Florida Panthers win 2025 Stanley Cup Final after defeating Edmonton Oilers in second showdown

The Panthers won their second consecutive Stanley Cup title by outlasting the Oilers in a repeat of last year’s final.
The first 25 years of the Florida Panthers’ existence was anything but synonymous with hockey success. The Panthers made the NHL postseason only five times and advanced past the second round just once, all while cycling through 10 coaches.
Now, they are hockey’s most dominant franchise — again.
On Tuesday, Florida won its second consecutive Stanley Cup title by outlasting Edmonton in a repeat of last year’s final, winning 5-1 in Game 6 to continue its nearly overnight transformation into one of hockey's most successful franchises. It was the third straight season Florida had played for a title, a run that coincides with the hiring of coach Paul Maurice.
Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers celebrates with Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling after scoring his third goal against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.Bruce Bennett / Getty ImagesEdmonton won the series opener in overtime, only for Florida to rebound with wins in Game 2, in double overtime, and Game 3. When Edmonton evened the series with an overtime win in Game 4, Florida took a 3-2 series lead by winning Game 5.
The Panthers then closed out a series full of tight games with a blowout that began with Sam Reinhart's unassisted goal in the first period. A goal by Matthew Tkachuk pushed the lead to 2-0, and Reinhart scored the next three goals to turn the closeout opportunity into a 5-0 rout. Reinhart's four goals tied Maurice Richard's in 1957 for a Stanley Cup Final record. It was the second straight year Reinhart played hero for Florida, after he scored the game-winning goal in last season's Game 7 victory.
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