Raptors forward Brandon Ingram doubtful for Game 6 vs. Cavaliers due to heel injury
Brandon Ingram is doubtful for Game 6 against the Cavaliers due to a heel injury.
The Edmonton Oilers' first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs leaves only the Montreal Canadiens as the sole Canadian team remaining, extending a 33-year drought without a Canadian champion.
The Edmonton Oilersâ first-round loss in the Stanley Cup Playoffs leaves just one Canadian team in the Stanley Cup: the Montreal Canadiens. They are the only team that can snap a 33-year streak of no Canadien team winning the Stanley Cup
The last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was in 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens won. After placing third in the Adams division of the Prince of Wales conference, coach Jacques Demers helped them upset the Quebec Nordiques, who were second in the Adams division. They swept the Buffalo Sabres in the next round and beat the New York Islanders in the Prince of Wales Conference Finals.
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The Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings in the finals to hoist the Stanley Cup. Patrick Roy, who was just fired as coach of the New York Islanders, won the Conn Smythe Trophy for earning a .929 save percentage. Wayne Gretzky of the Kings was the leading scorer, with 40 points throughout his Stanley Cup run.
Ever since then, the NHL has expanded from 24 to 32 teams. Theyâve brought in the Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Utah Mammoth, Vegas Golden Knights, , , and .
The Edmonton Oilers lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
The Montreal Canadiens are the only Canadian team remaining in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
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The Nordiques moved to Colorado to become the Avalanche in 1995, and the Avalanche won the Presidentsâ Trophy this season. The Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes, and the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas to become the Stars.
Edmonton has been close to breaking that streak a lot recently. With the generational talents of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers made back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2024 and 2025. Unfortunately, the Florida Panthers beat them both times.
This season, people expected the Oilers to make the Stanley Cup Final again, with some even thinking theyâd win it. Instead, they struggled with goaltending and scoring depth the entire season.
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry (35) stands in goal against the Anaheim Ducks in game four of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center
They made a ghastly trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins, essentially swapping their goaltender, Stuart Skinner, for Tristan Jarry. Say what you will about Skinner, but he played well enough for the Oilers to make it to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals. Jarry hadnât even made it past the first round as a goaltender. This season, he tied Ron Low for Edmontonâs lowest save percentage (.856) in a season.
The depth acquisitions were lackluster, too. Edmonton signed forward Trent Frederic to an eight-year, $30.5 million deal that started this season. He slumped, with just seven points in 74 regular-season games. Defenseman Darnell Nurse earned an eight-year contract worth $92.5 million with the Oilers. Unfortunately, he had just 24 points in 82 games.
Both were held scoreless in the playoffs, and now the Oilers are heading home. Canada has just the Montreal Canadiens left to break the 33-year curse, and while they have a 3-2 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the road to the final is arduous.