The Oilers tied the Stanley Cup final with an extra time return against Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce
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The Edmonton Oilers tied the Stanley Cup finals in two games per piece with an impressive extra return victory over the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Sunrise on Thursday. And the Panthers faced a famous audience with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce highlighting the crowd.
Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton scored the winning goal in extra time to limit a round trip thriller. It was Draisaitl’s fourth extra time of the Stanley Cup playoffs, breaking the NHL record for most in a single postseason. Draisaitl also scored the winning goal in extra time in game 1.
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The center of the Florida Panthers, Aleksander Barkov (16) defends the Edmonton Oilers center, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) during the first period of game 4 of the NHL Hockey Stanley Final Cup on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sweet)
The oilers exceeded an early three -goal deficit in the most dramatic game of the series so far.
The Panthers took a dominant 3-0 advantage in the first period in two goals from Matthew Tkachuk and one from Anton Lundell.
But the Oilers took less than a period to tie it, with three goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Vasily Podkolzin and Darnell Nurse in the second.
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Edmonton Oilers goalkeeper, Stuart Skinner, makes a rescue against the Florida Panthers during the first period in game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Sunrise, Florida, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press through AP)
Then, the game froze, with the teams playing at a dead point in the third period. That stagnation lasted more than half of the third period until the defense of the Oilers, Jake Walman, finally broke the draw with a goal with just under 7 minutes for the regulation.
And then, with less than 20 seconds for the end, the Panthers tied it with a dramatic objective of Sam Reinhart, sending the game on extra time.
None of the teams moved during the first 11 minutes of the additional period, but then Draisaitl broke for ice and even the series in the 8:42 brand.
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The series returns to Edmonton with game 5 on Saturday.
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Jackson Thompson is a News Digital Sports writer. He previously worked for ESPN e Business Insider. Jackson has covered the finals of the Super Bowl and the NBA, and has interviewed the iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.