Connor McDavid & The Oilers Time Is Now

EDMONTON – The time is now.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have been denied for too long.

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“The Rematch” against the Florida Panthers has a different feeling around hockey circles than the first run-through did last year. McDavid experienced complete heartbreak last postseason.

He’s not going to let it happen again.

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The Oilers have home ice advantage for the first time this postseason. It might not seem like a lot, but the Oilers have been stellar at home this playoffs.

They sport a 6-1 record at home to go along with a 56.3 percent powerplay success rate and an 83.3 percent penalty kill rate. Additionally, they have a +16 goal differential and a .917 team save percentage.

Each of the three previous teams to make it to the Stanley Cup Final the year after they lost the Cup Final ended up winning it. The last three teams were the Panthers in 2024, the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins, and the 1984 Oilers (Wayne Gretzky’s first cup).

#LetsGoOilers are 12-2 since starting the playoffs 0-2. Each of the last 7 teams to make the Cup Final after going 0-2 in their first series of the playoffs went on to win the Stanley Cup:

WSH – 2018
LA – 2014
BOS – 2011
CAR – 2006
DET – 2002
MTL – 1993
PIT – 1992

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 4, 2025

If that wasn’t enough to convince you, maybe this last stat might. Each of the previous seven teams to make the Cup Final after losing the first two games of the playoffs has gone on to win the Cup. Those teams were: 1992 Penguins, 1993 Montreal Canadiens, 2002 Detroit Red Wings, 2006 Carolina Hurricanes, 2011 Boston Bruins, 2014 Los Angeles Kings, and the 2018 Washington Capitals.

McDavid (and the Oilers)’s time is now.

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