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==Stanley Cup engraving==
The Stanley Cup was presented to Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov by [[NHL commissioner]] [[Gary Bettman]] following the Panthers' 5–1 win in game six.

'''2024–25 Florida Panthers'''
{{Stanley Cup champion
|defence=* 3 [[Seth Jones]]
* 5 [[Aaron Ekblad]] (A)
<!--* 6 [[Jaycob Megna]]-->
* 7 [[Dmitry Kulikov (ice hockey)|Dmitry Kulikov]]
* 26 [[Uvis Balinskis]]<sup>A</sup>
* 42 [[Gustav Forsling]]
* 77 [[Niko Mikkola]]
* 88 [[Nate Schmidt]]
|wingers=* 10 [[A.J. Greer]]
* 12 [[Jonah Gadjovich]]
* 19 [[Matthew Tkachuk]] (A)
* 25 [[Mackie Samoskevich]]<sup>A</sup>
* 63 [[Brad Marchand]]
* 92 [[Tomáš Nosek|Tomas Nosek]]*
|centres=<!--* 8 [[Nico Sturm]]-->
* 9 [[Sam Bennett (ice hockey)|Sam Bennett]]
* 13 [[Sam Reinhart]]*
* 15 [[Anton Lundell]]
* 16 [[Aleksander Barkov]] (C)
* 17 [[Evan Rodrigues]]*
* 23 [[Carter Verhaeghe]]*
* 27 [[Eetu Luostarinen]]*
* 70 [[Jesper Boqvist]]*
|goaltenders=* 41 [[Vitek Vanecek]]
* 72 [[Sergei Bobrovsky]]
|player-notes=
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Played both centre and wing.<br/>
<sup>A</sup> Did not play in Finals.<!--<br/>
<sup>B</sup> Did not play in Finals. Name engraved on Stanley Cup due to successful petition.-->
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* [[Vincent Viola]] (Owner/Chairman/Governor), Teresa Viola (Alternate Governor), John Viola (Alternate Governor), Michael Viola (Alternate Governor), Travis Viola (Alternate Governor), [[Douglas Cifu|Doug Cifu]] (Vice Chairman/Alternate Governor), Bill Zito (President of Hockey Operations/General Manager/Alternate Governor)
* [[Paul Maurice]] (Head Coach)
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==Media rights==
==Media rights==

Revision as of 04:32, 18 June 2025

2025 Stanley Cup Finals
123456 Total
Florida Panthers 3*5**64*55 4
Edmonton Oilers 4*4**15*21 2
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Sunrise: Amerant Bank Arena Game 3, 4, 6
Edmonton: Rogers Place Game 1, 2, 5
CoachesFlorida: Paul Maurice
Edmonton: Kris Knoblauch
CaptainsFlorida: Aleksander Barkov
Edmonton: Connor McDavid
National anthemsFlorida: G3:Jon Acosta
G4: Hannah Walpole
G6: Matthew Bischoff
Edmonton: Robert Clark
RefereesFrancis Charron (1, 3, 5)
Jean Hebert (2, 4, 6)
Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5)
Chris Rooney (2, 4, 6)
DatesJune 4–17, 2025
MVPSam Bennett (Panthers)
Series-winning goalMatthew Tkachuk (19:13, First, G6)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC/Sportsnet/Sportsnet+
(French): TVA Sports
United States:
(English): TNT/TruTV/Max
Announcers(CBC/SN) Chris Cuthbert and Craig Simpson
(TNT) Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, and Brian Boucher
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The 2025 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2024–25 season and the culmination of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. In a rematch of the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals, the Eastern Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers defeated the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers four games to two in the best-of-seven series, earning their second consecutive championship, as well as the second title in team history.

The series began on June 4, and concluded on June 17.[1] Edmonton had home ice advantage in the series due to having the better regular season record. This was the sixth consecutive Finals to feature a team from Florida. This was the first time since 2009 that the Finals featured a rematch of the previous season. It was also the first time since 2012 that neither team had home-ice advantage in the first three rounds.

Paths to the Finals

Edmonton Oilers

Main article: 2024–25 Edmonton Oilers season

This was Edmonton's second consecutive and ninth overall Finals appearance. They have won the Stanley Cup five times, all of which came between 1984 and 1990 during their dynasty years. Their most recent Stanley Cup victory came against the Boston Bruins in 1990, winning in five games.

