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Hyman also became the third active player to score 70 total goals in a season (regular season & playoffs), joining current teammate Connor McDavid (72 in 2022-23) and former teammate Auston Matthews (70 in 2023-24).

Edmonton became the 21st team in NHL history to hold a multi-goal lead in three straight games during any playoff series while facing elimination in each contest and second this postseason (also Carolina in Round 2 vs. the Rangers). The Oilers joined the 1942 Maple Leafs (Game 5-7) as the second team to do so in a Final. The Oilers have 18 goals when facing elimination in the final, the second-highest total to the 1942 Maple Leafs (19).

“It’s been fun,” said Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch of the comeback. “I know we surprised a lot of people, but I don’t think we surprised anybody in the room. We felt that we could do this. We felt, early in the series, down three, we felt that we could have won two of those. We thought we played well enough to win those and they didn’t go our way.”

The Oilers are 3-1 in this series when scoring first, and 13-5 over the postseason. That compares to a 2-4 record when the opposition is first on the board. But when it comes to having their backs up against the wall, the Oilers have scored first in every instance on the way to being 5-0 when facing elimination. In games where their opponents are the ones on the ropes, the Oilers have also scored first in all three rounds, going 3-0 to advance at the first opportunity every time.

Goaltender Stuart Skinner has stopped 81 of 86 shots over the past three games, making timely saves at critical times to keep the final going. Skinner is 10-0 these playoffs in Games 4-7 of a series. The only other goalies to win 10 or more times in those situations in a single postseason are Jordan Binnington in 2019, Corey Crawford in 2013 and Martin Brodeur in 2012, and his 1.50 goals-against average in Games 4-7 is fourth best in NHL history.

“He’s definitely stepped up,” alternate captain Leon Draisaitl said. “I think he’s been playing great for us, and we expect it coming down the stretch here. He’s one of those guys, one of those goalies who steps up in big moments.”

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Fair or not, the Panthers will be called legendary chokers if they blow their chance to win their first-ever Stanley Cup with four tries at it. The Panthers are set to compete in their fourth all-time Game 7 and are 2-1 in the previous three. Home teams own a 12-5 advantage in the 17 prior Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Finals. Coach Paul Maurice is 4-0 in four career Game 7s.

“I’m not concerned about the past at all,” Maurice said after the Game 5 loss. “Our plan is set. I know it’s 3-3. But the concern of the previous three games certainly didn’t affect Edmonton, and it won’t affect us.”

Matthew Tkachuk (six goals, 16 assists for 22 points in 22 games) can become the sixth U.S.-born player to lead his team in points (outright or tied) in consecutive playoff years (min. 10 GP in each year).

Barkov and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (3-8—11 in 6 GP) have combined for 16 points which ties the highest cumulative total by captains during a championship series in NHL history, set by Wayne Gretzky (3-10—13 in 5 GP) and Ray Bourque (0-3—3 in 5 GP) in 1988 (including suspended contest).

Florida has seven comeback wins during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs (including one in the Final), matching a franchise record set last year. The club has five multi-goal comeback wins in their playoff history.

Tarasenko was an alternate captain for the 2019 Blues in the most recent seventh-and-deciding game in the Finals, notching an assist in St. Louis’ 4-1 win over the Bruins. Tarasenko leads all Panthers skaters in overall Game 7 appearances (5 GP), boasting a 4-1 record in those contests.

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When: Monday, 8 PM ET
Where: Amerant Bank Arena
TV: ABC
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: Tunein.com

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