The Florida Panthers have a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final and can claim consecutive Cups with a win in Tuesday’s Game 6.

On that first goal from the face-off at center, Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was caught sleeping. Marchand jumped the face-off to get the puck and then he made a move to the outside and then came inside, but Nurse didn't move his feet until he was already over in the middle of the ice.

Brad Marchand's unexpected trade to the Florida Panthers just before the deadline shocked coach Paul Maurice, almost not happening at all. Now, Marchand's stellar playoff performance, including 20 points in 22 games,

Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers has been one of the most dramatic in recent memory. Three of the first five games saw at least one overtime, and the panthers maintain a 3-2 advantage as the series heads back to Sunrise,

The Panthers certainly know what that's like. As Maurice brought up, they had that demoralizing loss in Game 4 of last season's Cup Final when they should have been riding a wave of momentum from opening the series with three straight wins and being on the brink of a championship.

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again. They'll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.

Florida goes into Game 6 on its home ice with a chance to be the third team to go back to back since the NHL’s salary cap era began in 2005.

Following their 5-2 win Saturday in Game 5 of a Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Oilers, the Panthers have a 3-2 series lead. Florida can clinch its second straight title as early as Tuesday, when it plays Game 6 on home ice at Amerant Bank Arena.

Maurice kept the Panthers even-keeled through those highs and lows until Florida had fully blossomed. "He's the same guy, the same coach," defenseman Gustav Forsling said. "Maybe even better ...

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