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.

There were no blown leads this time as the Florida Panthers down the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 behind Brad Marchand and a defensive gem.

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.

Before the line brawls and all those the overtimes, before the epic goals and the Hollywood first-intermission speech that romantics will say rescued the Edmonton Oilers’ season, Corey Perry stood with his hand on his boy’s shoulder and explained why.

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.

Edmonton Oilers veteran Corey Perry did not want to dwell on his team's missed chances in Game 2 against the Florida Panthers.