Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky did his part with 19 saves, including one on Connor Brown on a partial breakaway 29 seconds into the game, but he got a lot of help from his teammates with 17 shot blocks.

“Oh, this is as good as this thing gets,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “This is Christmas. This is the payoff.”

While Draisaitl has ended the Oilers’ two victories in the series with overtime goals that gave him an NHL record with four in a single tournament, McDavid has beaten Sergei Bobrovsky once and has just four even-strength points in five games, one since Game 2.