McDavid, Oilers Force Game 7 as NHL Fans Rip Tkachuk, Panthers for Blown Series Lead

The 1942 Detroit Red Wings stand as the only team in NHL history to lose a Stanley Cup Final despite holding a 3-0 series lead.

Eighty-two years later, the Panthers now desperately hope to avoid that ignominious fate after losing Game 6 to the host Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Friday evening.

If they don't stop bleeding goals, then Florida is joining Detroit, which was outscored 19-7 by the Toronto Maple Leafs from Games 4-7 to lose the championship round.

The Panthers have allowed 18 goals in the past three games, losses of 8-1, 5-3 and 5-1 scores.

Meanwhile, the Panthers' offense has been toothless, as best evidenced Friday by a two-shot first period.

Florida was lucky enough to escape the first 20 minutes losing just 1-0 thanks to a Warren Foegele goal, but it only took 46 more seconds for that to change when Adam Henrique potted one for the Oilers early in the second.

And then Zach Hyman extended the lead to 3-0 with 1:40 left in the period.

It was a disastrous result for the Panthers, who only allowed four shots on goal all period but saw two go in.

Florida finally got on the board 1:28 into the third off an Aleksander Barkov goal.

But that was it. Two empty-netters from Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse poured salt on a gaping wound.

Florida is fortunate enough to play at home in Game 7, but it's fair to wonder where this team's at right now. As sensational as this team has been most of the season, Florida has done a complete 180 in a matter of a week-plus.

Things can certainly change in a course of a few days, but right now, it's fair to be pessimistic about this team. And right now, that's the case for many fans and analysts alike.

Game 7 will go down on Monday at 8 p.m. ET in Sunrise, Florida.