For a second straight year, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers thundered into the Stanley Cup Final with an explosive offense and hopes of winning it all. And for a second straight year they are now going home after being outplayed by the Florida Panthers,

Draisaitl’s breakthrough against Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky on an attempted pass that glanced in off defenceman Niko Mikkola came after the Oilers battled back from a 3-0 first-period deficit before recovering from a blown 4-3 lead late.

Draisaitl is making his case for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, the award McDavid won last year in a losing effort and refused to leave the locker room to accept. He pulled even with McDavid as the favorite on BetMGM Sportsbook after scoring in overtime and tying him for the postseason scoring lead with 32 points.