Panthers Cruise To Second Straight Stanley Cup Win
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The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will meet once again Tuesday evening, with everything on the line heading into Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final — a potential elimination game. With a victory Tuesday night, the Panthers would clinch their second consecutive Stanley Cup win after securing the franchise’s first last year.
Bottom-pairing defenseman Nate Schmidt is also set to hit free agency. So is backup goaltender Vitek Vanecek, who has recorded limited playing time and made no postseason appearances since his midseason trade from the San Jose Sharks.
Marchand unleashed 14 years of pent-up emotion when he lifted the Stanley Cup above his head again Tuesday for the first time since 2011.
Thanks to a historic four-goal night from Sam Reinhart, the Panthers rolled over the Edmonton Oilers and grabbed a dominant 5-1 win in Game 6 on Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena in South Florida. That officially closed out the series 4-2 and gave the Panthers back-to-back titles and their second championship in franchise history.
Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final takes place on Tuesday when the Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers are just one win away from repeating as back-to-back Stanley Cup champions.
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Sam Bennett was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL playoffs MVP before a jubilant Amerant Bank Arena crowd in Sunrise, Florida, on June 17.