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 Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers seemed to have been on a collision course to meet again in the Stanley Cup Final.

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner had two thoughts when asked about going up against an ‘older goalie’ in the Florida Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky for a second consecutive Stanley Cup Final.