Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl (L) celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers with Evander Kane during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, in Edmonton on June 4, 2025. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
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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.
After Tomas Nosek’s penalty for putting the puck over the glass, Draisaitl’s goal 19:29 into OT sent the home fans into a frenzy and made sure the Oilers would not start this series like they did a year ago, when they fell behind three games to none.
