Connor Brown on missed opportunities that led to loss for Oilers in Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5

As the Stanley Cup Playoffs keep getting intense between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers, Connor Brown shares how the Oilers have been gearing up. The star forward has been sharing his thoughts on a blog for the official NHL.com website.

With a loss for the Oilers in Game 5, he shared his thoughts on the slow start and missed opportunities.

Connor Brown opened up about his disappointment in Game 5

Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs came to an end with a loss for the Edmonton Oilers. The series is now scored 3-2, with the Florida Panthers taking the lead. The pressure boils down to Game 6 and Game 7, and both teams have been bringing their A-game to the playoffs. Connor Brown recently opened up about his thoughts on the recent developments. While speaking about the loss in Game 5, Brown shared, "We’re disappointed about tonight, but it’s felt like right from the start, this series is destined to go seven and now we have a big game ahead of us in order to bring them back to Alberta and have a Game 7 at home."He also shared, "I don’t know that we had a letdown here, but we had some breakdowns. We had some chances right off the bat. It wasn’t our best game. We know we can play better.

We need to learn from it." Sharing his thoughts about his performance, Brown shared, "For me, I had a couple of chances tonight. I had one early in the first. I thought I skated the best I have in this whole series tonight. I was in on a few good chances, but they didn’t fall.

I just skated well, just felt good."Also Read: Oilers star Connor Brown is expected to return to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida PanthersAddressing the loss, and what led to it, Brown shared, "We had some jump early with a boost from the crowd and everything, but they just capitalized on a few chances and that took a bit of wind out of our sails, and we weren’t able to hit on our power plays. It just wasn’t our night."