EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could only watch.

The Edmonton Oilers forward had just sprung linemate Zach Hyman on a breakaway in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.

“Waiting, waiting, waiting,” Nugent-Hopkins said.

Hyman, as he’s done so many times this season and in these playoffs, made no mistake.

The winger’s goal Friday night late in the second period gave the Oilers some breathing room at 3-0 on the way to a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers inside a rocking Rogers Place to force Game 7 in a slugfest final.