Oilers, Corey Perry and Comeback Win
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Corey Perry Gave The Oilers A Wake-Up Call After The First Period Of Game 4: 'He's A Heckuva Leader'
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.
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.
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.
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Edmonton Journal on MSNCorey Perry: The speech that saved the Edmonton Oilers seasonWe 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.
If forward Scorey- pardon, Corey Perry has taught us anything over the 101 regular season and playoff games the Edmonton Oilers have played so far in the 2024–25 season, it’s that age is just a number.
For Montréal Canadiens fans, 2021 wasn’t so long ago, and it brings back the Cinderella story Stanley Cup final memories. The Canadiens had a brilliant blend of