The Stanley Cup Final has turned into a best-of-three series.
After the Edmonton Oilers clawed back from a three-goal deficit in the first period, winning in overtime off the stick of Leon Draisaitl for the second time this series, Game 5 is back up north as it appears the Oilers have gained the advantage momentum-wise. Florida, after the loss in Game 4, was the first team in Stanley Cup Final history to lose a game when up by three or more goals after the first period.
And Draisaitl made even more history, scoring a NHL-record fourth game-winning goal in overtime in the playoffs. Two sides of history that the Panthers surely did not want to be on during the 2025 postseason.
“II think this is one of the tightest (Stanley Cup Final) series you’ll ever see,” Brad Marchand said during media availability earlier in the day.
Following just one travel day from Sunrise to Edmonton, Game 5 begins at 8 p.m. ET tonight.
Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 5 live updates
FINAL: Florida Panthers secure Game 5 victory, now one win away from Stanley Cup repeat
The Panthers are just one win away now.
After a dominant win over the Edmonton Oilers, the Panthers were just too much to handle in Game 5 in Edmonton. With 10 road wins in the playoffs, that ties the NHL record. The last team to do so was St. Louis in 2019.
Despite the two goals, it was a defensive effort for the Panthers, highlighted by Tomas Nosek that had several blocked shots, deflected passes or poke checks to keep Edmonton’s offense at bay for most of the game.
Brad Marchand, who scored twice in the game, now has five goals on the road in the postseason, which hasn’t been done in 103 years since Jack Adams did it.
As far as trends go, teams that won Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Final after being tied 2-2 in the series have gone on to win 19 out of 26 times that it’s happened in history.
With Game 6 possibly being the cup-clincher, the Stanley Cup will officially make its presence known in Sunrise on June 17.
Luostarinen scores long-range empty-net goal to seal victory
And it’s all but over, now. Game 5 looks like it’ll be in Florida’s favor after Eetu Luostarinen fired the puck about 155 feet down the ice for the empty-net goal. That’s his fifth of the playoffs.
And the Panthers now lead, 5-2, late in this one.
Florida Panthers called for icing with 1:39 left in game
The Panthers are just 99 seconds away, playing as hard of defense as they can to stay on top in Game 5. Edmonton called timeout after the icing to draw something up late in this one.
With the faceoff in Florida’s zone, Edmonton’s net is still empty.
Corey Perry scores with 3:13 left in regulation
This one isn’t over yet. Corey Perry got a ricocheted puck at the top of the zone and just threw the puck at the net. With Ryan Nugent-Hopkins screening Bobrovsky, Perry’s shot on net found twine.
It’s 4-2, Panthers still lead late.
Pickard goes back in the crease with 3:30 left
After the faceoff was put at center ice following an offsides, Calvin Pickard headed back to his crease. But he was immediately pulled again when the Oilers gained possession and held on in their offensive zone.
Edmonton Oilers pull Calvin Pickard with 4:54 left in 3rd period
No, Stuart Skinner isn’t in net now. Calvin Pickard headed to the bench in favor of the extra skater. A lot of time is left on the clock, but there’s also a huge deficit the Oilers have to overcome.
Apparently Brad Marchand is changing fans’ allegiances, too
The TNT broadcast caught an Edmonton fan quickly changing things up following Brad Marchand’s second goal of the game, which gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead at the time.
An Edmonton fan flipped his jersey from Connor McDavid to Matthew Tkachuk right after the goal.
Has he flipped it back?
Brad Marchand’s six goals in Stanley Cup Final are most since 1988
Lost in the chaos of two fast goals, Brad Marchand’s six goals in the Stanley Cup Final are the most since Esa Tikkanen did it for Edmonton in 1988, when the Oilers swept the Boston Bruins.
Maybe it’s just coincidence, given that Marchand was a trade-deadline acquisition from the Bruins.
Sam Reinhart gives Panthers three-goal lead again
Remember when there was no scoring in the second period? Neither do these teams.
Sam Reinhart on a snap-shot short side on Calvin Pickard. Aleksander Barkov won the puck below the goal, and sent a nice pass up to Reinhart for the goal at 8:10 of the period. That’s his seventh of the series.
4-1 Panthers. That’s three goal in 3 minutes and 2 seconds.
Connor McDavid erases the shutout with first goal of Stanley Cup Final
It took until Game 5 for Edmonton’s captain, but Connor McDavid finally scored in the series. He skates in rom an angle after a nice pass from van Bouchard. With a couple dekes, he gets by Serei Bobrovsky.
12:36 left in the period, 3-1 Panthers still lead.
