Oilers’ 4 Most Incredible Records Set in Game 4 Win vs. Panthers – Hockey Writers – Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers kept their championship hopes alive with an 8-1 blowout victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on Saturday (June 15).
Dylan Holloway scored twice, and Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse, and Ryan McLeod each had a goal for the Oilers, who now trail the best-of-seven series 3-1. Vladimir Tarasenko scored the lone goal for Florida, one win away from capturing the first championship in franchise history.
Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner stopped 32 of 33 shots to snap a three-game losing streak. Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky allowed five goals on 16 shots before being relieved by Anthony Stolarz, who faced 19 shots and stopped 16.
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Fueled by an electric crowd, Edmonton jumped out to a 2-0 lead before eight minutes of play and never looked back. The Oilers led 3-1 after halftime and 6-1 after 40 minutes en route to the team’s first Stanley Cup Finals win since June 17, 2006.
Saturday’s victory for the Oilers was the first in franchise history when they faced off in a playoff series. Edmonton was previously 0-5 in Game 4 when trailing the series 3-0.
On an unprecedented night in so many ways, it’s only fitting that some history be made along the way. Here are four of Edmonton’s most impressive record-setting and history-making stats from Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.
More Oilers Scoring Than Ever
Eleven of the 12 centers or wing players who suited up for the Oilers on Saturday recorded at least one point, setting a new franchise record for most points in a postseason game.
McDavid led the way with four points, while Holloway had three points, while Janmark, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman each had two points. Derek Ryan is the only Oilers forward to record a point.
Previously, the most Oilers advanced to record a point in the playoffs was 10, which happened seven times, most recently on May 31, 2022, against the Colorado Avalanche. The NHL record is 12, shared by the 2018 San Jose Sharks and the 2022 Avalanche.
Four Edmonton defensemen also had a goal or assist in Game 4cxdf,m, bringing the Oilers’ total by at least one point Saturday to 15. That ties the Stanley Cup Finals record set just last year by the Vegas Golden. Knights. Vegas had 15 players record a point in Game 5 of the 2023 championship series, also against the Panthers.
McDavid Establishes Assist Benchmark
In addition to scoring his sixth goal of the playoffs on a shot past Bobrovsky 1:13 into the second period, McDavid recorded three assists on Saturday.
Edmonton’s captain now has 32 assists in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s 36-year record for most assists by a player in a single NHL season. Gretzky had 31 assists with the Oilers in the 1988 Playoffs while leading Edmonton to its fourth Stanley Cup championship.
With four points on Saturday, McDavid moved back into a tie with Gretzky for the fifth-most points in an NHL game. McDavid has 38 points in this postseason, the same as Gretzky recorded in 1983. The record for most points is 47, set by Gretzky in 1985.
Edmonton Sets Scoring Record
With eight shutouts, the Oilers set a postseason club record for most goals in a game against elimination. The previous marks were seven goals, which occurred twice, against the Calgary Flames in Game 7 of the 1984 Smythe Division Final and the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round of the 2017 NHL Playoffs.
Edmonton also matched its franchise record for most goals in a Stanley Cup final. The Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 in Game 5 of the 1985 championship round to win the series and win the trophy.
The Oilers’ Penalty Kill Is Making History
Amidst the scoring spree on Saturday, Edmonton’s defense was easily overlooked. But the Oilers penalty kill unit deserves a lot of attention after killing all of Florida’s power play opportunities in Game 4.
Edmonton has gone seven consecutive home games without allowing a power play goal, extending its longest streak. Before this year, the Oilers had never gone more than five consecutive games in a single postseason without earning a power play rating.
To cap things off, Janmark’s goal, which gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead 3:11 into the game, came on Edmonton’s penalty kill. It was Janmark’s second shorthanded goal of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making him the first Oilers player with the most shorthanded goals in a single season since Todd Marchant 27 years ago. Marchant had a Stanley Cup Playoff record with three shorthanded goals in 1997.
What records might follow the fall? The Oilers have at least one chance to add to their record total in Game 5 against the Panthers at Sunrise on Tuesday (June 18). Of course, the Oilers don’t care about breaking more records, just winning more games. Three of them, to be exact. The only significant milestone in Edmonton is becoming the first team in 80 years to come from a 3-0 series deficit in the Stanley Cup Final.
