The Edmonton Oilers looked dead in the water after the first period of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, but they found a way.

Leaving Amerant Bank Arena after Game 4, I passed by Corey Perry as he was talking to someone on his phone. He seemed to be in great spirits, and why wouldn't he be? His Edmonton Oilers had just pulled off a remarkable overtime victory over the Florida Panthers.

Oilers Players Credit Corey Perry’s Speech for Sparking Game 4 Comeback Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers ’ comeback on Thursday started in the locker room, with the team trailing 3-0 after a brutal first period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

In overtime, when Sam Bennett had a yawning goalmouth before him, Pickard got his glove on the puck and it ticked off the crossbar. Earlier Pickard stopped Anton Lundell on a breakaway that would have left Edmonton behind 4-1 in the second period.

We might never know exactly what Corey Perry told his Edmonton Oilers teammates in his first-intermission sermon Thursday night, but it struck a chord with every player in the room.

Before the line brawls and all those the overtimes, before the epic goals and the Hollywood first-intermission speech that romantics will say rescued the Edmonton Oilers’ season, Corey Perry stood with his hand on his boy’s shoulder and explained why.

Corey Perry is in the Stanley Cup Final for a sixth time in his NHL career. Maybe that explains why his first intermission words of encouragement sparked the Edmonton Oilers' three-goal comeback to tie the series against the Florida Panthers.

If forward Scorey- pardon, Corey Perry has taught us anything over the 101 regular season and playoff games the Edmonton Oilers have played so far in the 2024–25 season, it’s that age is just a number.

Edmonton Oilers veteran Corey Perry did not want to dwell on his team's missed chances in Game 2 against the Florida Panthers.