Cheering fans jam Edmonton plaza as Oilers force winner-take-all Stanley Cup final

Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one Friday as the hometown blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final.

Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one Friday as the hometown blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final.

“We want the cup! We want the cup!” chanted fans inside Rogers Place, while the Oilers circled at centre ice with sticks skyward saluting all after the 5-1 win.

Outside the arena, fans whooped, hollered and cheered below the main viewing screen dominating the plaza known as the Moss Pit — named for the team's late, much beloved locker room attendant Joey Moss — as the team's signature "La Bamba" victory song played.

“I’m going to have no voice tomorrow, probably no voice next week,” said Jenessa Schafer, clad in her Oilers jersey, arm-in-arm with mom.

“The energy out here the entire game was beyond compare.”

The pair made a mad dash from their homes in Saskatchewan earlier in the day to join Friday’s Moss Pit viewing party

“We had to (come). This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and we couldn’t miss it,” said Clareen Schafer. “We’re just thrilled to be here and be a part of this electric atmosphere.