2024 Stanley Cup Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Edmonton Oilers 0 1 3 8 5 5 1 3 Florida Panthers 3 4 4 1 3 1 2 4
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)	Edmonton:Rogers Place Sunrise:Amerant Bank Arena
Coaches	Edmonton:Kris Knoblauch Florida:Paul Maurice
Captains	Edmonton:Connor McDavid Florida:Aleksander Barkov
National anthems	Edmonton: Robert Clark Florida: G1:Madison Watkins (American) Jon Acosta (Canadian) G2:Gina Miles (American) Hannah Walpole (Canadian) G5: Brooke Alexx (American) Beverly Hodgson (Canadian) G7:Alanis Morissette
Referees	Jean Hebert (2, 4, 6) Steve Kozari (1, 3, 5, 7) Dan O'Rourke (1, 3, 5, 7) Chris Rooney (2, 4, 6)
Dates	June 8–24, 2024[1]
MVP	Connor McDavid (Oilers)
Series-winning goal	Sam Reinhart (15:11, second, G7)
Networks	Canada: (English):CBC/Sportsnet/Sportsnet+ (French):TVA Sports United States: (English):ABC/ESPN+
Announcers	(CBC/SN)Chris Cuthbert andCraig Simpson (ABC)Sean McDonough andRay Ferraro (NHL International) E. J. Hradek andKevin Weekes
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The2024 Stanley Cup Final was thechampionship series of theNational Hockey League's (NHL)2023–24 season and the culmination of the2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. TheEastern Conference championFlorida Panthers defeated theWestern Conference championEdmonton Oilers four games to three in thebest-of-seven series, earning their first championship in their thirty year history.

The series began on June 8 and ended on June 24.^[1] The Panthers had home-ice advantage in the series as the team with the better regular season record, and this was the fifth consecutiveStanley Cup Final with a team from the state ofFlorida.^[2]

This was the furthest distance between two cities in an NHL championship series at 4,089 kilometres (2,541 miles), breaking the previous record of 4,023 km (2,500 mi), set in2011 by theVancouver Canucks andBoston Bruins.^[3] This was the first Final since1945 to see a team force aseventh game afterbeing down 3–0,^[4][5] with Florida becoming the first team since that occurrence to win the title in seven games after nearly surrendering a 3–0 series lead.^[6] This was also the first Final since2018 without anyovertime.^[7]

This was Edmonton's eighth Final appearance. They had won the Stanley Cup five times, all of which came between1984 and1990 during theirdynasty years.^[8] They lost their most recent Final appearance in2006, against theCarolina Hurricanes in seven games.^[9]

During the offseason, the Oilers acquired forwardConnor Brown and defencemanBen Gleason viafree agency.^[10][11] They also re-signed forwardMattias Janmark.^[12] The team started the season poorly, going3–9–1 before firing head coachJay Woodcroft and replacing him withKris Knoblauch,^[13] under whom the team would rebound to make the playoffs. Edmonton signed free agentCorey Perry during the season, after Perry's contract with theChicago Blackhawks was terminated for misconduct.^[14][15] Nearing thetrade deadline, the team acquired centresSam Carrick andAdam Henrique via a three-way trade;^[16] they also acquired defencemanTroy Stecher.^[17]

CaptainConnor McDavid led the team in scoring with 132 points, and was third overall in the league.^[18] 100 of those points were assists, making him the fourth NHL player to record at least 100 assists in a season, and the first sinceWayne Gretzky in1990–91.^[19] Perry made his fifth Final appearance, previously winning with theAnaheim Ducks in2007 and losing with theDallas Stars in2020,Montreal Canadiens in2021, andTampa Bay Lightning in2022, respectively; this made him the first player to play in the Stanley Cup Final for five different teams.^[20]

The Oilers finished the regular season with 104 points via a49–27–6 record, which gave them second place in thePacific Division. In the first round of the playoffs, the Oilers defeatedone of their rivals, theLos Angeles Kings, in five games.^[21] Edmonton then prevailed against theVancouver Canucks in a seven-game victory in the second round.^[22] They then defeated theDallas Stars in six games in the Western Conference final.^[23]

This was the second consecutive and third overall Final appearance for the Panthers. They lost both previous Final appearances, being swept in1996 by theColorado Avalanche and losing in five games to theVegas Golden Knights in2023.^[24]

