NHL analyst blasts Oilers' "no-shows" Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl in pivotal Stanley Cup Final Game 3 blowout loss

The Edmonton Oilers lost 6-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves for Florida, and the Panthers now lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.

Corey Perry scored the only goal for the Oilers on the power play. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl did not score. Stuart Skinner gave up five goals on 23 shots. Calvin Pickard replaced him in the third period.

Edmonton gave Florida 11 power plays and the Panthers scored three times on the power play. The game had 35 total penalties. The Edmonton committed 21 penalties. The Panthers scored 56 seconds into the game and controlled it from the start.

After the game, TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button spoke about the Oilers’ performance. When asked if the Oilers gave themselves a chance to win Game 3, Button said:

"Not at all, Jay."

He said Game 3 was an important moment in the series, but the Oilers were not ready.

"You think about a Game 3 tied 1-1, it becomes a pivotal point in a series, and the Oilers were simply no-shows. They were no-shows. They were behind in the game. They never caught up to the game. At even strength, they were absolutely destroyed," Button continued.

He said McDavid and Draisaitl were not factors five-on-five. Button also said the Edmonton took many careless penalties and were not ready to play.

"McDavid and Draisaitl five-on-five were nonfactors. The lack of discipline, the number of undisciplined penalties ... This team was simply not ready to play Game 3, and they got demolished. It wasn’t close. It wasn’t a contest," Button said.

Oilers and Panthers brawl in Game 3, Kris Knoblauch comments on missed call

Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Oilers and Panthers turned messy in the third period. Edmonton’s Trent Frederic started a fight with Sam Bennett while Florida held a 5-1 lead. Soon, all ten players on the ice got involved.

Frederic, Bennett, Darnell Nurse, and Jonah Gadjovich were ejected from the game. Frederic’s instigator penalty gave Florida a power play. The fights did not stop after the big scrum, as more penalties and game misconducts followed.

After the game, Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch calmly said the referees missed an important call in Game 2 overtime.

"I think the referees did an outstanding job tonight and they even caught the too many men penalty in the first, which was too many men... I just wish they had been calling it in Game 2 in overtime."

Game 4 will be on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.