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.

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.

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.

His Edmonton Oilers looked flat, outclassed by the defending champion Florida Panthers, and were in danger of a third consecutive loss in their Stanley Cup Final rematch that would have put them on the brink of losing once again. In the locker room at the first intermission, he offered some words of wisdom.

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.

The 40-year-old Corey Perry has already scored twice in this Stanley Cup Final. But the Edmonton Oilers forward’s most indelible moment of the playoff run might have come during a rousing intermission speech.

Edmonton Oilers are undecided on their Game 5 goalie in the Stanley Cup Final, with Skinner and Pickard both potential options.

Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) watches as Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard (30) stops a shot on goal during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)