Yes, the Oilers could easily be up 2-0 on the Florida Panthers right now, secure in the knowledge that teams in that situation go on to win the series 93 per cent of the time. Article content
But they’ve also been trailing in the third period at home in two overtime games and could just as easily be heading to Florida down 2-0 and staring down the barrel of another summer heartbreak. Article content Article content
Through two games and nearly nine full periods of hockey there is still nothing to choose between the Oilers and Panthers. Each side has one win, each side has eight goals and each side will tell you it’s going only getting tighter from here.
This is shaping up to be the best Stanley Cup Final in a very long time, a vicious, fast-paced neck-and-neck conflict between the t