The Edmonton Oilers kicked off the 2025 Stanley Cup Final in style with a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory in Game 1 over the Florida Panthers. After taking an early lead, they quickly surrendered three straight goals.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers meeting again makes this the 11th Stanley Cup Final rematch in NHL history and the first since 2009.

Connor McDavid's Wife Posts Bikini Selfie After Oilers-Panthers Game 1 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win on Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers to get a 1-0 series lead in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.

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Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night.

Barkov leads the team with 17 points in the playoffs. Bennett leads the entire league with 10 goals. Tkachuk has 16 points, seven of which came in the Eastern Conference final. Verhaeghe has six goals, including a pair of game-winners.

And in this title series, he’ll likely be matching goalie wits with Stuart Skinner again — the Edmonton netminder who was in goal for last year’s Stanley Cup Final, when Florida topped the Oilers in a seven-game classic. Game 1 is in Edmonton on Wednesday night.