During the offseason, and with his contract expiring, then-general manager Ken Holland departed the team shortly after the 2024 Finals;[2] team CEO Jeff Jackson took over interim GM duties until the team hired former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman.[3] In free agency, the Oilers acquired forwards Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson along with defencemen Connor Carrick and Josh Brown.[4][5] They also re-signed forwards Connor Brown,[4] Adam Henrique,[4] Mattias Janmark,[4] Corey Perry,[4] and Leon Draisaitl,[6] as well as defenceman Troy Stecher,[7] while losing Warren Foegele in free agency to the Los Angeles Kings,[8] as well as Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to an offer sheet from the St. Louis Blues.[9] Approaching the trade deadline, the team acquired forward Kasperi Kapanen off of waivers,[10] signed defenseman John Klingberg,[11] and also completed a three-way trade with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils to acquire forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones.[12] On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded for San Jose Sharks defenseman Jake Walman.[13]

Draisaitl led the team in scoring with 52 goals and 106 points, tying for third in the league in the latter.[14] Perry was making his fifth Finals appearance in six seasons and sixth appearance overall, previously winning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007 and losing with the Dallas Stars in 2020, Montreal Canadiens in 2021, Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022, and the Oilers the previous season.[15]

Edmonton finished third place in the Pacific Division during the regular season with a 48–29–5 record. In the first round, they defeated their intra-division rival, the Los Angeles Kings, in six games, eliminating them for the fourth consecutive season. They then defeated the division champion Vegas Golden Knights in five games during the second round. In the Western Conference final, they triumphed over the Dallas Stars for the second consecutive season, winning in five games.[16]

Florida Panthers

Main article: 2024–25 Florida Panthers season

This was Florida's third consecutive and fourth overall Finals appearance. They have won one Stanley Cup, doing so the previous season against the Oilers in seven games after giving up a 3–0 series lead.

During the offseason, in free agency, the Panthers acquired forwards Jesper Boqvist, A. J. Greer, and Tomas Nosek, as well as defenceman Nate Schmidt. They also re-signed forwards Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, and Carter Verhaeghe, along with defenceman Dmitry Kulikov.[17][18] Nearing the trade deadline, the team acquired defenceman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks,[19] as well as goaltender Vitek Vanecek and forward Nico Sturm from the San Jose Sharks in separate transactions.[20][21] On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand.[22]

Reinhart led the team in scoring with 81 points.[23] Team captain Aleksander Barkov won his third Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward.[24]

Florida finished third place in the Atlantic Division during the regular season with a 47–31–4 record. In the first round, they defeated their intra-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in five games. They then defeated the division champion Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games during the second round, despite initially trailing 2–0 in the series. In the Eastern Conference final, they eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes for the second time in three seasons, winning in five games.[25]

Game summaries

Note: The numbers in parentheses represent each player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire playoffs.

Game one

June 4 Florida Panthers 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap
Leon Draisaitl scored two goals in game one, including the overtime winner.

