The Panthers won three of their four home games in the final last year, including the first two on the way to going up 3-0 in the series. The Oilers took Games 4 and 6 in Edmonton and Game 5 at Florida before their gut-wrenching loss in Game 7.

The Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers may be just two games old, but it has already delivered on the hype. Game 1 was extraordinary, with the teams exchanging early leads before the Oilers stormed back from 3-1 down to win,

I sat in the second-last row of a full WestJet flight to Toronto. As we’re taxiing to the runway, a very cheery pilot’s voice comes over the intercom. “We expect a flying time of three hours and 25 minutes to Toronto, home of future 2025 Stanley Cup champion Connor McDavid!”