During the offseason, the Panthers signed defencemenOliver Ekman-Larsson andDmitry Kulikov, forwardEvan Rodrigues, and goaltenderAnthony Stolarz in free agency.^[25][26][27] They also re-signedEetu Luostarinen and traded forSteven Lorentz.^[28][29] At the trade deadline, the team acquiredVladimir Tarasenko,Magnus Hellberg, andKyle Okposo.^[30][31][32] They also acquiredTobias Bjornfot viawaivers^[33] and also re-signedGustav Forsling shortly before the trade deadline.^[34]

Sam Reinhart led the team in scoring with 57 goals and 94 points.^[35]

The Panthers finished first in theAtlantic Division with 110 points via a52–24–6 record. In the first round, they defeated theirintra-state rival, theTampa Bay Lightning, in five games.^[36] In the second round, they won in six games against theBoston Bruins in a rematch from theprevious season's first round.^[37] In the Eastern Conference final, they faced theNew York Rangers, who had won thePresidents' Trophy by having the best regular season record, and defeated them in six games.^[38]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the player's total goals or assists in the 2024 playoffs up to that point.

In game one, Florida took a 1–0 lead four minutes into the first period whenCarter Verhaeghe received apass fromAleksander Barkov, beating Edmonton goaltenderStuart Skinner with awrist shot.^[39] Two minutes into the second period,Evan Rodrigues scored to make it 2–0 after receiving a centering pass fromSam Bennett.^[40] Late in the third period, Edmonton pulled their goaltender for anextra attacker, but with five seconds remaining,Eetu Luostarinen scored anempty net goal to make the final score 3–0.^[41] Edmonton recorded 32shots on goal in the game against Florida goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky, who saved them all in ashutout.^[42]

During the first period of game two, Edmonton forwardWarren Foegelekneed Panthers forwardEetu Luostarinen, resulting in a match penalty as well as a game misconduct for Foegele.^[43] Luostarinen continued to play in the game.^[43] Whilst on the subsequent five-minute power play, defencemanOliver Ekman-Larsson was penalized for tripping, resulting in a four-on-four, during which an Oilers rush resulted in their first shot fromMattias Ekholm going past goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky for a 1–0 lead.^[44][45] In the second period,Niko Mikkola tied the game for the Panthers, taking a drop-pass fromAnton Lundell and snapping a shot past Edmonton goaltenderStuart Skinner.^[46] In third period, Panthers forwardEvan Rodrigues broke the tie, picking off a clearing attempt by Oilers defencemanEvan Bouchard to put the puck past Skinner for a 2–1 lead.^[47] With less than ten minutes in the game, Oilers forwardLeon Draisaitl was called for roughing and on the ensuing power play, Lundell passed to Rodrigues, who scored again to give the Panthers a 3–1 lead and end Edmonton's streak of 34 consecutive penalty kills.^[48] The Oilers then brought on an extra attacker, butAaron Ekblad scored into the empty net for the Panthers, sealing a 4–1 victory for Florida.^[49][50]

In game three, the Panthers opened the scoring in the first period when captainAleksander Barkov picked the puck off Oilers defencemanEvan Bouchard, leading to a 3-on-2 rush in whichGustav Forsling shot toward the net andSam Reinhart tipped the puck past Oilers goaltenderStuart Skinner.^[51] In the second period, Oilers forwardAdam Henrique passed toWarren Foegele, who scored on abreakaway to tie the game 1–1.^[52] The Panthers regained the lead afterAnton Lundell shot the puck around the boards and Skinner attempted to play the puck, butEetu Luostarinen sent the puck to an openVladimir Tarasenko who wristed the puck into the net.^[53] Florida then made it 3–1, afterSam Bennett andMatthew Tkachuk forced a turnover in the offensive zone, leading to a Tkachuk-assisted Bennett goal.^[54] Barkov shortly made it 4–1, snapping a shot past Skinner after receiving a pass fromEvan Rodrigues.^[55] In the third period,Philip Broberg brought the deficit for the Oilers down to two when his snap shot went past Panthers goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky.^[56] The Oilers then lowered the deficit to one goal whenBrett Kulak's shot was deflected in by centreRyan McLeod.^[57] The Panthers ultimately defended their one-goal lead en route to a 4–3 victory, taking a 3–0 series lead.^[58]

