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THE EDMONTON OILERS AND THE FLORIDA PANTHERS

If Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner play like they did in Sport 6, the Oilers are going to be robust to beat, pictures on objective be damned. Edmonton is heading to its first Stanley Cup Last in 18 years after a 2-1 win over the Stars due to a elegant objective and an help by McDavid and 34 saves on 35 pictures confronted by Skinner.

Edmonton’s 10 pictures on objective are tied for the fewest in any playoff win in NHL historical past and the fewest since 1990.

• McDavid scored in spectacular trend simply 4:17 in, dancing round and thru the Stars’ protection earlier than backhanding one previous Jake Oettinger from shut vary.
• Later within the first interval, McDavid discovered an open Zach Hyman, who made no mistake with a golden likelihood. Each objectives got here on the ability play; it was Edmonton’s second straight sport with two energy play objectives. 
• Mason Marchment scored about midway by way of the third interval, crashing in and powering residence a rebound, however Skinner stood sturdy for the rest of the sport.

Skinner, who was briefly benched within the second spherical, was huge. But it surely’s laborious to seek out the phrases to explain McDavid, who’s as much as 26 assists this postseason. Solely Wayne Gretzky (thrice), Mario Lemieux and Nikita Kucherov have ever had extra in a single postseason.

The Oilers will meet the Panthers after Florida topped the Rangers, 2-1, in Sport 6 on Saturday.

👍 Honorable mentions

🏀 And never such a great morning for …

CAITLIN CLARK, ANGEL REESE AND CHENNEDY CARTER

It is the bump/physique test/low cost shot/whatever-you-want-to-call-it that has the WNBA abuzz, and it entails a few the league’s largest names. Chennedy Carter fouled Caitlin Clark earlier than the ball was inbounded Saturday, sending the No. 1 general choose sprawling to the ground. Clark and the Fever received the final chortle, pulling out a 71-70 win, however that consequence very a lot took a backseat.

👎 Not so honorable mentions

🏆 Actual Madrid win fifteenth UEFA Champions League title, probably so as to add Kylian Mbappe

The wealthy get richer. And in the case of the UEFA Champions League, Actual Madrid is the richest, and it is not even shut. Los Blancos captured their fifteenth Champions League title — eight greater than anybody else — Saturday by defeating Borussia Dortmund, 2-0, within the last at historic Wembley Stadium.

Actual Madrid adopted the script it so usually has on the world’s largest stage for elite golf equipment: by discovering magic late. Within the 74th minute, Dani Carvajal expertly nodded residence off a nook kick, his first Champions League objective in 9 years, proving he is nowhere close to carried out. 9 minutes later, Actual Madrid pounced on an Ian Maatsen miscue, with Vinicius Jr. doubling the lead. CBS Sports activities Golazo analyst and former celebrity Thierry Henry stated Vini Jr. is the most effective participant on the earth.

That is what Actual Madrid does. They win and win and win, usually late and typically dealing with deficits and odds seemingly no different membership overcomes. Lengthy story quick, we should always have seen this coming, James Benge writes.

• Benge: “Once you win this a lot you are a dynasty. Each a kind of wants a defining trait. The Madrid of Paco Gento — whose report of six Champions Leagues is now matched by Luka Modric, Nacho, Carvajal and Toni Kroos — have been the nice blueprint of star amassing that got here to outline this membership. … These males will likely be outlined by their skill to win regardless of their collective and particular person struggles.”

It is not simply the veterans. With a wave of stars of their prime, Madrid’s European domination has no finish in sight. Vini Jr. is 23. He and 20-year-old Jude Bellingham — who did not rating however exemplified his workforce’s method, Chuck Sales space notes — have been the catalysts behind Madrid’s newest title run.

They’re about to get much more assist, from one of many gamers who can problem Vini Jr. for world’s biggest. Kylian Mbappe is anticipated to announce his transfer from PSG to Actual Madrid within the coming days, which makes Los Blancos a simple choose atop Chuck’s 2024-25 UEFA Champions League favorites.

Jonathan Johnson broke down what’s subsequent for the champions.

• Johnson: “Most spectacular maybe is the variety of common starters who must be again to full health subsequent season with Thibaut Courtois a UCL winner once more after his newest clear sheet in a last and Eder Militao in addition to David Alaba additionally to contemplate. Consider precocious younger expertise Arda Guler and that’s successfully 4 nearly as good as new signings on prime of Mbappe and Endrick for Ancelotti to contemplate.”

It is all arising Actual Madrid, however that is nothing new.

⚾ New No. 1 in newest MLB Energy Rankings

There’s a brand new identify atop Matt Snyder’s newest MLB Energy Rankings, and issues may get even higher quickly.

• Snyder: “The Yankees have had the most effective rotation within the American League so far they usually’ve carried out that with out 2023 AL Cy Younger winner Gerrit Cole. Cole begins his rehab project Tuesday. Not solely that, however they now have the most effective report in baseball together with the most effective run differential and have not misplaced a collection in a month. It is June and the most effective workforce in baseball is the New York Yankees.”

Having the highest two AL MVP candidates in Aaron Choose and Juan Soto — who rank first and second, respectively, in OPS and whole bases — additionally would not damage.

Here is Matt’s prime 5:

1. Yankees (earlier: 2)
2. Phillies (1)
3. Dodgers (5)
4. Orioles (4)
5. Guardians (3)

It is nonetheless early-ish. It is time for these gradual begins to show into sizzling summers.

📺 What we’re watching Monday

⚾ Brewers at Phillies, 6:40 p.m. on MLB Community
⚾ Giants at Diamondbacks, 9:40 p.m. on FS1