Game Four of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final is on Friday night in Sunrise, Florida. Game time is 8 p.m. EDT (TNT, TRUTV,MAX).
The Florida Panthers lead the Edmonton Oilers, two wins to one. With the scene shifting back to Edmonton come Game 5, Friday’s game is a vital swing match in the series. However, as the Oilers showed last year, no lead is truly “comfortable” between these two teams. Regardless of the blowout outcome in Game Three, this series could still go either way.
What happened last game
Game Two in Edmonton was an instant classic. Conversely, Game Three was a 6-1 blowout win for Florida. The Panthers jumped ahead in the game’s opening minute and never looked back. The third period turned into a penalty box parade as the Oilers gave in to frustration. Meanwhile, Kris Knoblauch pulled goalie Stuart Skinner in the third period.
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)
Game 5 at Edmonton (June 14, 2025)
Game 6 at Sunrise (June 17, 2025) – if necessary
Game 7 at Edmonton (June 20, 2025) – if necessary
Special teams playoff comparison
Power Play: Edmonton 15-for-56, 26.8 percent, Florida 18-for-73, 24.7 percent
Penalty Kill: Edmonton 43-for-64, 66.0 percent, Florida 64-for-74, 86.5 percent
Shorthanded goals scored: Edmonton 0 – Florida 1
Shorhanded goals allowed: Edmonton 1- Florida 0
Game Four projected lineup: Edmonton
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Corey Perry
Evander Kane – Leon Draisaitl – Kasperi Kapanen
Trent Frederic – Adam Henrique – Connor Brown
Vasily Podkolzin – Mattias Janmark – Jeff Skinner
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse – Brett Kulak
Jake Walman – John Klingberg
Stuart Skinner
[Calvin Pickard]
Game Four projected lineup: Florida
Evan Rodrigues – Aleksander Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Brad Marchand
Jesper Boqvist – Tomas Nosek -Jonah Gadjovich
Gustav Forsling -Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt – Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
[Vitek Vanecek]
Three keys to victory
- Shake off Game Three: The first two games of the series could have swung either way. Game Three was all Panthers. The Oilers, from the crease out, must produce a better performance. Meanwhile, the Panthers will try to replicate Game Three.
- Forechecking pressure: The Panthers created Edmonton turnovers in Game Three that proved crucial to the outcome. Additionally, they repeatedly scored short-side goals and got traffic to the net. It’s up to Edmonton to adjust.
- Discipline and special teams: This is going to a recurring theme throughout the entire 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.
