup changes announced by Knoblauch:
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