Edmonton got on the board early as Draisaitl found the net just a minute into the game. The Panthers eventually responded in the first with a goal from Sam Bennett, and a failed Oilers challenge of the goal set up a power play for Florida that resulted in a goal from Brad Marchand just moments later.

Leon Draisaitl continues to be captain clutch for the Oilers with another playoff OT winner in Game 1 against the Panthers.

Edmonton continued to pepper Bobrovsky with serpents, each whistling closer to the target than the last. The Panthers' defense was caught in a gale of terror. The source of their anxiety: the Oilers' Hart Trophy winners — Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, and Corey Perry.