<p>After a dominant 8-1 win for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4, they looked to continue their comeback from down 3-0 in the series and push the series back to Edmonton. But with the Florida Panthers being the home team again in Game 5, this was the best chance that they would get to end the series before Edmonton <em>really</em> got some momentum.</p>



<p>Florida started the game playing like they wanted to win the Stanley Cup tonight, maintaining a lot of the early pressure, and as a result, they were rewarded with the games first power play. But much like Game 4, their first power play didn’t go the way they intended. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/connor-brown/2181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connor Brown</a> made a great play along the blueline to break up a pass and set himself up for a breakaway, and he deked around <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/sergei-bobrovsky/1117" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sergei Bobrovsky</a> to open the scoring.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="143"></div>



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<p>For the second straight game, the Oilers had the 1-0 lead, and it was courtesy of a shorthanded goal. It gave the Oilers the momentum they needed, as while they didn’t score for the rest of the first period, they didn’t let Florida fire the puck on net for the rest of the period.</p>



<p>But the Oilers <em>did</em> score shortly into the second period. After starting the frame on a power play awarded to Edmonton at the end of the first, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/zach-hyman/2468" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zach Hyman</a> deflected a shot from <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/evan-bouchard/4792" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Evan Bouchard</a> at the tail end of their man advantage for his first goal of the series to make the game 2-0.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="131"></div>



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<p>And then just three minutes later, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/connor-mcdavid/2471" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connor McDavid</a> took a bad angled shot that leaked through Bobrovsky to make it 3-0.</p>



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<p>It was important for Florida that they didn’t let the game get away from them like it did in Game 4, and they needed a goal from a big name on their team. So who better to get the job done than <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/matthew-tkachuk/2635" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matthew Tkachuk</a>, who’s had a quiet series. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/evan-rodrigues/2620" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Evan Rodrigues</a> set up Tkachuk for a mini-breakaway in the offensive zone, and he sniped it past <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/stuart-skinner/4741" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stuart Skinner</a> to make it 3-1.</p>



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<p>Five minutes later, McDavid responded again, this time with an impressive set of moves to set up <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/corey-perry/36" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Corey Perry</a> with the easy tap-in to give the Oilers the three goal lead again.</p>



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<p>But the Panthers clapped right back, as <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/brandon-montour/2724" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brandon Montour</a> threw the puck on net, and Rodrigues was there to bury the rebound and make it 4-2.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Evan Rodrigues responds just 14 seconds later, once again trimming the Florida deficit to 2!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TimeToHunt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TimeToHunt</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/qUQVM2YE84">pic.twitter.com/qUQVM2YE84</a></p>— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights &amp; News (@HockeyDaily365) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1803242202778185784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The Oilers seemed to slow things down for the rest of the second and keep their lead to two goals, but four minutes into the third period, Tkachuk set up <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/oliver-ekman-larsson/1172" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oliver Ekman-Larsson</a> jumping up from the point and the Swede fired home a shot past Skinner to make it a one goal game.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="3" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="138"></div>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OEL! Oliver Ekman-Larsson rifles home a terrific shot, bringing Florida within 1!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TimeToHunt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TimeToHunt</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/8gwDxtazAt">pic.twitter.com/8gwDxtazAt</a></p>— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights &amp; News (@HockeyDaily365) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1803252478873317781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The Panthers continued to pressure throughout the third to tie the game, but despite many great attempts to score, Skinner had the answer. And despite a couple of amazing plays to keep the puck out of the empty Florida net, McDavid capped off another excellent night with the empty net goal to make it 5-3.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After an incredible save by Tkachuk, Connor McDavid hits the empty net to push the series to a Game 6!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/SdjJ8kbp71">pic.twitter.com/SdjJ8kbp71</a></p>— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights &amp; News (@HockeyDaily365) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1803260267754586190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>With the 5-3 win, the Oilers creep closer to coming back from that 0-3 hole with the series now just 3-2 for the Panthers. Edmonton had a couple of big games from big players, with McDavid’s two goals and four points making him just <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-becomes-third-player-in-nhl-history-to-score-40-points-in-a-single-post-season" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the third player ever to have a 40-point playoff run</a>, and Bouchard’s three assists giving him the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/oilers-evan-bouchard-breaks-record-for-assists-by-a-defenseman-in-single-postseason" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">most assists by a defenseman in a playoff run</a>.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="4" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="163"></div>
