- Edmonton Oilers beat Dallas Stars to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
- Dave Portnoy has backed each the Oilers and Boston Celtics this 12 months
- Barstool Sports activities founder claims he's already gained $5.4 million in 2024 alone
Dave Portnoy is ready to obtain a hefty reward after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars to e-book their spot within the Stanley Cup Remaining.
Connor McDavid had a objective and an help because the Oilers gained 2-1 over the Stars on Sunday. The win means Edmonton wins the collection 4-2.
The Oilers, who final reached the championship spherical in 2006, will now tackle the Florida Panthers in a best-of-seven collection that begins Saturday in Dawn.
After Sunday's recreation, Barstool Sports activities founder Portnoy posted a clip of himself celebrating the win at residence.
He revealed after the sport that if he gained, he would win $1 million. Edmonton will obtain hockey's largest prize, plus $1.1 million if the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks within the NBA Finals.
Dave Portnoy anticipated to obtain big reward after Oilers beat Stars
Connor McDavid had a objective and an help because the Oilers gained 2-1 over the Stars
“If these two groups win I’ll win $7.5 by 2024 and win each main occasion this 12 months. This race must be taught within the historical past books,” Portnoy wrote on social media.
He claims to have already gained $5.4 million in 2024 alone backing Scottie Scheffler to win The Masters ($1.3 million), the UConn Huskies to win the nationwide championship ($2.1 million), the Chiefs to win the Tremendous Bowl, Washington to win the Sugar Bowl (each $500k) and Michigan to win the Rose Bowl ($1 million).
In the meantime, a gasping Portnoy is seen within the video yelling: “I instructed you this workforce would do that, I instructed you this workforce would do that.
'I by no means doubted this workforce – we dominated from begin to end. We're nonetheless not accomplished. We're nonetheless not accomplished. The Cup doesn't belong to South Florida. It belongs to Edmonton.'
Jack Hyman additionally scored for the Oilers, who gained three consecutive video games to win the Western Convention Finals in six video games. Goalie Stuart Skinner made 34 saves and defenseman Evan Bouchard assisted on two targets.
Mason Marchment scored the one objective for the Stars, who have been the convention's regular-season champions. Goalkeeper Jake Oettinger stopped eight pictures.
McDavid celebrates his objective within the first interval of Sunday's win over the Dallas Stars
McDavid opened the scoring at 4:17 of the primary interval with a spectacular objective on the facility play, placing his workforce's first shot on web. The Oilers captain evaded a few defenders with a slick toe drag after which scored his fifth objective of the playoffs with a back-hand tally.
Hyman doubled the lead by including one other man-advantage marker at 15:42 of the primary half. McDavid lobbed a move to Hyman transferring towards the slot and he hit a top-corner shot for his league-best 14th objective of the postseason.
Marchment lastly solved Skinner's woes along with his workforce's thirtieth shot at 9:18 of the third interval. Marchment's shot went off the push, however Tyler Seguin received possession of the ball and despatched a move to Marchment on the doorstep, and he buried it for his third objective of the playoffs.
The Stars, who have been the dominant workforce from the second the puck was dropped, pushed laborious however couldn't discover the equalizer till a frantic end.
Dallas did not convert throughout three power-play alternatives, and failed to attain a man-advantage marker throughout all the collection. Edmonton has efficiently completed 28 short-handed conditions in its final 10 postseason video games.
Oilers ahead Evander Kane performed only some shifts within the remaining two intervals after struggling an damage within the opening interval. He spent many of the recreation sitting on the bench supporting his teammates.
