After two tight games to start the 2025 Stanley Cup Final — each requiring overtime to determine a winner — Game 3 was a lopsided affair, with the
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Game 3 was the 13th time both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were held without a point in the same playoff game; the past two have both come against the Panthers in Florida (Game 7 of the 2024 Cup Final was the other).
Oilers winger Corey Perry scored his 10th career Cup Final goal in Game 3, which is the second most among active players (behind Marchand).
Edmonton has had 20 different goal scorers this postseason, which is tied for the third most in a single postseason in NHL history. If a new goal scorer tallies one in Game 4 or beyond, it will tie the all-time mark, currently held by the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers (against the Oilers) and the 2019 Boston Bruins (against the St. Louis Blues).
Scoring leaders
GP: 20 | G: 14 | A: 6
GP: 19 | G: 6 | A: 25
Best bets for Game 4
Evan Bouchard over 3.5 total shots on goal (+125): After registering seven and eight in Games 1 and 2 respectively, the Oilers’ most productive defenseman fired nine shots on goal in Monday’s losing effort. Only Connor McDavid has put shots on net more often for Edmonton this postseason altogether.
Sergei Bobrovsky over 26.5 total saves (-135): While Bobrovsky’s save benchmark was bound to rise eventually, upwards of 26 remains palatable enough. After stopping 42 of 46 through both overtime battles in Edmonton, Florida’s No. 1 denied 32 of 33 — including a good number of high-danger chances — in Game 3. Keep in mind, that contest devolved into a focus on fisticuffs in lieu of scoring in the third period. The Oilers are bound to come out firing often in a game they essentially need to win to maintain a shot at emerging victorious in this series.
Brad Marchand over 0.5 plus/minus (+145): The most beloved new member of the Panthers is riding a four-game point streak comprising four goals versus Edmonton, plus an assist from Florida’s final contest with Carolina. All told, he’s plus-four through three games this Stanley Cup Final.
