It was all the Panthers could do in the wake of a stunning and demoralizing loss in Game 4 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday, a game that had once held the promise of putting them on the brink of a second straight Stanley Cup win but instead ended with a tied series and so many what ifs.

One of the greatest Stanley Cup Final games in recent memory ended with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime on Thursday.

Edmonton somehow evened the game by the time 20 more minutes had been played, then took a 4-3 lead into the 60th minute of regulation until, fittingly, another test for the visiting team's mettle.