In the first period of game one, Leon Draisaitl began the scoring for the Oilers as Jake Walman's shot got stopped by Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Kasperi Kapanen's shot attempts were deflected to Draisaitl who made it 1–0.[26] The Panthers tied the game when Carter Verhaeghe's shot was deflected in front of the net by Sam Bennett.[27] The Oilers tried to challenge the goal on goaltender interference, but they were unsuccessful. In the ensuing power play for the Panthers, Brad Marchand scored to give Florida a 2–1 lead.[28] In the second period, Bennett extended the lead for the Panthers, accepting a pass from Nate Schmidt and snapping the shot past Stuart Skinner.[29] Viktor Arvidsson then scored for Edmonton, firing a slap shot past Bobrovsky to cut Florida's lead to one goal.[30] The Oilers tied the game in the third period as Mattias Ekholm, who had been injured for most of the playoffs, scored after receiving a pass from Connor McDavid.[31] With the score tied going into overtime, Panthers forward Tomas Nosek was penalized for shooting the puck over the glass. On the ensuing power play, Corey Perry passed to McDavid setting up Draisaitl's goal for Edmonton's 4–3 victory.[32]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st EDM Leon Draisaitl (8) Kasperi Kapanen (1), Jake Walman (6) 01:06 1–0 EDM
FLA Sam Bennett (11) Carter Verhaeghe (9), Matthew Tkachuk (12) 10:49 1–1
FLA Brad Marchand (5) – pp Nate Schmidt (5), Evan Rodrigues (11) 12:30 2–1 FLA
2nd FLA Sam Bennett (12) Nate Schmidt (6), Carter Verhaeghe (10) 02:00 3–1 FLA
EDM Viktor Arvidsson (2) Vasily Podkolzin (6), Evan Bouchard (12) 03:17 3–2 FLA
3rd EDM Mattias Ekholm (1) Connor McDavid (21), Kasperi Kapanen (2) 06:33 3–3
OT EDM Leon Draisaitl (9) – pp Connor McDavid (22), Corey Perry (4) 19:29 4–3 EDM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Corey Perry High-sticking 06:53 2:00
EDM Bench (served by Corey Perry) Unsuccessful challenge 10:49 2:00
FLA Anton Lundell Interference 12:40 2:00
EDM Corey Perry Tripping 12:46 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Holding 13:04 2:00
2nd FLA Evan Rodrigues High-sticking 18:47 2:00
3rd None
OT FLA Tomas Nosek Delay of game (puck over glass) 18:17 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
FLA 7 17 2 6 32
EDM 15 8 14 10 46

Game two

June 6 Florida Panthers 5–4 2OT Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap
Brad Marchand scored two goals in game two, including the overtime winner.

In game two, Evander Kane got penalized for high-sticking Carter Verhaeghe. On the ensuing power play, Sam Bennett scored, taking a pass from Nate Schmidt and Evan Rodrigues.[33] Kane would tie the game 1–1 for Edmonton, firing a snap shot past Sergei Bobrovsky.[34] Defenceman Evan Bouchard would give the Oilers a 2–1 lead as his initial shot was blocked, but his second shot went into the net.[35] The Panthers tied the game as Eetu Luostarinen passed to an open Seth Jones snapping a shot past goaltender Stuart Skinner.[36] The Oilers regained the lead as Connor McDavid skated the puck through a Panther defenceman and passed to Leon Draisaitl who scored to make it 3–2.[37] In the second period, Dmitry Kulikov then evened the score for the Panthers, snapping a shot through traffic to make it 3–3.[38] The Panthers were able to make it 4–3 when Brad Marchand scored a shorthanded breakaway goal.[39] In the final minutes of the third period, the Oilers pulled their goaltender and with 18 seconds remaining, Corey Perry scored to send the game to overtime.[40] In double-overtime, Marchand scored his second of the game in another breakaway, evening the series 1–1.[41]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Sam Bennett (13) – pp Nate Schmidt (7), Evan Rodrigues (12) 02:07 1–0 FLA
EDM Evander Kane (6) Viktor Arvidsson (5), Evan Bouchard (13) 07:39 1–1
EDM Evan Bouchard (7) Connor McDavid (23), Leon Draisaitl (19) 09:19 2–1 EDM
FLA Seth Jones (4) Eetu Luostarinen (10), Nate Schmidt (8) 11:37 2–2
EDM Leon Draisaitl (10) – pp Connor McDavid (24), Evan Bouchard (14) 12:37 3–2 EDM
2nd FLA Dmitry Kulikov (2) Carter Verhaeghe (11), Seth Jones (5) 08:23 3–3
FLA Brad Marchand (6) – sh Anton Lundell (8) 12:09 4–3 FLA
3rd EDM Corey Perry (8) Jake Walman (7), Connor McDavid (25) 19:42 4–4
OT None
2OT FLA Brad Marchand (7) Anton Lundell (9) 08:05 5–4 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Evander Kane High-sticking 00:37 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Holding the stick 02:54 2:00
EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tripping 03:32 2:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Cross-checking 08:49 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Slashing 08:49 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Goaltender interference 12:13 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 12:13 2:00
EDM Trent Frederic Roughing 12:13 2:00
FLA Niko Mikkola Roughing 13:46 2:00
FLA Seth Jones Holding 15:13 2:00
EDM Evan Bouchard Cross-checking 18:41 2:00
2nd FLA Niko Mikkola Hooking 11:06 2:00
EDM Evan Bouchard Cross-checking 17:56 2:00
FLA Carter Verhaeghe Hooking 19:11 2:00
3rd None
OT None
2OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT Total
FLA 11 14 5 8 4 42
EDM 14 9 9 13 1 46

Game three

June 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–6 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap
Carter Verhaeghe recorded the game-winning goal and an assist in game three.