Brad Marchand with a spectacular move, pokes puck into back of net
What a goal from Brad Marchand.
He skates by and makes an unbelievable move around Jake Walman, eventually shoving the puck through the five-hole of Calvin Pickard into the back of the net with 14:48 left in the third period.
That’s some good insurance for the Panthers, who will look to take a series lead. Marchand now has six goals in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Florida held to one shot in second portion of power play
The Panthers had one minute and 40 seconds of man-advantage time after Leon Draisaitl was called for high-sticking late in the second period. Florida couldn’t convert, and tested Calvin Pickard once while on the power play.
END 2: Edmonton wins the period, but has nothing to show for it
After all the scoring from the beginning of the series to the first period of Game 5, tonight’s second period seemed a little lackluster. No one hit the back of the net in 20 minutes of play.
This is just the second scoreless period in the entire series, following the first overtime period of Game 2.
Florida, however, looked strong defensively, and Sergei Bobrovsky made some timely saves. Though, the Panthers only had a handful of shots against Calvin Pickard in this two-goal game.
Florida is 20 minutes away from a Game 5 win, which would be huge. That’d give them the ability to return to Sunrise with a cup-clinching win on the line.
Edmonton has not led after the second period the entire series.
Leon Draisaitl called for high-sticking
With 20 seconds left in the period, Florida goes on the power play after Leon Draisaitl had a high-sticking call against Dmitry Kulikov. No injury with the penalty, so it’s just a two-minute power play for the Panthers.
Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett on scoring spree in Stanley Cup Final
The TNT broadcast noted that Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett are the first players on the same team to score five goals apiece in the Stanley Cup Final since Montreal’s Yvan Cournoyer and Frank Mahovlich did it in 1973.
Panthers with no shots on goal midway through 2nd period
As time continues to dwindle in the second frame, it’s been all Edmonton through the first 12 minutes. But the defense for the Panthers has been stellar.
Florida Panthers kill third penalty of the game
Edmonton had a couple chances, including Connor McDavid ringing a shot off the post about midway through the power play, but Florida didn’t break in its third penalty kill of the night.
That was probably the Oilers’ best-looking power play as far as possession time and threatening chances, but the Panthers’ defense didn’t let much hit Sergei Bobrovsky.
Sam Reinhart called for delay of game after flipping puck out of the arena
Just like in Game 1 with Tomas Nosek, Sam Reinhart has been called for a delay of game. As he was skating up the defensive zone, he flipped the puck down the ice but it wound up outside the playing surface without deflection, resulting in the penalty.
Florida goes back to the penalty kill for the third time tonight at 7:28 of the first period. The Oilers are 0-for-2 on the man-advantage with just three shots on goal so far.
Edmonton finally records a shot for first time since middle of 1st period
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took a shot at 4:35 of the period to end the draught. Sergei Bobrovsky quickly had two make two more saves on the rebound from Corey Perry and then another on a slap shot from Evan Bouchard.
Florida kills off the power play, nonetheless.
Aaron Ekblad called for tripping against Evander Kane
After a turnover from the Panthers, leading to a breakaway for Evander Kane, Aaron Ekblad saved a shot on goal but was called for tripping with 16:43 left in the second period. He dove to swipe the puck away from Kane, but his legs wound up taking Kane to the ice.
Edmonton to the power play.
Edmonton Oilers kill off remainder of penalty
It was only 13 seconds, so there wasn’t much work to do, but the Oilers return to full strength and kill off the tripping penalty that was committed by Vasily Podkolzin.
END 1: Florida Panthers take early 2-0 lead over Edmonton Oilers
Florida has out-scored Edmonton, 11-4, in first periods throughout the entire series. The Panthers have been dominant in the opening frame of each game, and Game 5 has been no different.
The Oilers were held to just three shots in the frame, and went more than 11 minutes without a shot on goal to end the stanza. Their last shot was with 11:10 left in the frame. Since Florida didn’t score on the power play, the Panthers will have 17 seconds of man-advantage time to begin the second period.
Florida Panthers immediately go to power play after goal
What a sequence for the Panthers. After scoring, Vasily Podkolzin was called for tripping with 1:43 left in the first period against Dmitry Kulikov.
The Panthers will look for even more buffer room.
Sam Bennett scores his 15th goal of the postseason
Sam Bennett cannot be stopped.
Matthew Tkachuk took a shot that was blocked by Jake Walman, but it popped out back to Sam Bennett, who fired home the shot with 1:54 left in the period on the edge of the slot.
A beautiful goal for Bennett to give Florida some insurance.
