Draisaitl leads Oilers to the dramatic 5: 4 victory in the Stanley Cup final!

Draisaitl leads Oilers to the dramatic 5: 4 victory in the Stanley Cup final!

The tension in the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers remains high. On June 13, 2025, the Oilers managed to win the fourth game in the final series 5: 4 and thus compensate for the gap of 2-1 in the best-of-Seven series. The once more outstanding Leon Draisaitl, who achieved the winning goal in the extension, was decisive and thus scored for the second time in this series in overtime. This only makes him the third player in the history of the NHL, who scored two goals in extra time in a final series, like Mainpost.de reported.

A comeback with heartbeat final

The game started anything but good for the Oilers. After the first third, they were 0: 3 behind because Matthew Tkachuk and Anton Lundell brought the Panthers into the lead. Edmonton trainer Kris Knoblauch had to react after the first goals and change goalkeeper Stuart Skinner. Backup keeper Calvin Pickard then showed his strength and held 18 shots, which was crucial for the turn. The Oilers showed an impressive catch -up in the second third and scored three goals within just twelve minutes. After the compensation, Draisaitl was instrumental with a template for 3: 3.

In the last phase of the third third, Edmonton took the lead thanks to a hit by Jake Walman, but Sam Reinhart made it with his equalizer 19.5 seconds before the end that the game went into extension, like cbsports.com noted.

draisaitl as overtime expert

with his goal in the 11:18 minute of the extension, Draisaitl set up an NHL record with his fourth overtime goal in this playoff postsee. Historically, according to the statistics of the NHL, it is noteworthy that three out of four games went into extra time in the previous series-there was last in 2013. In the history of the NHL finals, this is only the fifth time that so many overtime games took place in one series. Only six teams could ever come back in a final game after a gap of three goals, the last time in 2006, which makes the performance of the Oilers all the more remarkable.

A look at the next games

The series is now moving back to Edmonton, where the fifth game takes place on Saturday. The Oilers are hot to expand their lead, while the Panthers will do everything possible to get the championship title that they had won in seven games last year. So the tension remains upright with every game. Particular attention will be paid to Draisaitl, who has established itself as an absolute key player in this final series.

In the common history of the Stanley Cup, the Oilers now have the opportunity to secure a place in the Annals of the NHL again and to position themselves as a hot favorite for the title.