Cory Stillman held the puck in at the right point and sent a feed across to Kaberle, whose blast skimmed off Oilers captain Jason Smith, whose turnover led to the shot in the first place, and past Markkanen.
After Kaberle's fourth goal of the postseason the Oilers were unable to quiet the fans.
Edmonton's best chance in the second period came on a 5-on-3 power play with 3:39 left. The two-man advantage could have lasted for up to 1:56, but Ryan Smyth took a hooking penalty, nullifying the final 56 seconds.
But even on the ensuing power play, the Oilers were unable to muster much pressure as Hurricanes defensemen Glen Wesley and Mike Commodore held their ground firmly in front of Cam Ward, who was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy as most valuable player in the postseason.
"People say it's your rookie season and chances are it will come again, but you just never know," he said. "You can't predict the future. You've got to take care of the present."
The Oilers halved their deficit 1:03 into the third period on Fernando Pisani's league-leading 14th goal of the postseason.
The Edmonton native crashed the net after Raffi Torres put a shot on goal and buried the rebound past Cam Ward for his fourth tally in the last three games.
But the phenomenal rookie netminder more than held his own down the stretch, making nine saves in the third period.
"Nobody ever wavered or doubted. Game seven, in our building, no way we were going to lose," Wesley said.
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