Game three began as game two ended with Brad Marchand scoring 56 seconds into the first period.[42] The Panthers made it 2–0 on the power play as Evan Rodrigues made the pass to Carter Verhaeghe who wristed it past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.[43] In the second period, a shot by Evan Bouchard was deflected by Sergei Bobrovsky to Corey Perry who cut the goal deficit for the Oilers to 2–1.[44] Forward Sam Reinhart restored the two-goal lead for Florida, taking the pass from Verhaeghe.[45] The Panthers then made it 4–1 when a two-on-zero rush allowed Sam Bennett to breakaway a wrist a shot past Skinner.[46] In the third period, Skinner attempted to clear the puck but did so over the glass giving Florida a power play. On the ensuing power play, Matthew Tkachuk made a pass to Reinhart who backhand-passed to Aaron Ekblad to make it 5–1.[47] Skinner was pulled after this goal. Midway through the period, the Panthers and Oilers had some fights. By the end of the game, the Oilers accumulated 85 penalty minutes, the most for one team in a Stanley Cup Finals game since game four of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.[48][49] Rodrigues would get the sixth goal for the Panthers, scoring on a two-man advantage.[50][51]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Brad Marchand (8) Anton Lundell (10), Eetu Luostarinen (11) 00:56 1–0 FLA
FLA Carter Verhaeghe (7) – pp Evan Rodrigues (13), Nate Schmidt (9) 17:45 2–0 FLA
2nd EDM Corey Perry (9) – pp Evan Bouchard (15), Mattias Ekholm (2) 01:40 2–1 FLA
FLA Sam Reinhart (5) Carter Verhaeghe (12) 03:00 3–1 FLA
FLA Sam Bennett (14) Eetu Luostarinen (12) 07:26 4–1 FLA
3rd FLA Aaron Ekblad (4) – pp Sam Reinhart (10), Matthew Tkachuk (13) 03:27 5–1 FLA
FLA Evan Rodrigues (4) – pp Niko Mikkola (3), Gustav Forsling (4) 16:10 6–1 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Anton Lundell Tripping 03:22 2:00
EDM Evander Kane Cross-checking 05:13 2:00
EDM Evander Kane High-sticking 07:54 2:00
EDM Bench (served by Corey Perry) Too many men 10:09 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Tripping 11:02 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett High-sticking 14:37 2:00
EDM Viktor Arvidsson Goaltender interference 17:14 2:00
FLA Anton Lundell Roughing 20:00 2:00
2nd EDM Darnell Nurse Cross-checking 19:15 2:00
3rd EDM Stuart Skinner Delay of game (puck over glass) 02:19 2:00
EDM Mattias Janmark Roughing 05:07 2:00
FLA Brad Marchand Roughing 07:52 2:00
EDM Trent Frederic Cross-checking 10:29 2:00
EDM Trent Frederic Roughing 10:29 2:00
FLA A. J. Greer Roughing 10:29 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Roughing 10:29 2:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Roughing 10:29 2:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Fighting 10:29 5:00
FLA A. J. Greer Misconduct 10:29 10:00
FLA Sam Bennett Misconduct 10:29 10:00
FLA Jonah Gadjovich Misconduct 10:29 10:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Misconduct 10:29 10:00
EDM Trent Fredric Misconduct 10:29 10:00
EDM Mattias Ekholm Misconduct 10:29 10:00
EDM Evander Kane Slashing 13:55 10:00
EDM Evander Kane Misconduct 13:55 10:00
EDM Jake Walman Unsportsmanlike conduct 14:44 2:00
EDM Jake Walman Roughing 14:44 2:00
EDM Jake Walman Roughing 14:44 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Roughing 14:44 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Roughing 14:44 2:00
EDM Kasperi Kapanen Cross-checking 15:47 2:00
EDM Kasperi Kapanen Misconduct 15:47 10:00
FLA Eetu Luostarinen Charging 16:57 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 12 13 8 33
FLA 10 9 12 31

