Impressive: The Oilers set four incredible records in their fourth-game win over the Panthers.

On Saturday (June 15), the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Florida Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place, keeping their title aspirations alive.

Dylan Holloway scored twice, and Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse, and Ryan McLeod all scored for the Oilers, who are now behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Florida’s lone goal was scored by Vladimir Tarasenko, and the team is one victory away from winning its first championship.

Stuart Skinner, the Oilers’ goalkeeper, stopped 32 of 33 shots to end a three-game losing slide. Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky let up five goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Anthony Stolarz, who faced 19 and stopped 16.

Edmonton surged ahead 2-0 before the game was even eight minutes old, fueled by an electrifying crowd, and never looked back. The Oilers led 3-1 after the first period and 6-1 after 40 minutes, en route to their first Stanley Cup Final victory since June 17, 2006.

The Oilers’ triumph on Saturday was also the first time in franchise history that they had been swept in a playoff series. Edmonton was previously 0-5 in Game 4 of the series, down 3-0.

On an unusual night in so many ways, it’s only natural that some history was made. Here are Edmonton’s four most spectacular record-breaking figures and some record-tying stats from Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.

More Oilers Get Points Than Ever Before

Eleven of the Oilers’ 12 centres or wingers scored at least once on Saturday, breaking a franchise milestone for the most forwards with a point in a postseason game.

McDavid led the way with four points, Holloway added three, and Janmark, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman each scored two. Derek Ryan was the lone Oilers forward who failed to earn a point.

Previously, the most Oilers forwards to score a point in a playoff game was ten, which occurred seven times, the most recent on May 31, 2022, against the Colorado Avalanche. The 2018 San Jose Sharks and the 2022 Colorado Avalanche share the NHL record of 12.

Four Edmonton defencemen also scored or assisted in Game 4cxdf,m, raising the total number of Oilers with at least one point on Saturday to 15. That equals the Stanley Cup Final record set just a year ago by the Vegas Golden Knights. In Game 5 of the 2023 championship series versus the Panthers, Vegas had 15 players score points.

McDavid Establishes Assist Benchmark

McDavid not only scored his sixth goal of the playoffs at 1:13 of the second period, but he also assisted on three occasions.

Edmonton’s captain now has 32 points in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, shattering Wayne Gretzky’s 36-year record for most assists in a single NHL postseason. Gretzky had 31 assists for the Oilers in the 1988 playoffs, helping them win their fourth Stanley Cup.

McDavid’s four points on Saturday lifted him into a tie with Gretzky for seventh most points in an NHL playoff season. McDavid has 38 points in postseason, the same number as Gretzky had in 1983. Gretzky set the record for most points in 1985, with 47.

Edmonton Sets Goal Scoring Record

By lighting the lamp eight times, the Oilers set a club postseason record for most goals in a game when facing elimination. The previous mark was seven goals, which occurred twice, against the Calgary Flames in Game 7 of the 1984 Smythe Division Final and against 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 game. The Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 in Game 5 of the 1985 championship round to win the series and clinch the Cup.

Oilers’ Penalty Kill Keeps Making History

Amid the goal-scoring on Saturday, Edmonton’s defensive play is easily overlooked. But the Oilers penalty-kill unit deserves plenty of attention after killing off all four Florida power play opportunities in Game 4. Edmonton has gone seven consecutive home games without allowing a power play goal, extending its already record-long streak. Before this year, the Oilers had never gone more than five straight games in a single postseason without conceding a power play tally.

Amid the goal-scoring on Saturday, Edmonton’s defensive play is easily overlooked. But the Oilers penalty-kill unit deserves plenty of attention after killing off all four Florida power play opportunities in Game 4. Edmonton has gone seven consecutive home games without allowing a power play goal, extending its already record-long streak. Before this year, the Oilers had never gone more than five straight games in a single postseason without conceding a power play tally.

What records might be next to fall? The Oilers have at least one more chance to add to their unprecedented totals in Game 5 against the Panthers in 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 precise. The only historic feat that matters in Edmonton is becoming the first team in 80 years to rally from a 3-0 series deficit in the Stanley Cup Final.