[Other Sport] **** Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025 ****

[Whoislloydy]

Oilers are humming right now, but losing Hyman is brutal. Done for the playoffs, requires surgery after the hit by Marchment last night.

 

[mlg57]

Carolina gave it a go and lead 2-0 after the first, three goals in the second gave Florida the edge. Carolina equalized but a goal at 12:21 gave Florida the lead and an empty net at the end finished off the canes. So for the third season running the Florida Panthers are in the Stanley cup final.

Eastern Conference Final


Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (2M)

Florida win series 4-1


Game 1: Tue 20/05 Florida 5 Carolina 2

Game 2: Thu 22/05 Florida 5 Carolina 0

Game 3: Sat 24/05 Carolina 2 Florida 6

Game 4: Mon 26/05 Carolina 3 Florida 0

Game 5: Wed 28/05 Florida 5 Carolina 3




Western Conference Final


Dallas Stars (2C) vs. Edmonton Oilers (3P)

Edmonton lead series 3-1


Game 1: Wed 21/05 Edmonton 3 Dallas 6

Game 2: Fri 23/05 Edmonton 3 Dallas 0

Game 3: Sun 25/05 Dallas 1 Edmonton 6

Game 4: Tue 27/05 Dallas 1 Edmonton 4



Game 5: Thu 29/05 Edmonton @ Dallas



Game 6: Sat 31/05 Dallas @ Edmonton (if necessary)

Game 7: Mon 02/06 Edmonton @ Dallas (if necessary)

 

[jcdenton08]

Come on the Oilers… anyone but Americans

 

[jamie-oh]

Come on the Oilers… anyone but Americans

absolutely 100% this. Cant believe its been so long since a canadian team won ffs!

 

[ROSM]

Dallas, carolina and florida. Such winter sport icons

 

[mlg57]

Three goals in the first eight minutes effectively won this one for Edmonton and they progress to repeat last years final.

Eastern Conference Final


Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (2M)

Florida win series 4-1


Game 1: Tue 20/05 Florida 5 Carolina 2

Game 2: Thu 22/05 Florida 5 Carolina 0

Game 3: Sat 24/05 Carolina 2 Florida 6

Game 4: Mon 26/05 Carolina 3 Florida 0

Game 5: Wed 28/05 Florida 5 Carolina 3



Western Conference Final


Dallas Stars (2C) vs. Edmonton Oilers (3P)

Edmonton win series 4-1


Game 1: Wed 21/05 Edmonton 3 Dallas 6

Game 2: Fri 23/05 Edmonton 3 Dallas 0

Game 3: Sun 25/05 Dallas 1 Edmonton 6

Game 4: Tue 27/05 Dallas 1 Edmonton

Game 5: Thu 29/05 Edmonton 6 Dallas 3

 

[Kit Napper]

Same final as last year but hoping for a different outcome

 

[Miami Seagull]

Same final as last year but hoping for a different outcome

No, no no . Panthers again

 

[Whoislloydy]

Same final as last year but hoping for a different outcome

I think the Oilers do it this year, McDavid / Draisaitl are going to put up disgusting numbers. The heartbreak of last year will spur them on.

 

[mlg57]

We have the scheduke for the finals starting on Thursday our time.

STANLEY CUP FINAL 2024/2025


Florida Panthers (3A) vs Edmonton Oilers (3P)


Game 1: Wed 04/06 Florida @ Edmonton

Game 2: Fri 06/06 Florida @ Edmonton

Game 3: Mon 09/06 Edmonton @ Florida

Game 4: Thu 12/06 Edmonton @ Florida

Game 5: Sat 14/06 Florida @ Edmonton (if necessary)

Game 6: Tue 17/06 Edmonton @ Florida (if necessary)

Game 7: Fri 20/06 Florida @ Edmonton (if necessary)

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Annoyingly the only friend of mine who's into Hockey is an Oilers fan.

Now, I'd much rather the Canadian team won than the American team.

But I'd like this to happen while not bringing him any happiness whatsoever.

