SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Edmonton Oilers were eliminated by the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season, losing 5-1 in Game 6 at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday. The Oilers lost 2-1 in Game 7 here last season.

Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is looking at an active summer. The last remnants of the Ken Holland era burned out Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., just as dusk arrived in the city of Edmonton.

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it this century.