Oilers Triumph in OT, Secure Game 1 Victory in Final

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00:00One of the main differences before we even got going, home ice advantage.

00:04That belongs to the Oilers up in the Great White North.

00:07In game number one was in Edmonton.

00:10The Oilers a home ice favorite, a total of six and a half.

00:14But would the result of this year's Stanley Cup final also look different?

00:19Well, through one game, the answer to that question is very much a yes.

00:24Edmonton wins in OT, four to three, courtesy of the second goal of the game.

00:30By Leon Dreisaitl.

00:31He snipes in the game winner with 31 ticks remaining in that overtime session off a dime from Connor McDavid.

00:39The Oilers win game number one and take a 1-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup final with a 4-3 win.

00:46Yeah, great start to the game too for the Oilers.

00:48You take a look at that goal scored within the first minute and a half of the game.

00:51The fastest scored in Stanley Cup playoff history in game number one from Reggie Leach's Philadelphia Flyers

00:57when they took on the Montreal Canadiens in the mid-1970s.

01:00That gets the house started.

01:01But how about this?

01:02Give it about like an hour and 15 minutes of real time later.

01:05You start the second period and it's 3-1 Florida.

01:08Oh no, here we go.

01:10It's going to be a blowout.

01:11The Panthers are just too deep.

01:12All three lines, better goaltending.

01:14And then the game finishes up 4-3 with an exciting overtime goal by Leon Dreisaitl there.

01:18Open the game.

01:19As I say, grand opening, grand closing.

01:21It was Leon Dreisaitl last night giving the Oilers that 1-0 lead.

01:24You have to hold home ice here.

01:26Now it's even more important for the Edmonton Oilers in game number two to win that game

01:29and put the ultimate pressure on the Florida Panthers here.

01:32Great start for the Oilers.

01:34Great finish for the Oilers.

01:35And this is something that I talked about opening the show.

01:37The Florida Panthers don't give up two goal leads here very often.

01:40As a matter of fact, the fact they did it in the Stanley Cup finals in game number one,

01:44even more shocking here.

01:45They were looking to take that vice grip at home ice advantage back even after game number one.

01:50Weren't able to do that.

01:51Love to see if the Oilers should be proud because they got that game one victory.

01:54Now they can be the aggressors here moving forward.