Canada's Stanley Cup Dry Spell Stretches to 32 Years as Edmonton Flops in Finals
The Florida Panthers extended Canada's agonizing Stanley Cup drought to 32 years with a 5-1 win over Edmonton in Game Six on Tuesday, a second straight Finals defeat for the Oilers which left their fans devastated and players searching for answers.
It was the eighth time a Canadian team reached the Finals but fell short since the Montreal Canadiens won the NHL championship in 1993.
It was also the second Finals in a row that the Panthers beat the Oilers, who became the first team to lose back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals since the Boston Bruins in 1977-1978.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid, arguably the best player in the league, said his team had given everything in the best-of-seven series.