After losing Game 1 in overtime after a puck over the glass penalty put Edmonton on the power play, the Panthers have not lost any of the belief they carried into the series.

Elliotte Friedman Names X-Factor in Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup Final originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2025 Stanley Cup Final with a comeback win over the Florida Panthers, erasing a two-goal deficit to earn a 4–3 overtime victory.

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final lived up to the billing. There were early goals, a third-period comeback and an overtime winner in the Oilers’ 4-3 win that brought the roof down at Rogers Place.  It was a frenzied start to the best-of-sevne series,