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"Game over": Biz drops an early Game 4 SCF prediction after Oilers go down 3-0 to Panthers in first period

Modified Jun 13, 2025 09:56 GMT

Former NHL player Paul Bissonnette shared his prediction after the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers after the first period in Game 4 of the 2024-25 Stanley Cup Final.

The Oilers took three penalties in the opening frame on Thursday and the Panthers capitalized on two of them.

Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of power play goals at 11:40 and 16:56 to put the Panthers 2-0 up. Tkachuk's first came after Evander Kane was whistled for high-sticking A.J. Greer.

Within a minute, Darnell Nurse took a tripping penalty against Aleksander Barkov, but the Oilers killed the penalty. At 15:18, Matthias Ekholm got high-sticking on Brad Marchand, which Tkachuk scored his second goal. With under a minute left in the first period, Anton Lundell made it 3-0 for the Panthers.

After watching the Oilers unravel in the first 20 minutes, Bissonnette wrote:

"Oil got nothing. They have no room. Anaconda choke hold. Game over."

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BizNasty’s prediction came a bit early, with two full periods of hockey still remaining.

However, with the way the Panthers are dominating on special teams and controlling the play at even strength, Bissonnette felt the game was already out of reach for Connor McDavid and the Oilers.

Paul Bissonnette backtracks on his comments following the Oilers’ 5-4 OT win over Panthers

The Oilers opened the second period firing. They scored three unanswered goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse, and Vasily Podkolzin to tie the game 3-3. Edmonton grabbed their first lead early in the third on Jake Walman's goal.

But Florida forced overtime with a late equalizer from Sam Reinhart. In overtime, Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal 11:18 into the extra session.

After previously doubting the Oilers, Bissonnette tweeted mid-game,

“Holy shit Oilers are ALIVE.”

Following the win, he added:

"WE’RE HEADING BACK TO OIL COUNTRY ALL TIED UP AT 2 A PIECE. WE HAVE A SERIES FOLKS. HOLY SHIT WHAT A GAME. I CANT BELIEVE IT. #StanleyCup"

Stuart Skinner allowed three goals on 17 shots and was replaced by Calvin Pickard, who stepped in and made 22 saves. Sergei Bobrovsky had 30 shots for Florida.

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