Connor McDavid dominates as Oilers wallop Panthers to stay alive in Stanley Cup

EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the Stanley Cup Final as part of a four-point performance, and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Florida Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 on Saturday night to avoid being eliminated in a sweep.

The Oilers scored five goals on their first 16 shots to chase playoff MVP candidate goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky early in the second period.

Connor McDavid (wearing the captain’s C) is mobbed by teammates after scoring a second period goal in the Oilers’ 8-1 blowout win over the Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Former Devil Adam Henrique (No. 19) scores a first period goal on Sergei Bobrovsky during the Oilers’ Game 4 win. AP

McDavid had three assists to reach 32 and pass Wayne Gretzky for the most in a single postseason.

Edmonton got a goal shorthanded from Mattias Janmark three minutes in to get the already fired up crowd into it and a 5-on-3 goal later that ended an 0 for 12 drought on the power play in the series.

Connor McDavid scores a second period goal on Sergei Bobrovsky during the Oiler’s Game 4 blowout win. Getty Images
Stuart Skinner makes one of his 32 saves in the Oilers’ Game 4 blowout victory. NHLI via Getty Images

Stuart Skinner was spectacular at the other end to send the series back to Sunrise for Game 5 on Tuesday night.

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