Oilers tie Stanley Cup Final with overtime comeback victory in front of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce

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The Edmonton Oilers tied up the Stanley Cup Finals at two games a piece with a stunning comeback overtime victory over the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Sunrise Thursday. And the Panthers did it in front of a celebrity audience with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce highlighting the crowd.  

Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl scored the winning goal in overtime to cap off a back-and-forth thriller. It was Draisaitl's fourth overtime goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs, breaking the NHL record for most in a single postseason. Draisaitl also scored the winning goal in overtime in Game 1. 

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Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) defends Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) during the first period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Oilers overcame an early three-goal deficit in the most dramatic game of the series so far. 

The Panthers took a commanding 3-0 lead in the first period on two goals by Matthew Tkachuk and one by Anton Lundell.

But the Oilers took less than a period to tie it up, with three goals by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Vasily Podkolzin and Darnell Nurse in the second.

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Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner makes a save against the Florida Panthers during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Fla., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Then the game froze up, with the teams playing at a stalemate going into the third period.