Oh oh.

Edmonton’s grip on the Stanley Cup is slipping a little.

Maybe a lot.

It’s nothing they can’t tighten. And the situation isn’t desperate. It’s not like they’re dangling from the edge of a 40-storey building after just applying hand lotion. All they need is a split out of Florida and they’re back in charge of the final.

But Monday night in Sunrise was rather unnerving. And not just because the Game 3 winner when a Stanley Cup Final was tied 1-1 holds an all-time series record of 23-7 (.767).

After razor-thin margins sent the first two games of the series to overtime, Game 3 was a clean kill for the Panthers. Florida ran the show from start to finish, thumping the bewildered Oilers in every aspect of the game in a harrowing 6-1 beatdown.

The Panthers played the Oilers like a fid

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