SUNRISE, Fla. - Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists that added to his historic postseason, Evan Bouchard added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers fended off elimination yet again by beating the Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.
Connor Brown, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry also had goals for the Oilers, who scored the game's first three goals to take control — then held on late to cut Florida's lead in the title series to 3-2.
Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for Florida, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for the Panthers.
Game 6 is in Edmonton on Friday night.
"He puts his team on his back."
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 19, 2024
Perry on the play of McDavid in tonight’s Game 5 victory.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/5ZnUWnqRHH
"You can never count the Oil out."
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 19, 2024
Skinner speaks after tonight's 5-3 Game 5 win in Florida. @Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/q4Vor57Dz7