The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will meet in a Stanley Cup rematch. On Thursday night, the Oilers finished off the Western Conference Final with a 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 5. Even though the Stars were the team with their backs against the wall,

Connor McDavid and the Oilers advanced to a second straight Cup Final on Thursday night with a 6-3 conference final-clinching Game 5 road win over the Dallas Stars. The Panthers already advanced by closing out the Eastern Conference Final in five games against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Florida Panthers will play the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final, a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final in which the Panthers defeated the Oilers 2-1 in Game 7. Florida (47-31-4), which is the No. 3 seed from the Atlantic Division, will start on the road against Edmonton (48-29-5), the No. 3 seed in the Pacific Division.