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Stanley Cup Final time, TV, how to watch Panthers vs. Oilers Game 6
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. The Florida Panthers, who needed 30 years to win their first Stanley Cup championship, can become the ninth NHL team with back-to-back titles. All they need is a home victory against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday, June 17. The Panthers took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final with a defensive masterpiece in Game 5. Advertisement "The most important thing is to stick with our game," Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. "You don't need to change anything. ... That's been our whole mindset the whole playoffs. The next game, you have be better than the previous game." The Panthers are 3-1 this postseason when they have a chance to close out a series. In last year's final, the Panthers gave up a 3-0 series lead before winning in Game 7. The Oilers are counting on their resilience as they try to force a seventh game, which would be on Friday, June 20, in Edmonton, Alberta. "For some reason when their backs are against up the wall and they've hit rock bottom and they're facing elimination … they play their best and they don't panic," Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said. Advertisement Stuart Skinner will be back in the Oilers net for Game 6 after Calvin Pickard had played in Game 5. Here's what to know about Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, including how to watch: Game 6 preview: What Panthers, Oilers need to do to win When is Stanley Cup Final Game 6? Panthers vs. Oilers game time The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers will face off Tuesday, June 17, at 8 p.m. ET at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. What TV channel is Panthers vs. Oilers Game 6 on? TNT and truTV are broadcasting Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final. Kenny Albert will provide play-by-play, while Eddie Olczyk, Brian Boucher, Darren Pang and Jackie Redmond will provide analysis and reporting. Advertisement Stream the 2025 Stanley Cup Final on Sling How to watch Panthers vs. Oilers Game 6 Date: Tuersday, June 17 Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: TNT, truTV Streaming: Max, Sling TV The biggest stories, every morning. Stay up-to-date on all the key sports developments by subscribing to USA TODAY Sports' newsletter. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Stanley Cup Final today: Time, TV for Panthers vs Oilers Game 6
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3 days ago
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Oilers add offensive skill, even a defenceman, to prospect pool at 2025 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers general Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch speak to media before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. As you can imagine, the Edmonton Oilers had little in the way of work to do on Day 1 of the National Hockey League Draft. That's because Friday is devoted to the first round. The Oilers, who've been busy assembling the NHL's most-veteran team the last few years and trading away picks for players as they chase a Stanley Cup, didn't have a selection until Saturday's third round. In the end, the Oilers took five players from the latter rounds of the 2025 draft held chiefly via conference call but with a live component in Los Angeles. The Oilers made their first pick at No. 83, taking winger Tommy Lafreniere. Another winger, David Lewandowski, was their selection in Round 4, 117th overall, while defenceman Asher Barnett (No. 131), goaltender Daniel Salonen (No. 191) and centre Aiden Park (No. 223) rounded out their final list. Rick Pracey, the Oilers' director of amateur scouting, characterized Lafreniere as a skilled forward who 'makes plays (and) has a good stick, so we think he's going to take off offensively.' 'He played sort of on a bubble team lower in the standings, so we think the team's going to improve,' Pracey told media on Saturday of Lafreniere's junior club, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. 'We think he's going to be a significant part of it.' Pracey sees Edmonton's fourth-round pick, another Western League forward in Lewandowski of the Saskatoon Blades, in much the same way, skilled and able to make plays. 'These guys are good off the cycle,' he said. 'They can extend offensive zone time. They can play with skill. They make quick decisions.' In adding U.S. development teamer Barnett, for whom the Oilers traded a draft pick next year for the 131st selection, Pracey said the Oilers' staff was 'a little worried about the overall defensive depth' of the 2025 draft pool but pulled the trigger to snag the 6-foot-1, 198 lb. rearguard. 'We were worried about late rounds,' Pracey said. 'Obviously (our) first two picks were forwards, so being able to add (a defenceman) really helped to diversify the draft class.' With their final piuck of the draft, the second-to-last in the NHL this year, the Oilers went with a player in attendance in L.A.: centre Aidan Park of Hermosa Beach, Calif., who scored 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 55 games with USHL Green Bay this past season and finished the 2024-25 campaign with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen. The nephew of former NHL player Richard Park was No. 94 in NHL Central Scouting's rankings of North American skaters. General manager Stan Bowman said he was pleased the Oilers could take a player with his skill at that late point. 'He's one of those guys that, for whatever reason, was passed over, but now you look at what he was able to do in a good league, and he's going to a good school next year (Michigan), I think he'll get an opportunity,' Bowman told media after the draft. 'We think he's got a lot of game, offensive ability, and later in the draft, you're looking for guys with a lot of upside, and he has it, for sure.'