Game four

June 12 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 OT Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap

The Oilers came back from a three-goal deficit in game four to emerge victorious in overtime. In the first period, with both Evander Kane and Darnell Nurse in the penalty box for separate infractions, Florida captain Aleksander Barkov off the faceoff passed to Matthew Tkachuk whose snap shot beat Stuart Skinner to make it 1–0.[52] Tkachuk made it 2–0 on another power play, picking up a rebound from Sam Reinhart's shot on Skinner.[53] Towards the end of the first period, Carter Verhaeghe picked up a loose puck in the offensive zone sending it back to Anton Lundell who fired a wrist shot past Skinner.[54] In the second period, the Oilers got on the power play and with Leon Draisaitl's pass to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton scored to cut the deficit to two goals.[55] Midway through the second, in the Panthers defensive zone, Mattias Ekholm passed to Darnell Nurse whose shot at a tight angle got past Sergei Bobrovsky to cut the deficit to one goal.[56] The Oilers tied it when Vasily Podkolzin backhand shot the puck past Bobrovsky.[57] In the third period, after the Panthers turned over the puck, Kasperi Kapanen passed to Jake Walman who scored to make it 4–3 for Edmonton.[58] With under a minute left in the third period, the Panthers pulled Bobrovsky for an extra skater. With 20 seconds remaining, Reinhart scored for Florida to send it to overtime.[59] In overtime, Draisatl while holding off a Florida defenceman, made a backhand shot that went between Bobrovsky.[60] He scored his fourth overtime goal of the playoffs, setting the record for most overtime goals scored in one season.[61] He also became the first player since John LeClair in 1993 to score two overtime goals in the same year in the Finals.[62][63] It was the seventh time a team came back from a three-goal deficit in the Finals and the first since 2006.[64]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Matthew Tkachuk (6) – pp Aleksander Barkov (12) 11:40 1–0 FLA
FLA Matthew Tkachuk (7) – pp Sam Reinhart (11), Aleksander Barkov (13) 16:56 2–0 FLA
FLA Anton Lundell (6) Carter Verhaeghe (13), Sam Reinhart (12) 19:18 3–0 FLA
2nd EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6) – pp Leon Draisaitl (20), Connor McDavid (26) 03:33 3–1 FLA
EDM Darnell Nurse (3) Mattias Ekholm (3), Adam Henrique (3) 12:47 3–2 FLA
EDM Vasily Podkolzin (2) Darnell Nurse (4), Leon Draisaitl (21) 15:05 3–3
3rd EDM Jake Walman (2) Kasperi Kapanen (3), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (14) 13:36 4–3 EDM
FLA Sam Reinhart (6) Matthew Tkachuk (14), Sam Bennett (7) 19:40 4–4
OT EDM Leon Draisaitl (11) Vasily Podkolzin (7), Mattias Ekholm (4) 11:18 5–4 EDM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Evander Kane High-sticking 10:38 2:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Tripping 11:36 2:00
EDM Mattias Ekholm High-sticking 15:18 2:00
2nd FLA Sam Bennett Slashing 03:14 2:00
FLA Dmitry Kulikov Holding the stick 06:29 2:00
FLA Aleksander Barkov Delay of game (puck over glass) 12:57 2:00
EDM Leon Draisaitl Elbowing 19:28 2:00
3rd FLA Sam Bennett Tripping 07:34 2:00
OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
EDM 7 17 7 4 35
FLA 17 10 9 4 40

Game five

June 14 Florida Panthers 5–2 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap

