2025 Stanley Cup Final: Preview for Panthers-Oilers Game 3 - ESPN

After two games of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are knotted at one game apiece — essentially turning this series into a best-of-five.

With Game 3 on the horizon Monday night (8 p.m. ET, TNT/Max), which team will inch ahead two games to one?

Here are notes on the matchup from ESPN Research, as well as betting intel from ESPN BET:

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Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers
Game 3 | 8 p.m. ET | TNT/Max

With the series tied 1-1, the Panthers are now slight favorites to win the Cup according to ESPN BET; their odds are now -115, compared to -105 for the Oilers. Connor McDavid remains atop the Conn Smythe Trophy odds board at +105, followed by Sergei Bobrovsky (+350), Sam Bennett (+400) and Leon Draisaitl (+650).

The Panthers' win in Game 2 was their ninth on the road this postseason, setting a franchise mark for road wins in a single playoff run. They are now one road win shy of tying the NHL record, which has been done six times before, most recently by the 2019 St. Louis Blues.

This is the third time the Oilers have been tied 1-1 through two games of a Stanley Cup Final. They won Game 3 and the Cup Final on both previous occasions (1984 vs. the New York Islanders, 1985 vs. the Philadelphia Flyers).

Brad Marchand's overtime winner in Game 2 was his fifth career OT goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs, which ties him with Edmonton's Corey Perry, teammate Carter Verhaeghe, Patrick Kane and Glenn Anderson for third all time. Only Maurice Richard (six) and Joe Sakic (eight) have more.

Florida's Bennett scored the opening goal in Game 2 on the power play, his 12th road goal this postseason, which sets a new NHL record.

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 42 saves