The 2025 Stanley Cup Final is set. For the second consecutive year, it’s the Florida Panthers vs. the Edmonton Oilers in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Not all sequels are as good as the original. Will this one be Rocky II? Or will it be The Godfather III? More importantly, can the Oilers win this time — ending the drought for Canadian teams winning the Cup, a streak going back to 1993?
Here are the major details on the series, from the schedule and betting intel (courtesy of ESPN BET) to notes on each club and the matchup from ESPN Research.
Stanley Cup Final
Paths to the Final:
Oilers: Defeated Kings in six, Golden Knights in five, Stars in five
Panthers: Defeated Lightning in five, Maple Leafs in seven, Hurricanes in five
Schedule:
Game 1: Panthers at Oilers, June 4, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 2: Panthers at Oilers, June 6, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: Oilers at Panthers, June 9, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 4: Oilers at Panthers, June 12, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5: Panthers at Oilers, June 14, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6: Oilers at Panthers, June 17, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 7: Panthers at Oilers, June 20, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Betting intel
Cup winner:
Oilers: -115
Panthers: -105
Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP)
Connor McDavid (EDM): -110
Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA): +250
Aleksander Barkov (FLA): +425
Leon Draisaitl (EDM): +800
Matthew Tkachuk (FLA): +2500
Sam Bennett (FLA): +3000
Matchup notes
This is the 12th Stanley Cup Final rematch in NHL history, the fifth in the expansion era (since 1967-68), and the first since 2008-09. The past two occurrences — Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings in 2008 and 2009, Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders in 1983 and 1984 — included Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky winning their first Cup. A good sign for Connor McDavid?
The Panthers did not touch the Prince of Wales Trophy as winners of the Eastern Conference last year, after they did so in both 1996 and 2023 when they won it on those occasions. Florida won the Cup in 2024 after not touching it, while it lost in the Cup Final the previous two times when the team touched it. The Oilers decided this year to touch the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for winning the Western Conference. They did not touch the trophy last year, nor did they do so in 2006 — and yet they lost the Stanley Cup Final in seven games both times.
In last year’s Cup Final, the Panthers raced out to a 3-0 lead on an aggregate score of 11-4. The Oilers won the next three by a combined score of 18-5. Game 7 was the…
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