Game Five of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final is on Friday night in Edmonton. Game time is 8 p.m. EDT (TNT, TRUTV,MAX). The series is tied at two wins apiece. Three of the four matches played to date have gone overtime. Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl scored sudden death goals in Games One and Four. Florida Panthers veteran Brad Marchand won Game Two in overtime.
What happened last game
If the Oilers go on to win the Stanley Cup, Game Four will live forever as the series turning point. The Panthers took a 3-0 lead to the first intermission. Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch replaced starting goalie Stuart Skinner with veteran backup Calvin Pickard to start the second period. Edmonton rallied for three unanswered goals in the second period and then took the lead in the third frame. A late 6-on-5 goal by Florida forced overtime. Draisaitl scored in sudden death to even the series.
Path to the Stanley Cup Final
Western Conference Quarterfinal: Edmonton defeated Los Angeles, four games to two
Eastern Conference Quarterfinal: Florida defeated Tampa Bay, four games to one
Western Conference Seminal: Edmonton defeated Vegas, four games to one
Eastern Conference Semifinal: Florida defeated Toronto, four games to three
Western Conference Final: Edmonton defeated Dallas, four games to one
Eastern Conference Final: Florida defeated Carolina, four games to one
Stanley Cup Final schedule
Game 1 at Edmonton (June 4, 2025): Oilers 4 – Panthers 3 (OT) summary
Game 2 at Edmonton (June 6, 2025): Panthers 5- Oilers 4 (double OT) summary
Game 3 at Sunrise (June 9, 2025): Panthers 6 – Oilers 1 summary
Game 4 at Sunrise (June 12, 2025): Oilers 5 – Panthers 4 (OT) summary
Game 5 at Edmonton (June 14, 2025)
Game 6 at Sunrise (June 17, 2025)
Game 7 at Edmonton (June 20, 2025) – if necessary
Special teams playoff comparison (overall)
Power Play: Edmonton 16-for-60, 26.7 percent, Florida 20-for-77, 26.0 percent
Penalty Kill: Edmonton 45-for-68, 66.2 percent, Florida 67-for-78, 85.9 percent
Shorthanded goals scored: Edmonton 0 – Florida 1
Shorhanded goals allowed: Edmonton 1- Florida 0
Special teams series comparison
Power Play: Edmonton 4-for-20, 20.00 percent, Florida 7-for-21, 33.3 percent
Penalty Kill: Edmonton 14–for-21, 66.7 percent, Florida 16-for-20, 80.0 percent
Shorthanded goals scored: Edmonton 0 – Florida 1
Shorhanded goals allowed: Edmonton 1- Florida 0
Game Five projected lineup: Edmonton
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Connor Brown
Evander Kane – Leon Draisaitl – Kasperi Kapanen
Jeff Skinner – Adam Henrique – Trent Frederic
Vasily Podkolzin – Mattias Janmark – Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm – Jake Walman
Brett Kulak – Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse – Troy Stecher
Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard ?
[Calvin Pickard or Stuart Skinner]
Game Four projected lineup: Florida
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Evan Rodrigues – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Brad Marchand
A.J. Greer – Tomas Nosek -Jonah Gadjovich
Gustav Forsling -Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt – Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
[Vitek Vanecek]
Three keys to victory
- Between the pipes: Skinner has been pulled in each of the last two games. Pickard has played very well but has been inconsistent in his overall career. Sergei Bobrovsky has looked mortal in three of the four games in the series.
- Wear-down effect: There have already been a lot of minutes played through four games. Will there a be a fatigue factor with at least two more games guaranteed?
- Discipline and special teams: This is an evergreen factor given the special teams stats for the playoffs and the series. The Oilers have scored a power play goal in each game. However, so have the Panthers. Florida also scored the all-important shorthanded goal by Marchand.