In the first period of game five, Brad Marchand, after taking a pass from Anton Lundell, sped through the offensive zone and fired a snap shot past Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard.[65] Sam Bennett made it 2–0 for Florida, acquiring the puck on a rebound and shooting it past Pickard.[66] In the second period, Marchand, after taking the pass from Eetu Luostarinen, moved the puck between Oilers defenceman Jake Walman to score on Pickard.[67] Edmonton captain Connor McDavid cut the deficit to two goals, scoring a wrist shot on Sergei Bobrovsky to make it 3–1.[68] Less than a minute later, the Panthers answered back as Sam Reinhart made it 4–1 taking the assist from Aleksander Barkov.[69] The Oilers pulled their goaltender with less than four minutes left in the game. With the extra attacker, Corey Perry fired a slap shot that went past Bobrovsky, giving Edmonton their second goal of the game.[70] The Oilers pulled their goaltender again, but with the empty net, Luostarinen scored to give Florida a 5–2 lead, en route to a 3–2 series lead.[71]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Brad Marchand (9) Anton Lundell (11) 09:12 1–0 FLA
FLA Sam Bennett (15) Matthew Tkachuk (15) 18:06 2–0 FLA
2nd None
3rd FLA Brad Marchand (10) Eetu Luostarinen (13) 05:12 3–0 FLA
EDM Connor McDavid (7) Evan Bouchard (16), Mattias Ekholm (5) 07:24 3–1 FLA
FLA Sam Reinhart (7) Aleksander Barkov (14) 08:10 4–1 FLA
EDM Corey Perry (10) Leon Draisaitl (22), Darnell Nurse (5) 16:47 4–2 FLA
FLA Eetu Luostarinen (5) – en Unassisted 18:41 5–2 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Seth Jones Interference 15:44 2:00
EDM Vasily Podkolzin Tripping 18:17 2:00
2nd FLA Aaron Ekblad Tripping 03:17 2:00
FLA Sam Reinhart Delay of game (puck over glass) 07:28 2:00
EDM Leon Draisaitl High-sticking 19:40 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 8 5 6 19
EDM 3 8 10 21

Game six

June 17 Edmonton Oilers 1–5 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap

In game six, the Panthers began the scoring with Sam Reinhart picking up a defensive turnover by Evan Bouchard and snapping the puck past Stuart Skinner.[72] Florida doubled the lead as Eetu Luostarinen made a pass to Matthew Tkachuk whose wrist shot beat Skinner.[73] In the second period, captain Aleksander Barkov assisted in making it 3–0 for the Panthers as his shot was deflected off of Skinner towards Reinhart who scored.[74] As the end of the game approached, the Oilers pulled their goaltender with less than seven minutes left. However, the Panthers recovered the puck and Reinhart shot into the empty net, scoring a hat-trick. He would get his fourth goal of the match, hitting another empty net goal with just over five minutes remaining. Edmonton would break the shutout as Vasily Podkolzin scored to make it 5–1. The Panthers defended their lead as Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves throughout the game, helping Florida earn their second Stanley Cup.[75]

Sam Bennett was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Sam Reinhart (8) Unassisted 04:36 1–0 FLA
FLA Matthew Tkachuk (8) – pp Eetu Luostarinen (14), Anton Lundell (12) 19:13 2–0 FLA
2nd FLA Sam Reinhart (9) Aleksander Barkov (15), Carter Verhaeghe (14) 17:31 3–0 FLA
3rd FLA Sam Reinhart (10) – en Aleksander Barkov (16), Carter Verhaeghe (15) 13:26 4–0 FLA
FLA Sam Reinhart (11) – en Carter Verhaeghe (16), Aaron Ekblad (9) 14:55 5–0 FLA
EDM Vasily Podkolzin (3) Jake Walman (8), Leon Draisaitl (23) 15:18 5–1 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Evander Kane Slashing 09:45 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Roughing 09:45 2:00
2nd None
3rd EDM Evander Kane Misconduct 17:47 10:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 10 10 9 29
FLA 9 9 7 25

