For the third time in three games, the Stanley Cup will be in the house with the Florida Panthers looking to finish off the Edmonton Oilers to collect their first championship in team history. Florida has a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC. Fans looking to watch this NHL game can do so for free by using FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the game.
After taking a 3-0 lead in the series, the Panthers have found difficulty closing out the series to lift the Cup in the last two contests. The last time Florida was in Edmonton, the Oilers exploded for 8 goals to extend the series.
If the Oilers are going to force a Game 7, they will need another big performance from All-Star Connor McDavid. The three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner is leading the series in points with 11, eight of which came over the last two games as McDavid became the first player in NHL history to tally four points in consecutive Stanley Cup Final games.
Who: Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers
When: Friday, June 21 at 8 p.m. EST
Where: Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Nick Cousins returns for the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
Nick Cousins played every game of the Florida Panthers’ 2023 run to the Stanley Cup Final and 69 more during this past season.
Now, he’ll be in the lineup in Game 6 Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers with a chance to win the first championship in franchise history.
Cousins has been in and out of the lineup in the playoffs, a healthy scratch the past eight games dating to early in the Eastern Conference final. The agitating winger brings something different to this series as he replaces Kyle Okposo on Florida’s fourth line.
“Should have some fresh legs, some fresh energy to try and come in here and help the guys get a win,” Cousins said after the morning skate. “Just try and come in, play my game. Hang onto some pucks and create some energy.”
Coach Paul Maurice, who has changed up a fourth-line winger or two just about every time the Panthers lost this postseason, chalked up Cousins being out as a product of general manager Bill Zito acquiring Okposo and fellow forward Vladimir Tarasenko at the trade deadline. That depth has helped them get this far and given the coaching staff a bevy of options.
Cousins is the latest button being pushed.
“We found that the players that come out and then come in, they never come in afraid to make a mistake,” Maurice said, complimenting Ryan Lomberg’s play when he made his series debut in Game 5. “They come in wired. They sat out, they don’t like it. It’s not a negative emotion. It’s that they want to be a part of it so bad.”
Cousins wanted to be part of it, but he tried to handle sitting out like a professional.
“It doesn’t really change my personality,” he said. “Just come in with a good attitude and support the guys any way I can. I’ll always be a good teammate whether we win or lose. But the guys have done a really good job of getting some wins and getting to us to this point.”
Oilers D
Evan Bouchard has, rightfully so, gotten a lot of attention for his 32 points, second only to Connor McDavid among all scorers in the playoffs, with his 26 assists being the most by a defenseman in an NHL postseason. But the Oilers are only in the final because of a change coach Kris Knoblauch made last round inserting Philip Broberg into the lineup and reeling off three consecutive victories to beat Dallas.
Broberg has two goals in eight strong games, skating just under 16 minutes a night.
“We put him in a difficult situation,” Knoblauch said. “Game 4, Dallas, almost a must-win game and we put him in a situation where he played really well, and since then, he’s only continued to play better and better. We’re very fortunate to have him, and we wouldn’t be in this situation without him. I think he’s helped our team.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article