The Oilers began the scoring in the first period of game four while on the penalty kill, with forwardConnor Brown passing toMattias Janmark on a shorthanded rush for a goal.^[60] Edmonton then gained a two-goal lead when an offensive zone rush allowed Janmark to send the puck toward the net, withAdam Henrique tipping it in to make it 2–0.^[61] The Panthers got on the board with a goal from forwardVladimir Tarasenko, tipping in a shot from defencemanGustav Forsling.^[62] With 5:12 left in the first period, the Oilers regained a two-goal lead whenLeon Draisaitl passed toDylan Holloway, who shot backhand on Panthers goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky for a 3–1 lead.^[63] In the second period, Oilers captainConnor McDavid made it 4–1, snapping a shot past Bobrovsky.^[64] The Oilers then made it 5–1 when McDavid dropped a pass to defencemanDarnell Nurse, who shot it past Bobrovsky, leading to Panthers backup goaltenderAnthony Stolarz entering the game.^[65] The Oilers were then given a 5-on-3 power play, during whichRyan Nugent-Hopkins scored to make the score 6–1.^[66] In the third period, the Oilers continued their rout, with both Holloway andRyan McLeod scoring to push the score to 8–1, forcing a fifth game and avoiding becoming the first team since1998 to beswept in the Stanley Cup Final.^[67] With an assist on the Holloway goal, Connor McDavid set the single season playoff record for most assists in one playoff year, breaking the record previously held byWayne Gretzky in1988.^[59]

In game five,Connor Brown scored the initial goal for the Oilers in the first period, with his backhand shot beating goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky for a shorthanded goal.^[68] In the second period, the Oilers gained a two-goal lead whenZach Hyman scored on the power play. Three minutes later, Oilers forwardWarren Foegele passed to captainConnor McDavid, whose wrist shot beat Bobrovsky for a 3–0 lead.^[69] The Panthers got on the board less than two minutes later when forwardEvan Rodrigues passed toMatthew Tkachuk, who scored to cut the deficit to two goals.^[70] Following a slashing penalty by Rodrigues, the Oilers regained a three-goal lead when McDavid passed toCorey Perry, who scored his first goal of the playoffs.^[71] Fourteen seconds later, the Panthers brought the deficit back to two goals whenBrandon Montour passed to Rodrigues, who scored to make it 4–2.^[72] In the third period, Florida defencemanOliver Ekman-Larsson brought the score to 4–3, snapping the puck past Edmonton goalieStuart Skinner.^[73] In the final 30 seconds, and with an extra attacker out for Florida, the Oilers cleared the puck toward the empty net, but Tkachuk dove to sweep the puck away.^[74] McDavid recovered the puck and scored into the empty net to give Edmonton a 5–3 victory, forcing a sixth game.^[74][75] Edmonton became the first team since the2011–12 New Jersey Devils and the fourth overall to force a sixth game after being down 3–0 in the Final.^[76]

The Oilers began the scoring in the first period of game six, with centreLeon Draisaitl passing to right wingWarren Foegele who snapped the puck past Florida goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky.^[77] Florida was limited to only two shots in the first period. In the second period,Mattias Ekholm sent a stretch pass toMattias Janmark, who then passed toAdam Henrique; Henrique subsequently beat Bobrovsky with a wrist shot for a 2–0 Oilers lead.^[78] Ten seconds later, the Panthers had a goal byAleksander Barkov disallowed when replay showedSam Reinhart wasoffside on the play.^[79]Zach Hyman then made it 3–0 for Edmonton when he scored backhand on a breakaway chance.^[80] The Panthers were able to get on the board in the third period when Barkov dangled the puck around goaltenderStuart Skinner.^[81] The Oilers held off the Panthers for the remainder of the game, withRyan McLeod andDarnell Nurse each scoring an empty net goal for a 5–1 victory. Edmonton became the tenth NHL team to force a seventh gameafter trailing 3–0 in the series,^[82] the third team to do so in the Final, and the first in the Final since theDetroit Red Wings did so in1945.^[4]

In game seven, the Panthers began the scoring when forwardEvan Rodrigues shot toward the goal, withCarter Verhaeghe deflecting the puck past OilersgoaltenderStuart Skinner.^[83] Oilers forwardMattias Janmark then tied the game, scoring on the breakaway after receiving a stretch pass from defencemanCody Ceci.^[84] In the second period, after a narrow save by Bobrovsky,Dmitry Kulikov got the puck to Florida in the corner, Verhaeghe passed the puck to forwardSam Reinhart, who fired a wrist a shot past Skinner for a 2–1 lead.^[85] The Panthers defended their lead into the third period, with goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky stopping the remaining nine shots to win their first Stanley Cup.^[6]

Panthers captainAleksander Barkov became the firstFinnish-born captain to win the Cup,^[86] while the Panthers became the first team to win game seven of the Final at home since theCarolina Hurricanes did so in2006, also against the Oilers.

