The Oilers have beaten the Panthers 4-3 in overtime of Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final thanks to Leon Draisaitl's game-winning goal. Edmonton leads a Stanley Cup Final series for the first time since 1990, the year of the team's last championship. This year's Final is a rematch of last season's, which Florida won in seven games.

Leon Draisaitl made certain that the Edmonton Oilers won't be playing from behind to start this year's Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.After losing the first three games of the teams' seven-game series last year,