EDMONTON – The Florida Panthers will look to gain a leg up in the Stanley Cup Final when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 at Rogers Place on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Tied 2-2 through the first four games of the cinematic series, teams that go up 3-2 have gone on to win a series 79.5% of the time in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Edmonton Oilers goaltenders Calvin Pickard (30) and Stuart Skinner (74) celebrate after a 5-4 overtime win against the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. Photo by David Santiago [email protected]

Ahead of their critical Game 5 tilt against the Florida Panthers in the SCF, Oilers forward Evander Kane is firing a shot at the Panthers as their clash intensifies.

Calvin Pickard will get the start in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Panthers on Saturday at Rogers Place following his crucial 23-save relief effort in Edmonton's 5-4 OT victory in Game 4

The Oilers have spent a lot of time talking about the Panthers' style with two off days: "That's their brand. That's what they do."

After losing Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Oilers, Panthers forward Sam Reinhart is confident in his squad.

Florida, however, forced overtime with just under 20 seconds left in regulation on a Sam Reinhart goal. At 11:18 of OT, Leon Draisaitl backhanded the puck past Sergei Bobrovsky to end Game 4 and tie the series 2–2, with the finals shifting back to Edmonton for Game 5.

Things got chippy in the Stanley Cup Final late in Game 3 when the Panthers were well on their way to blowing out the Oilers.