The Florida Panthers have taken a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Final, meaning the reigning champions are just one win away from repeating.
The Oilers won Game 1 in overtime via Leon Draisaitl’s game winner with 30 seconds left, but the Panthers evened the series with a double-overtime win in Game 2 thanks to Brad Marchand’s winner.
Game 3 was not nearly as close. Florida scored less than a minute into the game then doubled their lead late in the first period. Edmonton’s Corey Perry answered less than two minutes into the second, but that was the team’s only goal of the game. Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett made it 4-1 by the end of the second, and third-period power-play goals from Aaron Ekblad and Evan Rodrigues sealed the 6-1 blowout.
Game 4 was the third game of this series to go into overtime. The Panthers sprinted out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, but Edmonton answered with three of their own in the second. Each team scored once in the third, and Draisaitl scored his second OT winner of the series just over halfway through the extra period.
Game 5 was similar to Game 3 in that it was a lopsided Panthers win. Florida ended up winning 5-2 after building up a 2-0 lead in the first period. Marchand scored twice, and he now leads all players in the series with four goals in five games.
Ahead of Tuesday’s Game 6 in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Final, let’s take a look at the latest series odds.
Panthers lead 3-2
FLA Panthers
-360
EDM Oilers
+280
Prior to the series, the Oilers were -120 favorites and the Panthers were +100 underdogs.
Read our experts’ latest Stanley Cup Final betting picks and predictions on site.
Series Score
FLA Panthers to win
EDM Oilers to win
4-2
-150
–
4-3
+350
+280
Prior to the series, the outcomes with the shortest odds were Oilers to win 4-3 (+425) and Panthers to win 4-2 (+450).
Read a full list and breakdown of the odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy on site.
Brad Marchand (FLA)
-220
Sam Bennett (FLA)
+290
Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
+750
Leon Draisaitl was the +275 pre-series favorite to be the leading goalscorer, followed by Connor McDavid at +500.
Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
-115
Connor McDavid (EDM)
+140
Matthew Tkachuk (FLA)
+1600
Sam Reinhart (FLA)
+1600
Evan Bouchard (EDM)
+2500
Connor McDavid was the +130 favorite to lead all players in points in the Stanley Cup Final, followed by Leon Draisaitl at +260.
Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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