Connor McDavid scored two goals and set up two others and Evan Bouchard had three assists as the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night to force Game 6 in the Stanley Cup Final.

Connor Brown, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers, who staved off elimination again to send the series back to Edmonton for Game 6 on Friday.

The Oilers scored the game's first three goals but had to hold off the Panthers down the stretch and could finally breathe when McDavid scored into an empty net with 19 seconds remaining.

Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist apiece for Florida, who will see their 30-years-and-counting wait for the franchise's first Stanley Cup title last at least three more days.

Four more points increased McDavid's playoff total to 42, the fourth-most in a single postseason in NHL history. The only players ahead of him are Wayne Gretzky (47 in 1985), Mario Lemieux (44 in 1991) and Gretzky (43 in 1988).

This game started just as Game 4 did, with the Oilers scoring short-handed for a 1-0 lead. Brown tallied this time after assisting on Nike Mikkola's tally on Saturday night.

Hyman doubled the advantage on the power play at 1:58 of the middle period and McDavid made it 3-0 just over three minutes later.

Tkachuk got Florida on the board 1:53 later, but Perry restored the three-goal cushion on a power play with 8:06 left in the second. Rodrigues cut the deficit to 4-2 14 seconds later.

The Panthers were unable to get the equaliser as Stuart Skinner finished with 29 saves.

"You can never count the Oil out."

Skinner speaks after tonight's 5-3 Game 5 win in Florida. @Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/q4Vor57Dz7

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 19, 2024