Panthers kill off first penalty, Edmonton held without a shot
The Oilers’ power play looked flat to start this game, as the Panthers easily cleared the puck a few times and kept Edmonton to the outside of the slot.
Edmonton has not had a shot since 8:50 of the first period.
The first penalty of the game goes to Seth Jones
The Oilers are headed to the power play with 4:16 left in the first period after Seth Jones was called for interference against Mattias Janmark.
Edmonton scored once on the power play on four attempts in Game 4.
Oilers nearly tie game on awkward-angle shot
Rogers Place, and the Oilers, thought they tied the game with about 9 1/2 minutes to go in the first period after Leon Draisaitl, who scored Game 4’s overtime-winner, hit the side of the net.
The angle he shot from made it look like it hit twine, instead, but the referees said no.
Edmonton only has three shots through 15 minutes.
The rat does it again: Brad Marchand opens the scoring for Florida
Immediately after a faceoff at center ice following a puck in the netting, he made a nice move to split through a couple Edmonton defensemen and then fired a puck off the post and in with 10:48 left in the first period.
Florida has scored first for the fourth time this series. That was Marchand’s fifth goal of the Stanley Cup Final.
That was quick: Jonah Gadjovich back on bench
After a quick stinger, Florida is back to 12 forwards.
Jonah Gadjovich heads down tunnel after blocked shot
Just when the Panthers were fully healthy, Jonah Gadjovich headed down the tunnel after blocking a shot from Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard.
He’s been on the fourth line all series. The Panthers, for now, are skating with 11 forwards.
Florida Panthers starting lineup for Game 5
Evan Rodrigues – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Sergei Bobrovsky
Carter Verhaeghe on losing leads: ‘We turn the page’
Florida, especially in this series, has blown some late leads. Notably, Game 4, when the Panthers lead, 3-0, after the first period. As such, they became the first team to lose in the Stanley Cup Final after being in that situation.
During the TNT broadcast, analysts had a pre-game conversation with Carter Verhaeghe on the ice, asking about needing to hold onto leads.
“They’re going to get some bounces,” Verhaeghe said of Edmonton. “It’s a matter of inches.”
Verhaeghe also called the Panthers a “character group.”
“We turn the page. Next game, next day,” Verhaeghe said. “We play the same game no matter what.”
Florida Panthers line combinations for Game 5
As Paul Maurice said earlier in the week, no lineup changes for Game 5 from Game 4.
Forwards
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Evan Rodrigues – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Brad Marchand
AJ Greer – Tomas Nosek – Jonah Gadjovich
Defense
Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt – Dmitry Kulikov
Goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky
Vitek Vanacek
Oilers could make history with goaltending in Stanley Cup Final
If the Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup, no matter when, this would be the first time since 1984 that a team has won the Stanley Cup Final using multiple goalies in the finals series.
The last team? The Oilers in 1984, which featured NHL legend Wayne Gretzky.
Lineup staying the same for Florida Panthers in Game 5
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice told reporters on June 13 that the lineup, despite the loss, would stay the same. It’s been the same lineup for Games 3, 4 and 5 now after AJ Greer returned to the lineup from injury.
“We’re healthy,” Paul Maurice told reporters.
Calvin Pickard will start for Edmonton Oilers in Game 5
The presumed hero for the Edmonton Oilers is the starting goalie tonight.
Calvin Pickard, who entered the game at the beginning of the second period in Game 4 after Stuart Skinner let in three unanswered goals, will be in net tonight for Edmonton. He was nearly perfect through 40 minutes, before allowing Florida’s game-tying goal with under 20 seconds to go.
But he was flawless in overtime, propelling the Oilers to victory, allowing them to tie the series.
Pickard is 7-0 in the playoffs with a 2.69 goals against average.
2025 Stanley Cup Final schedule
Game 1: Edmonton 4, Florida 3 (OT) [Edmonton leads series, 1-0]
Game 2: Florida 5, Edmonton 4 (2OT) [series tied, 1-1]
Game 3: Florida 6, Edmonton 1 [Florida leads series, 2-1]
Game 4: Edmonton 5, Florida 4 (OT) [series tied, 2-2]
Game 5: June 14 in Edmonton, 8 p.m. ET
Game 6: June 17 in Sunrise, 8 p.m. ET
*Game 7: June 20 in Edmonton, 8 p.m. ET
*if necessary
How to watch Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers in Game 5
Where: Rogers Place; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: TNT/truTV.
Stream: HBO Max and Sling TV
Watch the Panthers in Game 5 on Sling
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Florida Panthers just one win away from repeating as champs after Game 5 win: Recap
Reporting by Ben Grieco, Pensacola News Journal / Palm Beach Post
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