The defending champion Florida Panthers look to even things up in the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 on Friday night.

If the series opener of the Stanley Cup Final is a hint of things to come, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are about to give everyone a memorable show.

With the Stanley Cup Final about to begin, the city of Sunrise is raising the stakes in a lighthearted rivalry with the mayor of Edmonton.

The second incarnation of the Florida Panthers against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final opens in the opposite corner of North America from a year ago.

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Final rematch.

The Florida Panthers arrived in Edmonton on Tuesday with one thing on their minds: chasing the Stanley Cup, again.

The Florida Panthers are on the road again, heading to Edmonton to face the Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final starting Wednesday night.

The Florida Panthers don’t play hockey every day.

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

The Florida Panthers will be facing the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.

Dallas Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 in the Western Conference final against Edmonton.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are playing for the Stanley Cup again.

The Dallas Stars emerged from a seven-game series against Colorado, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the NHL playoffs.

Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday in the rematch of the Stanley Cup Final.

The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to two-year contracts after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets for the restricted free agents.

The deciding Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played Monday night in Florida, where the Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers.

The good news for the Florida Panthers is this: There’s a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, and it’s on their home ice.

Leon Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Stanley Cup Final, and the series is heading back to South Florida.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and his staff successfully challenged a goal by the Florida Panthers at a crucial juncture of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Florida Panthers got some practice in at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale before flying north Thursday as they hope to secure a Stanley Cup victory in Game 6 against Edmonton Friday night.

The Florida Panthers took a day off the ice Wednesday following a tough 5-3 loss in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists that added to his historic postseason, Evan Bouchard added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers fended off elimination yet again by beating the Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the Stanley Cup Final as part of a four-point performance, and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Florida Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 on Saturday night to avoid being eliminated in a sweep.

Aleksander Barkov and Sergei Bobrovsky led the way as the Florida Panthers moved within a victory of their first Stanley Cup title, holding on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Game 3 of the final Thursday night.

The Panthers arrived in Edmonton less than 24 hours before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after storms in South Florida delayed their lengthy cross-continental flight.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov practiced again after being knocked out of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final in the third period after Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl launched toward him and hit him in the head.

The Florida Panthers are waiting to travel to Edmonton to face the Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Severe thunderstorms sweeping through South Florida have led to numerous flight delays and cancellations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Wednesday morning.

As the Edmonton Oilers boarded their flight back to Alberta for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday, the Florida Panthers remained in South Florida.

The Florida Panthers are now two victories away from winning their first championship in franchise history after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Florida Panthers are looking to take a 2-0 series lead in Monday’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers but know they must be more aggressive to complete the task at hand.

Up 1-0 in Round 1 against Tampa Bay, the Florida Panthers said they had to get better. Down 1-0 in Round 2 against Boston, they said it again. Up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, same thing.

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was an eye-opener for the Edmonton Oilers.

The Florida Panthers are preparing for their second straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

Florida Panthers fans are excited for the start of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Stanley Cup Final matchup is set: The Florida Panthers, back in the title round for the second consecutive year and seeking their first championship, will take on the Edmonton Oilers — a team looking to return to hockey’s mountaintop for the first time since 1990.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night.

Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1.

Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period and beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Kings earned a playoff rematch with Edmonton by jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.

It looks like the Edmonton Oilers made the right move when they made a coaching change early in the season.

Craig Berube led the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup in 2019.

Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl and Dallas' Joe Pavelski became just the second pair of NHL players to each score four goals on consecutive days in the playoffs.

Zach Hyman scored at 10:39 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from three goals down late in the first period to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 to even their first-round series at two games apiece.

Defenseman Tyson Barrie scored twice and goalie Stuart Skinner made 40 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Edmonton forward Evander Kane was cut on the left wrist by a skate blade and taken to the hospital with a frightening injury during the Oilers’ 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Pope Francis is visiting a Canada that is less Catholic, more secular and more religiously diverse than the last time the country hosted a pontiff two decades ago.

Pope Francis has landed in Canada, beginning a historic visit to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools.

Evgeni Malkin is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins after all.

The city will celebrate the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup title with a parade through the streets of downtown Denver.

Pope Francis is going ahead with plans to visit Canada this summer to apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the church.

Edmonton captain and reigning league MVP Connor McDavid has been placed on on NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list.

Some NHL players say they are unsettled by word that a positive COVID-19 test during the Winter Olympics in China could lead to a long quarantine.

On Wednesday, Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito released the team's roster for its annual development camp, and also announced that the Panthers youngsters would be participating in a four-team tournament right after the camp concludes.

EDMONTON, AB – Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. McDavid, a 23-year-old forward, is self-quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms, according to the Oilers. “He will continue to be monitored and will follow all associated health protocols,” the team said Monday night in a statement. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft, is widely considered the best player in the NHL. The captain of the Oilers had 34 goals and 63 assists in 64 games during the pandemic-shortened season.

The Florida Panthers hit the ice on Monday as the NHL officially moved into Phase 3 of its Return to Play Plan. Just as Florida's players hit the ice in Coral Springs on Monday, the team released its official training camp roster. Training camp will last just about two weeks, after which the team will pack everything up and head north to Ontatio on July 26. Tippett, Florida's first round pick in 2017, and Keeper have already played at least one game in a Panthers sweater, but neither had been with the big club this season. One notable absence from the Panthers training camp roster is 2016 first round pick Henrik Borgstrom, who may not be completely healthy after suffering a late-season injury while playing for the Panthers' American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield.

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith warms up for the team's NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Edmonton, Alberta. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday, July 5, that the NHL and NHL Players Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season. Daly said the sides are still negotiating a collective bargaining agreement extension. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association have reached a tentative agreement to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement. Training camps would open July 13 and games would resume Aug. 1 if approved by the leagues board of governors and players executive committee and full membership.

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