Edmonton Oilers win thrilling Game 5, send series back to Alberta

The GIST: It wasn’t a fluke — the Edmonton Oilers (now down 3-2) have turned the tides in the Stanley Cup Final, officially forcing a Game 6 against the Florida Panthers back home in Alberta. Oh Canada is right.

Captain Connor McDavid puts on a clinic: Edmonton’s generational talent was the difference maker last night and is now the third player to notch at least 40 points in the postseason (he has 42) after scoring two goals and contributing two assists in the 5–3 Game 5 win.

• Down 3–0 in the second period, the Panthers fought back tooth and nail, beginning with a righteous goal from right winger Matthew Tkachuk (who truly did all he could to stop the Oilers) but his efforts alone weren’t enough to pull off the comeback.

Wheels up for Game 6: Only one team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to raise Lord Stanley: the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs. Is McDavid’s squad on their way to breaking an 82-year-old record? We’ll have to wait until Friday at 8 p.m. ET to find out as the series shifts 2,543 miles back to Edmonton.