Overview
- Florida took a 3-0 lead after one period in Game 4 on two power-play goals by Matthew Tkachuk and a late strike from Anton Lundell.
- The Oilers became the first road team since 1919 to rally from a three-goal deficit to win a Stanley Cup Final game.
- Coach Kris Knoblauch brought in Calvin Pickard in the second period and the backup stopped 22 of 23 shots to stabilize Edmonton’s charge.
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse and Vasily Podkolzin scored in the second, and Sam Reinhart’s goal with 19.5 seconds remaining forced a third overtime in the series.
- Leon Draisaitl’s 11:18 overtime winner was his fourth of the playoffs, setting an NHL record and tying the series at 2-2 ahead of Game 5 in Edmonton.