 

[mlg57]

(3P) Edmonton Oilers vs. (3A) Florida Panthers​

Oilers: 48-29-5, 101 points

Panthers: 47-31-4, 98 points

Season series: EDM 0-2-0; FLA: 2-0-0

Game 1: Wednesday at Edmonton (8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, MAX)

When Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid crossed paths in the handshake line following the Panthers' 2-1 victory in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, McDavid offered his congratulations, telling Tkachuk, "Well deserved."

Still absorbing winning the Cup for the first time, Tkachuk patted McDavid on the shoulder and replied, "Hopefully, we'll see you next year."

So, here they are, nearly a year later, ready to do it all over again in another Stanley Cup Final.

"It's going to be an incredible battle again," Panthers forward Sam Reinhart said. "They're playing, obviously, some pretty dominant hockey, so we're excited for the challenge. We've got to be ready for it."

It will be the 12th time in NHL history that teams meet in the Cup Final in consecutive seasons and first since Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins rebounded from a six-game loss to the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 to defeat the Red Wings in seven games in 2009. McDavid and the Oilers will look to follow in the footsteps of Crosby and the Penguins and those of Wayne Gretzky's Oilers, who avenged a four-game sweep by the New York Islanders in 1983 by defeating them in five games in 1984.

"I think we were better for going through last year," McDavid said. "It was a great learning experience and it's really driven us all year. I think this run has felt different than last year. It's felt very normal. It's felt very, I don't want to say boring because it's not boring at all, but it hasn't been as emotional. We haven't had the highs, and we haven't had the lows. It's just kind of been steady and I think that's put us in a good position."

The Panthers will try to become the first team to defeat the same opponent in the Cup Final in consecutive seasons since the Montreal Canadiens swept the Boston Bruins in four games in 1977 and defeated them in six in 1978. Florida knows it won't be easy to knock off Edmonton again because it wasn't last season either.

The Panthers let a 3-0 series lead slip away before recovering to win Game 7 at home. This time, Edmonton will have home-ice advantage.

"They're a really good team," Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe said. "They've been to the Final. They're definitely a hungry team. It's not easy to go to the Final two times in a row, so they want it bad. So, it's for us to kind of play our game and we're going to be ready, too.

This is the Panthers' third straight Cup Final appearance. They lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games in 2023 before winning their first championship last season. The Oilers will try again to win the Cup for the first time since 1990.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Stanley Cup Finals have begun in Edmonton, Alberta an ice hockey town.

 

[Swegulls]

C’mon Oilers, u can do it!

 

[ACobweb]

Nice start for Edmonton, at least they're not going to find themselves 0-3 like last year.

 

[bhafc99]

Do it for Canada!

 

[mlg57]

STANLEY CUP FINAL 2024/2025



Florida Panthers (3A) vs Edmonton Oilers (3P)

Edmonton lead series 1-0



Game 1: Wed 04/06 Florida 3 Edmonton 4 OT



Game 2: Fri 06/06 Florida @ Edmonton

Game 3: Mon 09/06 Edmonton @ Florida

Game 4: Thu 12/06 Edmonton @ Florida

Game 5: Sat 14/06 Florida @ Edmonton (if necessary)

Game 6: Tue 17/06 Edmonton @ Florida (if necessary)

Game 7: Fri 20/06 Florida @ Edmonton (if necessary)

Draisaitl goal in OT lifts Oilers past Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final​

Wins it on power play at 19:29 with 2nd of game; Bobrovsky makes 42 saves for Florida

Leon Draisaitl didn't score in the Stanley Cup Final last year. He already has two goals in the series this year, including maybe the biggest of his career to date.

Draisaitl scored a power-play goal with 31 seconds left in overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers came back from two goals down to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 at Rogers Place on Wednesday.

 

[Marty McFly]

I've been meaning to ask for a while, what are the options for watching this in the UK? TV or streaming options?

I haven't seen an answer to this - so, fyi: https://www.nhl.com/info/where-to-watch-by-country

In the UK - Premier Sports Network or NHL.tv

 

[Marty McFly]

Game 2 here we go!

 

[Marty McFly]

Fiery start to this!