Saturday, June 17, 2006

GAME 6 - STANLEY CUP FINALS

The Edmonton Oilers have extended the Stanley CupFinal to a deciding Game 7.

Fernando Pisani, Raffi Torres, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff scored as the Oilers shutout the Hurricanes 4-0.

Jussi Markkanen stopped all 16 shots he faced, while Cam Ward was to record the shutout.

Erik Cole, who suffered two fractures in his vertebrae in March after being hit from behind by Pittsburgh's Brooks Orpik returned to the ice for the Hurricanes to replace Doug Weight.

Game 7 will be played at RBC Center in Raleigh on Monday night.

This marks the third time in the past 18 seasons that a team that trailed three games to one forced a seventh game in the Final. Vancouver (1994 against NY Rangers) and Philadelphia (1987 against Edmonton) did so, but both of those clubs dropped Game Seven on the road.

The Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942 are the only club to win the Cup after trailing 1-3 in the Final. The Leafs actually trailed Detroit 0-3 in that set.

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