Oilers captainConnor McDavid was awarded theConn Smythe Trophy as themost valuable player of the playoffs, becoming the first player sinceJean-Sebastien Giguere in2003 and the sixth overall to be awarded the Conn Smythe despite losing the Final. McDavid also joinedReggie Leach in1976 as the only skaters to achieve this feat.^[6][87]

Years indicated inboldface under the "Final appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Final appearance
2		Evan Bouchard	D	R	24	2018	Oakville, Ontario	first
86		Philip Broberg	D	L	22	2019	Orebro, Sweden	first
28		Connor Brown	RW	R	30	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario	first
39		Sam Carrick	C	R	32	2024	Markham, Ontario	first
5		Cody Ceci	D	R	30	2021	Ottawa, Ontario	first
73		Vincent Desharnais	D	R	28	2016	Laval, Quebec	first
29		Leon Draisaitl –A	C	L	28	2014	Cologne, Germany	first
14		Mattias Ekholm	D	L	34	2023	Borlange, Sweden	second(2017)[88]
37		Warren Foegele	LW	L	28	2021	Markham, Ontario	first
19		Adam Henrique	C	L	34	2024	Brantford, Ontario	second(2012)[89]
55		Dylan Holloway	LW	L	22	2020	Calgary, Alberta	first
18		Zach Hyman	LW	R	32	2021	Toronto, Ontario	first
13		Mattias Janmark	C	L	31	2022	Danderyd, Sweden	second(2020)[90]
91		Evander Kane	LW	L	32	2022	Vancouver, British Columbia	first
27		Brett Kulak	D	L	30	2022	Stony Plain, Alberta	second(2021)[91]
97		Connor McDavid –C	C	L	27	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario	first
71		Ryan McLeod	C	L	24	2018	Mississauga, Ontario	first
93		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins –A	C	L	31	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia	first
25		Darnell Nurse –A	D	L	29	2013	Hamilton, Ontario	first
90		Corey Perry	RW	R	39	2024	New Liskeard, Ontario	fifth(2007,2020,2021,2022)[92][90][91][93]
30		Calvin Pickard	G	L	32	2022	Moncton, New Brunswick	first
10		Derek Ryan	C	R	37	2021	Spokane, Washington	first
74		Stuart Skinner	G	L	25	2017	Edmonton, Alberta	first

^[94]

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Final appearance
16		Aleksander Barkov –C	C	L	28	2013	Tampere, Finland	second(2023)[95]
9		Sam Bennett	C	L	28	2021	East Gwillimbury, Ontario	second(2023)[95]
72		Sergei Bobrovsky	G	L	35	2019	Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union	second(2023)[95]
21		Nick Cousins	C	L	30	2022	Belleville, Ontario	second(2023)[95]
5		Aaron Ekblad –A	D	R	28	2014	Windsor, Ontario	second(2023)[95]
91		Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	L	32	2023	Karlskrona, Sweden	first
42		Gustav Forsling	D	L	28	2021	Linköping, Sweden	second(2023)[95]
12		Jonah Gadjovich	LW	L	27	2023	Whitby, Ontario	first(did not play)
7		Dmitry Kulikov	D	L	33	2023	Lipetsk, Soviet Union	first
94		Ryan Lomberg	LW	L	29	2020	Richmond Hill, Ontario	second(2023)[95]
18		Steven Lorentz	C	L	28	2023	Kitchener, Ontario	first
15		Anton Lundell	C	L	22	2020	Espoo, Finland	second(2023)[95]
27		Eetu Luostarinen	C	L	25	2020	Siilinjärvi, Finland	second(2023)[95]
28		Josh Mahura	D	L	26	2022	St. Albert, Alberta	first(did not play)
77		Niko Mikkola	D	L	28	2023	Kiiminki, Finland	first
62		Brandon Montour	D	R	30	2021	Ohsweken, Ontario	second(2023)[95]
8		Kyle Okposo	RW	R	36	2024	Saint Paul, Minnesota	first
13		Sam Reinhart	C	R	28	2021	North Vancouver, British Columbia	second(2023)[95]
17		Evan Rodrigues	C	R	30	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario	first
82		Kevin Stenlund	C	R	27	2023	Stockholm, Sweden	first
41		Anthony Stolarz	G	L	30	2023	Edison, New Jersey	first
10		Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	R	32	2024	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union	second(2019)[96]
19		Matthew Tkachuk –A	LW	L	26	2022	Scottsdale, Arizona	second(2023)[95]
23		Carter Verhaeghe	C	L	28	2020	Waterdown, Ontario	third(2020,2023)[90][95]

