Panthers vs. Oilers Game 6 – Pregame stats, facts and notes – Hockey Writers – NHL News

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to do the impossible and force a do-or-die Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final, having lost the first three games of the series to the Florida Panthers but still alive in Game 6. As for the final, they will want to end the madness and take their championship first in franchise history. Let's take a look at some important stats, facts, and notes for this tournament.

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Of the 84 best-of-seven Cup Final series in history, 17 of them (20.2 percent) have gone to a Game 7. The last time the Stanley Cup Final went to a Game 7 was in 2019—that was the only time since then. 2011.

In these contests, road teams won 46 of 86 games overall (53.5 percent). The most road wins in a single postseason is 47, recorded in both 2012 and 2023.

The Oilers are the 20th team to win in a row against elimination from the Stanley Cup Finals and the first since the New Jersey Devils in 2012—they trailed their series 3-0 to start like Edmonton, only to lose. Game 6. The only teams to have won at least three consecutive championships against elimination are the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1945 Detroit Red Wings.

The Oilers are the 25th team in league history to force a Game 6 after being down 3-0 in the series at any point in the postseason. In the Finals, only the 1942 Maple Leafs, 1945 Red Wings, and 2012 Devils have done it—Toronto was the only team to win the Stanley Cup.

In NHL history, only four teams have come back from 3-0 down in a series to win it 4-3. The 1942 Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers, and 2014 Los Angeles Kings were the only others to accomplish this feat.

In playoff history, 197 of the 450 teams that have advanced to Game 6 have won that contest (43.8 percent win rate). In the Stanley Cup Finals, only 17 of the 43 teams facing this problem have won Game 6 (a 39.5 percent win rate).

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Going into some player statistics, Matthew Tkachuk has a chance to become the sixth American-born player to have the most points or be tied for the most points played by his team in consecutive seasons with at least 10 games played. campaign. Brian Leetch, Doug Weight, Mike Modano, Zach Parise, and Patrick Kane were the only others to do so. Tkachuk's 22 points led Florida, sitting one point ahead of Aleksander Barkov entering Game 6.

In both Game 4 and Game 5, the Oilers came up short. If they can do it again tonight, they will become the first team in Stanley Cup Final history to do it in three consecutive championships. The opening goals in both of their last two tournaments were shorthanded, so they were doing it early.

Stats and facts courtesy of NHL PR