Oilers Coach Addresses Goalie Situation After Game 5 Decision Backfires originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers ' goaltending situation remains unsettled heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final following a decisive 5–2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5.

Mattias Ekholm's return, married to various injuries, maladies and struggles, has reset the Oilers' defensive depth chart.

Connor McDavid achieved another historic milestone in the Oilers 5-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.

Brad Marchand might go down as one of the great deadline additions of the 21st century. The little ball of agitation popped a couple more goals, and the Florida Panthers schooled the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5.

This was always going to be a long series,” the Edmonton Oilers defenseman told The Athletic after a 5-2 home-ice defeat to the Florida Panthers left his team on the brink of dropping a second straight Final.

Last June, Edmonton came back from a 3-0 series deficit only to lose Game 7 by a heartbreaking 2-1 score. Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe opened the scoring in that game, something the Panthers have done in four consecutive games this time around.

Kevin Weekes calls out the energy level by the Oilers in their Game 5 loss to the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.

The performance of Pickard throughout the playoffs has given them a clear advantage over the Panthers. Here’s why – he makes big saves in big moments. Looking at just save percentage, Pickard has been elite in the playoffs. He has the second-best save percentage in the third period (.915) and the best when his team is trailing (.921).