<p>The Florida Panthers have found success all series in the Stanley Cup Final, and their reward for that is the Cup itself being in the building already in Game 4. Would they secure their first ever Stanley Cup tonight, or would the Edmonton Oilers start what could be an incredible comeback?</p>



<p>The game got off to a bit of an ugly start for the Oilers, as Edmonton got in trouble again for a knee-on-knee hit, this time with <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/darnell-nurse/2139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Darnell Nurse</a> doing so to <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/sam-bennett/2366" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sam Bennett</a>. However, it was only worth a two-minute minor penalty, and thankfully Bennett returned to the game shortly after.</p>



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<p>However, that was really the only low point of the game for the Oilers. In fact, on that same power play, they opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal from <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mattias-janmark/2447" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mattias Janmark</a>.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="148"></div>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MATTIAS JANMARK ON THE PK! OILERS LEAD EARLY IN GAME 4! 🚨 <a href="https://t.co/zP7FSCTMhT">pic.twitter.com/zP7FSCTMhT</a></p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1802136300981485709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>A few minutes later, Janmark was at it again, this time making a great pass to set up <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/adam-henrique/945" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Adam Henrique</a> in front of the net to make it 2-0.</p>



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<p>A few minutes later, Florida responded. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/gustav-forsling/2431" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gustav Forsling</a> took a shot from the point, and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/vladimir-tarasenko/1983" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vladimir Tarasenko</a> deflected the puck while skating through the slot to make it 2-1.</p>



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<p>But the Oilers weren’t going to go into the intermission with the Panthers having the momentum. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/leon-draisaitl/2365" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leon Draisaitl</a> set up <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/dylan-holloway/32948" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dylan Holloway</a> in the zone, and Holloway made a nifty toe-drag move to beat <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/sergei-bobrovsky/1117" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sergei Bobrovsky</a> and make it 3-1.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A BEAUTY BY HOLLOWAY ADDS TO THE OILERS LEAD 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/XT9ww2YOVr">pic.twitter.com/XT9ww2YOVr</a></p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="134"></div>— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href="https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1802142945916649638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>For the final two periods, it was all Oilers. Only 73 seconds in, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/connor-mcdavid/2471" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connor McDavid</a> finally got his first goal of the Stanley Cup Final by breaking towards the net and sniping it past Bobrovsky to make it 4-1.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CONNOR MCDAVID HAS HIS FIRST STANLEY CUP FINAL GOAL 🔥🚨 <a href="https://t.co/c4F55wWGiJ">pic.twitter.com/c4F55wWGiJ</a></p>— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href="https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1802150489993134528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The firsts continued in the second period, as Nurse got his first of the playoffs, which then resulted in Bobrovsky getting pulled for <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/anthony-stolarz/2432" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anthony Stolarz</a> – also a playoff first.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdmontonOilers</a> are buuuuuzzing tonight! 🐝 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <br><br>🇺🇸: ABC &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNPlus</a> ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W">https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W</a><br>🇨🇦: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sportsnet</a> or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/nMZkyWIrU7">https://t.co/nMZkyWIrU7</a> <a href="https://t.co/GQyl4FlTnt">pic.twitter.com/GQyl4FlTnt</a></p>— NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1802152840766353801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>It didn’t get any better for the Panthers with a new goalie in net. Later in the second, the Oilers found themselves on the power play, and this time <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-nugent-hopkins/1733" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Nugent-Hopkins</a> got his first of the Final.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="2" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="138"></div>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE HAVE A RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS STANLEY CUP FINAL GOAL 💙🧡 <a href="https://t.co/Q1nMEcFso1">pic.twitter.com/Q1nMEcFso1</a></p>— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1802159809229439405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>And then in the third period, Edmonton continued to bury the Panthers. First, Holloway got his second goal of the game courtesy of an excellent pass from McDavid, which established a new NHL record for most assists in a playoff run with 32.</p>



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<p>And then to cap off the night, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-mcleod/4810" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan McLeod</a> got his second goal in as many games to make it 8-1 for the Oilers.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ryan McLeod steps into the loose puck and rifles home a beauty, putting the Oilers up by 7!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/xwmv4YKoxT">pic.twitter.com/xwmv4YKoxT</a></p>— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights &amp; News (@HockeyDaily365) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1802172096954442071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>With the 8-1 win, the Oilers finally leave their mark on the series and punch in a win in the Cup Final. However, they still have a ways to go by still trailing 3-1 to the Panthers. McDavid made his true arrival to the Cup Final in the game by not only getting his first goal, but also finishing the night with four points, while Holloway also had an excellent game with two goals and three points. <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/stuart-skinner/4741" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stuart Skinner</a> also had a quietly good game in net as well, stopping 32 of 33 shots in the game after a poor showing in Game 3.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="3" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="212"></div>
