After two straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, Edmonton was eliminated in the first round of this year's playoffs. Now there are consequences. Coach Kris Knoblauch is being fired by the NHL club.
SportsThe game against Edmonton was special for Dallas captain Jamie Benn. The forward scored his 400th career goal as the team won 8–3.
SportsThree points from Mattias Ekholm – and a little revenge after last season's missed title. Edmonton beat Florida 6–3 in the Stanley Cup final replay.
SportsThird Stanley Cup final - third loss. For the Edmonton Swedes Mattias Ekholm and Mattias Janmark the disappointment was heavy after Florida's 5–1 knock. It is painful, says Ekholm to Aftonbladet.
Sports2018 won Mattias Ekholm, Viktor Arvidsson, John Klingberg and Mattias Janmark World Championship gold with Tre Kronor. Now the quartet can win another heavy title together. We can hope that it is a good omen, says Ekholm before the Stanley Cup final.
SportsHe decided when Canada won the star tournament Four Nations in February. Can Connor McDavid also see to it that Edmonton breaks the 32-year-long title drought in the Stanley Cup? TT gives you what you need to know ahead of the finals in NHL.
SportsThis year's Stanley Cup final will be a replay of last year's title match, with Edmonton facing Florida once again. Swedish defenseman Mattias Ekholm, back on the ice, helped Edmonton knock out Dallas (6–3). It's going to be a battle, Ekholm tells Aftonbladet ahead of the final.
SportsIt was a real sea battle when Los Angeles beat Edmonton in the first Stanley Cup eighth-final. And right in the middle of it all stood Swedish Adrian Kempe, steering the ship. The Swede accounted for three points when Los Angeles won 6–5.
SportsHe came in on a recall – well inside Tre Kronor, Pittsburgh star Rickard Rakell was placed in a top line. I'm clearly very happy about this opportunity, says Rakell.
SportsBloody scenes unfolded on the NHL ice in Toronto – when visiting Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse received a hit to the head. A Swedish point contributed to the home team's win, 4–3 after overtime.
SportsFlorida had three straight defeats on their back. But when it mattered, the team and its three Swedes went all out. Florida won 2-1 against Edmonton and brought home their first Stanley Cup title ever in front of a jubilant home crowd.
SportsFrom 0-3 deficit to 3-3. Tonight, Edmonton Oilers can complete a historic turnaround in the Stanley Cup Final against Florida Panthers as the seventh and decisive match is played. In that case, as the first team in 82 years.
SportsEdmonton has levelled the Stanley Cup final against Florida, with three wins in a row after last night's 5-1 thrashing. The nerves will thus be put to the test in a seventh and decisive final match – can Edmonton succeed in what no team has done in over 80 years?
SportsFlorida were a win away from taking home the Stanley Cup title. Instead, they were utterly thrashed by Edmonton, who took the match 8–1. It was incredibly nice, says Swedish goal-scorer Mattias Janmark.
SportsFrom unwanted to one of the world's hottest backs. Gustav Forsling, 27, has made a spectacular journey in the NHL with Florida Panthers – and can now crown it by becoming Stanley Cup champion. I could think of him winning the Norris Trophy within three to four years, says Tomas Montén, his former coach in Linköping.
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