Bill Zito appeared to embody each Florida Panthers fan on Tuesday night time throughout their Game 5 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, retaining the Stanley Cup Final collection alive.
With the Panthers down 4-3 within the third interval, Oilers star Connor McDavid scored an empty-net purpose with 19 seconds remaining within the recreation. It put Edmonton up 5-3 and the victory introduced the collection to 3-2.
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Zito, the Panthers’ basic supervisor, was seen within the suite on the Amerant Bank Arena throwing a water bottle in frustration.
“I’m not pumping tires. I’m not rubbing backs. I do not assume we’d like that in any respect,” Panthers head coach Paul Maurice mentioned after the sport. “Everybody feels in all probability precisely the way in which I do proper now. I’m not feeling deflated. Neither’s the hockey staff. They’re not feeling deflated. Little grumpy.”
Florida misplaced Game 4 in Edmonton over the weekend, 8-1. Coming again dwelling felt like a possibility to boost the cup in entrance of the house crowd.
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Panthers heart Sam Reinhart sits on the bench together with his teammates on the finish of the third interval of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals towards the Edmonton Oilers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
But the great emotions started to slide away as Corey Perry put the Oilers up 4-1 on the 11:54 mark within the second interval. Evan Rodrigues scored to chop the deficit in half later within the interval and Oliver Ekman-Larsson made it a one-goal recreation early within the third.
Florida couldn’t rating once more.
“We’re going to show the web page,” Rodrigues mentioned. “We’re going to be taught from this one.”
Edmonton Oilers gamers have fun a purpose through the third interval of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals towards the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Game 6 is about for Friday night time again in Canada.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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