Edmonton Oilers erupt for eight goals to force Game 5 in Florida

The GIST: Okay, so the Edmonton Oilers scored eight goals? That did impress the queen of country pop… and helped the Oils avoid being swept by the Florida Panthers (now up 3-1). The Oils are showing signs of life with an 8–1 Saturday Game 4 rout under their belts, but now this series is heading back to Sunrise…

Connor McDavid scores first Stanley Cup Final goal: Edmonton’s captain and superstar notched his first career final goal in the second period, shortly before breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for most assists in a single postseason with 32.

• McDavid wowed, but this was a full team effort — Dylan Holloway scored twice and Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each notched two assists, which forced Florida to pull their previously lights-out goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in the second period. Talk about a turnaround.

Florida can close out the series at home tonight: Lucky for the Panthers, they still have nine lives another chance to hoist Lord Stanley for the very first time and they can do it in front of their home crowd.

• The Cats are 8-3 in Amerant Bank Arena this postseason, and if they can repeat their Games 1 and 2 performances, history just might unfold when the Game 5 puck drops tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.