Invoice Zito appeared to embody each Florida Panthers fan on Tuesday evening throughout their Recreation 5 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, preserving the Stanley Cup Remaining collection alive.
With the Panthers down 4-3 within the third interval, Oilers star Connor McDavid scored an empty-net aim with 19 seconds remaining within the recreation. It put Edmonton up 5-3 and the victory introduced the collection to 4-3.
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Normal supervisor Invoice Zito of the Panthers speaks to the media previous to the Stanley Cup Remaining at Amerant Financial institution Area on June 7, 2024, in Dawn, Florida. (Dave Sandford/NHLI through Getty Photos)
Zito, the Panthers’ basic supervisor, was seen within the suite on the Amerant Financial institution Area throwing a water bottle in frustration.
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“I am not pumping tires. I am not rubbing backs. I do not assume we want that in any respect,” Panthers head coach Paul Maurice mentioned after the sport. “Everyone feels most likely precisely the way in which I do proper now. I am not feeling deflated. Neither’s the hockey staff. They don’t seem to be feeling deflated. Little grumpy.”
Florida misplaced Recreation 4 in Edmonton over the weekend, 8-1. Coming again house felt like a possibility to lift the cup in entrance of the house crowd.
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Panthers middle Sam Reinhart sits on the bench together with his teammates on the finish of the third interval of Recreation 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Dawn, Florida. (AP Photograph/Rebecca Blackwell)
However the good emotions started to slide away as Corey Perry put the Oilers up 4-1 on the 11:54 mark within the second interval. Evan Rodrigues scored to chop the deficit in half later within the interval and Oliver Ekman-Larsson made it a one-goal recreation early within the third.
Florida couldn’t rating once more.
“We will flip the web page,” Rodrigues mentioned. “We will study from this one.”
Edmonton Oilers gamers have a good time a aim in the course of the third interval of Recreation 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals in opposition to the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photograph/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Recreation 6 is about for Friday evening again in Canada.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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