Florida Panthers Paul Maurice claims game six was rigged in favour of the Oilers

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Hunter Bowman
June 22, 2024 (7:54 PM)

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Florida Panthers head coach Pual Maurice believes game six was rigged in favour of the Edmonton Oilers.

During the first minute of the second period of game six of the Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers, the Panther managed to score a goal and cut the lead down to 2-1. However, after review the NHL officials deemed the play offside and there was no goal.

During the post game press conference after game 6, Paul Maurice stated the Oilers were favourited and given «home ice advantage».

"I have no idea. It may well have been offside. The linesperson informed me that it was the last clip that they got where they made the decision that it shows it's offside. I don't have those, so the video that I got at my bench, I was upset after the call based on what I see at my feet and what my video person looks at. There was no way I would've challenged that if it was reversed.

There's no way I thought you could conclusively say that was offside. I don't know what the Oilers get. I don't know what the League gets. I just know that when I would've had to have challenged that based on what I saw, I would not have challenged. I'm not saying it's not offside. We'll get still frames. We bring in the CIA. We'll figure it out. But for the 30 seconds that I would've made that call, I would not have challenged."

Kinda ironic for the Panthers head coach to say that, considering many fans believe that the Panthers have been favourited during their entire Stanley Cup Playoff run this year.

The Edmonton Oilers managed to win 5-1, and force a game 7 that will take place on Monday in Florida.