Before taking off to Florida for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch shared an update on Evander Kane's status. After injuries forced Kris Knoblauch to remove Evander Kane from the lineup in Games three and four in Edmonton against the Florida Panthers, the coach provided an update on the forward's status. According to reporter Stephen Whymo, Kane will be on the plane with the team, and his status will be a game-time decision: <q>Question: Does Evander Kane go with you to Game 5? Knoblauch: Yes, Evander is going with us and there's a possibility, and we'll just evaluate his health and make a decision then.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SWhyno/status/1802369439372898573'> </a></blockquote></div> Even if he's injured, Kane can bring a lot of physicality into the lineup. While the Oilers were able to beat the Panthers 8-1 without him, his addition will reinforce the Oilers' depth. As the Oilers once again face elimination, Knoblauch's team will hope to build on the momentum they had in Game 4 to force the Panthers to come back to Edmonton for a sixth game. Knoblauch talked about his team's mentality in moments like this one: <q>I think our team, obviously after a game like that, they feel good about themselves. They're feeling confident. But I think even when we were down three games to zero, our team felt confident about how they can play, so I think it's important during the game that say line one has a strong shift, spends a lot of time in the offensive zone, I think I believe in that momentum. It helps build lines two or three after them just able to sustain that pressure. But things change very quickly.</q> Do you think Kris Knoblauch, Evander Kane, and the Edmonton Oilers will win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers? Source: Markerzone <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/news/index.php?no=392082&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1oa6fEl43D3MqILQjaiK4gvf-0pJQDbR9I0Hphq5GQr0O9ut4x7-6JVdA_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Kris Knoblauch confirms Kane's fate ahead of game 5</a>