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3 days ago
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Oilers add offensive skill, even a defenceman, to prospect pool at 2025 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers general Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Kris Knoblauch speak to media before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. As you can imagine, the Edmonton Oilers had little in the way of work to do on Day 1 of the National Hockey League Draft. That's because Friday is devoted to the first round. The Oilers, who've been busy assembling the NHL's most-veteran team the last few years and trading away picks for players as they chase a Stanley Cup, didn't have a selection until Saturday's third round. In the end, the Oilers took five players from the latter rounds of the 2025 draft held chiefly via conference call but with a live component in Los Angeles. The Oilers made their first pick at No. 83, taking winger Tommy Lafreniere. Another winger, David Lewandowski, was their selection in Round 4, 117th overall, while defenceman Asher Barnett (No. 131), goaltender Daniel Salonen (No. 191) and centre Aiden Park (No. 223) rounded out their final list. Rick Pracey, the Oilers' director of amateur scouting, characterized Lafreniere as a skilled forward who 'makes plays (and) has a good stick, so we think he's going to take off offensively.' 'He played sort of on a bubble team lower in the standings, so we think the team's going to improve,' Pracey told media on Saturday of Lafreniere's junior club, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. 'We think he's going to be a significant part of it.' Pracey sees Edmonton's fourth-round pick, another Western League forward in Lewandowski of the Saskatoon Blades, in much the same way, skilled and able to make plays. 'These guys are good off the cycle,' he said. 'They can extend offensive zone time. They can play with skill. They make quick decisions.' In adding U.S. development teamer Barnett, for whom the Oilers traded a draft pick next year for the 131st selection, Pracey said the Oilers' staff was 'a little worried about the overall defensive depth' of the 2025 draft pool but pulled the trigger to snag the 6-foot-1, 198 lb. rearguard. 'We were worried about late rounds,' Pracey said. 'Obviously (our) first two picks were forwards, so being able to add (a defenceman) really helped to diversify the draft class.' With their final piuck of the draft, the second-to-last in the NHL this year, the Oilers went with a player in attendance in L.A.: centre Aidan Park of Hermosa Beach, Calif., who scored 33 goals and 33 assists for 66 points in 55 games with USHL Green Bay this past season and finished the 2024-25 campaign with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen. The nephew of former NHL player Richard Park was No. 94 in NHL Central Scouting's rankings of North American skaters. General manager Stan Bowman said he was pleased the Oilers could take a player with his skill at that late point. 'He's one of those guys that, for whatever reason, was passed over, but now you look at what he was able to do in a good league, and he's going to a good school next year (Michigan), I think he'll get an opportunity,' Bowman told media after the draft. 'We think he's got a lot of game, offensive ability, and later in the draft, you're looking for guys with a lot of upside, and he has it, for sure.'