Team rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov captained the Panthers to their third consecutive and fourth overall Finals appearance.
# Nat Player[76] Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
26 Latvia Uvis Balinskis D L 28 2023 Ventspils, Latvia first (did not play)
16 Finland Aleksander Barkov – C C L 29 2013 Tampere, Finland third (2023, 2024)
9 Canada Sam Bennett C L 28 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario third (2023, 2024)
72 Russia Sergei Bobrovsky G L 36 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union third (2023, 2024)
70 Sweden Jesper Boqvist C/LW L 26 2024 Falun, Sweden first
5 Canada Aaron Ekblad – A D R 29 2014 Windsor, Ontario third (2023, 2024)
42 Sweden Gustav Forsling D L 28 2021 Linköping, Sweden third (2023, 2024)
12 Canada Jonah Gadjovich LW/RW L 26 2023 Whitby, Ontario second (2024)
10 Canada A. J. Greer LW L 28 2024 Joliette, Quebec first
3 United States Seth Jones D R 30 2025 Arlington, Texas first
7 Russia Dmitry Kulikov D L 34 2023 Lipetsk, Soviet Union second (2024)
15 Finland Anton Lundell C L 23 2020 Espoo, Finland third (2023, 2024)
27 Finland Eetu Luostarinen C/LW L 26 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland third (2023, 2024)
63 Canada Brad Marchand LW/RW L 37 2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia fourth (2011, 2013, 2019)
77 Finland Niko Mikkola D L 29 2023 Kiiminki, Finland second (2024)
92 Czech Republic Tomas Nosek LW/C L 32 2024 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia second (2018)
13 Canada Sam Reinhart C/RW R 29 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia third (2023, 2024)
17 Canada Evan Rodrigues C/LW R 31 2023 Etobicoke, Ontario second (2024)
25 United States Mackie Samoskevich RW R 22 2021 Newtown, Connecticut first (did not play)
88 United States Nate Schmidt D L 33 2024 St. Cloud, Minnesota second (2018)
19 United States Matthew Tkachuk – A LW L 27 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona third (2023, 2024)
41 Czech Republic Vitek Vanecek G L 29 2025 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic first
23 Canada Carter Verhaeghe C/LW L 29 2020 Waterdown, Ontario fourth (2020, 2023, 2024)

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid captained the Oilers to their second consecutive and ninth overall Finals appearance.
# Nat Player[76] Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
33 Sweden Viktor Arvidsson RW R 32 2024 Skellefteå, Sweden second (2017)
2 Canada Evan Bouchard D R 25 2018 Oakville, Ontario second (2024)
28 Canada Connor Brown RW R 31 2023 Etobicoke, Ontario second (2024)
29 Germany Leon Draisaitl – A C/LW L 29 2014 Cologne, Germany second (2024)
14 Sweden Mattias Ekholm D L 35 2023 Borlänge, Sweden third (2017, 2024)
49 United States Ty Emberson D R 25 2024 Eau Claire, Wisconsin first (did not play)
21 United States Trent Frederic C/LW L 27 2025 St. Louis, Missouri first
19 Canada Adam Henrique C L 35 2024 Brantford, Ontario third (2012, 2024)
18 Canada Zach Hyman LW R 32 2021 Toronto, Ontario second (2024) (did not play)
13 Sweden Mattias Janmark C L 32 2022 Danderyd, Sweden third (2020, 2024)
91 Canada Evander Kane LW L 33 2022 Vancouver, British Columbia second (2024)
42 Finland Kasperi Kapanen RW R 28 2024 Kuopio, Finland first
36 Sweden John Klingberg D R 31 2025 Gothenburg, Sweden second (2020)
27 Canada Brett Kulak D L 31 2022 Stony Plain, Alberta third (2021, 2024)
97 Canada Connor McDavid – C C L 28 2015 Richmond Hill, Ontario second (2024)
93 Canada Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – A C/LW L 32 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia second (2024)
25 Canada Darnell Nurse – A D L 30 2013 Hamilton, Ontario second (2024)
90 Canada Corey Perry RW R 40 2024 New Liskeard, Ontario sixth (2007, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
30 Canada Calvin Pickard G L 33 2022 Moncton, New Brunswick second (2024)
92 Russia Vasily Podkolzin RW/LW L 23 2024 Moscow, Russia first
53 Canada Jeff Skinner LW L 33 2024 Markham, Ontario first
74 Canada Stuart Skinner G L 26 2017 Edmonton, Alberta second (2024)
51 Canada Troy Stecher D R 31 2024 Richmond, British Columbia first
96 Canada Jake Walman D L 29 2025 Toronto, Ontario first

Media rights

In Canada, this was the eleventh consecutive Stanley Cup Finals broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. The series was also streamed on Sportsnet+.[1][77]

In the United States, the series was televised on TNT and simulcast on TruTV. This was the first time that the Finals were available on Max since the service started streaming TNT Sports-produced NHL telecasts last season.[1][78][79] This was the fourth year of a seven-year deal in which ABC has the Finals in even years and TNT has the series in odd years.[80][81]

For the second consecutive year, the Finals had an alternate telecast with commentary and analysis in American Sign Language for the benefit of the deaf community. It was available on Sportsnet+ in Canada and Max in the U.S.[82]

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