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24-06-2025
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The Maven's Gossip Garden Is Open For Business
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images 1. Connor McDavid is making the Edmonton Oilers wait – and that's not nice if your name happens to be Kris Knoblauch or Stan Bowman, coach and GM, respectively. 2. What the Oilers – not to mention all Albertans outside the Calgary City Limits – were hoping for is that The World's Greatest Hockey Player Without a Stanley Cup Ring would swear his allegiance to The Oil and sign a new contract. Advertisement 3. But McD's agent Jud Muldaver doesn't live in Edmonton nor care much about its beautiful Downtown; nor does Jud's California-based Wasserman agency. 4. They know about show business and its capital is not in Beautiful Downtown Edmonton; it's in The Big Apple. 5. The fact is that King Connor is fed up with all the years gone by in his career without a Stanley Cup. Face it, the Oil's front office has failed Superman. That's a No-No! 6. Nor can Connor be happy with a top-heavy team, mediocre in goal with overpaid-overrated Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard on a D that gets worse after them. Advertisement 7. And if you read between McD's post-loss comments-lines, he doesn't figure that Knoblauch is much of a genius behind the bench. 8. Of course, there's no rush for King Connor to sign any magna carta but the high command sure would like it to happen yesterday. With every passing unsigned week, they get a little more edgy in the front office. 9. Meanwhile, we outliers enjoy it as the melodrama unfolds. 10. At the happy campus called Sunrise, Florida, the Champs' free agents are falling over each other wanting to come back without breaking owner Vinnie Viola's bank. 11. That means such worthies as "Playoff Sam" Bennett and Brad (Lovable Rat) Marchand want to stay put. They're just so happy in Dixie. Bradley has become a half hockey player and half Kid-Under-Christmas Tree since moving to The Sunshine State. Trying To Rebuild The Rangers Like A True Contender Trying To Rebuild The Rangers Like A True Contender In an adjoining column, I detailed the Panthers' climb to become a near dynasty. The following column looks at how the Advertisement Rangers match up vis-a-vis the Champs: 12. Three little words uttered by Matthew Tkachuk sum up the Panthers' mantra: "Winning is addictive!" 13. Far-seeing Sean McCaffrey of Blue Collar Blue Shirts offers this: "I can see Breadman Panarin waiving at the deadline." (Had The Maven thought of that, I would have beat The Young Maven to the punch by a day.) 14. George Richards, publisher of FloridaHockey touches my literary heart with this observation: "Paul Maurice never cared about having home ice advantage." 15. One more from Richards: "The Panthers' attitude of 'Just tell us where we're going and who we're playing' has proven to be the right way with this team. They don't care who they're playing nor where." (P.S. They started all four series on the road!)
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23-06-2025
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Oilers HC Kris Knoblauch's ‘difficult' admission after Panthers series
The post Oilers HC Kris Knoblauch's 'difficult' admission after Panthers series appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Edmonton Oilers have shown admirable determination during these last two seasons, erasing deficits and winning the Western Conference in back-to-back years, but this run is ultimately defined by agonizing outcomes in the Stanley Cup Final. Fair or not, this franchise's inability to defeat the Florida Panthers will overshadow the other accomplishments. Advertisement For the second straight year, Edmonton watched the Cats reach the top of the hockey world in Amerant Bank Arena. Following Tuesday's 5-1 Game 6 loss, another grueling reflection period awaits. The organization will have to figure out what it can do to possibly vanquish this powerhouse. Of course, returning to this stage is no guarantee given the parity that exists throughout the West. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch does not care to look ahead. The heartache is strong. 'There's no silver lining to this, it's very difficult to handle right now,' he told the media at the postgame press conference. 'It hurts right now and I don't think it's gonna let up for a while.' The Oilers enjoy one heck of a year, but the season ends in the same dissatisfying way Edmonton worked hard to get to this point. Connor McDavid suffered a lower-body injury early in the regular season and still finished sixth in points. Leon Draisaitl seized the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy and came in second in the Hart Memorial Trophy voting. Goalies Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard each enjoyed huge triumphs along the way. Advertisement The Oilers overcame a 2-0 series deficit versus the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the playoffs and pushed their way to a series-tying Game 4 victory against the Panthers. But that undying perseverance was not enough to lead them to the Cup. That is not to discredit what Kris Knoblauch has achieved since taking over as HC during last season. He has boosted this franchise to heights it had not seen in two decades. Despite the offensive firepower this group possesses, Edmonton was simply outmatched in this Final. Perhaps that would not be the case if injured left winger Zach Hyman was on the ice, but Florida deserves its flowers for outlasting the rest of the league once again. Knoblauch and the Oilers will think about how they had a golden opportunity to take control of the series with a Game 5 win at home, before eventually getting outscored by seven goals across the last six periods. That is just human nature. However, once the pain subsides, Edmonton must use this disappointment as the last bit of motivation it needs to finally bring Lord Stanley's Cup back to Rogers Place. Or, will this latest high-stakes shortcoming break this team's renowned fighting spirit? We shall see. Advertisement Related: Matthew Tkachuk makes Connor McDavid Stanley Cup guarantee Related: Connor McDavid's crushing takeaway from Oilers' latest Stanley Cup defeat