The Stanley Cup was presented to Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov byNHL commissionerGary Bettman following the Panthers' 2–1 win in game seven.

The following Panthers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:^[97][98]

2023–24 Florida Panthers

• * Played both centre and wing.
• † Exemption granted to engrave the name of a player who did not automatically qualify.^[a][A]

• ^{^A} #12Jonah Gadjovich (LW) played in 39 regular season games for Florida. He was a healthy scratch for the entire playoffs. #28Josh Mahura (D) played in 30 regular season games for Florida. He missed the entire playoffs due to injury. As they did not automatically qualify,^[a] Florida successfully requested an exemption to engrave their names.^[99]
• Sam Reinhart was engraved as his full first name of Samson, whileNick Cousins was engraved as his full first name of Nicholas.
• Carter Verhaeghe became the first player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with both teams from the State of Florida. His name is also on the Stanley Cup withTampa Bay in2020.
• Due to the high number of non-playing members, six training/equipment personnel had to be left off the Stanley Cup. They were included on the team picture and got Stanley Cup Rings: Brian Riedel (Asst. Athletic Trainer), Anthony Moore (Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach), Thomas Anderson (Asst. Equipment Manager), Dakota King (Asst. Equipment Manager), Mike Valcy (Massage Therapist). Also left off wereShane Churla (Director, Amateur Scouting) and Tim Wittenauer (Director of Sports Performance and Rehabilitation). When Florida the Stanley Cup for the second straight year in2025, winning its second title; Riedel, Anderson, King, Valcy, Churla, and Wittenauer were included on the 2025 title engraving. Moore was not part of the 2025 team.^[100]
• Roberto Luongo's name engraved on the Stanley Cup for the first time. As a player, he was on the losing team in the Final in2011. He was also on the losing team in the Final as an executive in2023.^[101]
• Patric Hornqvist had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup in2016 and2017 withPittsburgh as a player. As a scouting and development consultant, his name was engraved with Florida in 2024.^[101]
• 53 total names were engraved on the Cup, rather than the standard 52. For unknown reasons, team president and CEO Matt Caldwell was engraved below the players, rather than with the executives and coaches.

Eleven players on the roster during the Final were left off the Stanley Cup engraving due to not qualifying.^[a][102] None played in or dressed for any playoff games. They received championship rings.

Included in team picture

• #26Uvis Balinskis (D) – 26 regular season games
• #2Tobias Bjornfot (D) – 1 regular season game with Florida, 2 withVegas, and 1 withLos Angeles
• #30Spencer Knight (G) – 0 regular season games, 45 with Charlotte of the AHL

Not in team picture

• #67Will Lockwood (RW) – 26 regular season games
• #25Mackie Samoskevich (RW) – 7 regular season games
• #24Justin Sourdif (RW) – 3 regular season games
• #35Magnus Hellberg (G) – 0 regular season games with Florida, 3 withPittsburgh
• #44Mike Benning (D) – 0 regular season games, 72 withCharlotte of theAHL
• #74Rasmus Asplund (C) – 0 regular season games, 67 with Charlotte of the AHL
• #36Patrick Giles (RW) – 0 regular season games, 66 with Charlotte of the AHL
• #3Matt Kiersted (D) – 0 regular season games, 57 with Charlotte of the AHL

In Canada, this was the tenth consecutive Stanley Cup Final broadcast bySportsnet andCBC Television inEnglish, andTVA Sports inFrench.^[1] The series was also streamed onSportsnet+, but was not available onCBC Gem like in previous years.^[103]

In the United States, the series was being televised onABC and streamed onESPN+.^[1] This was the third year of a seven-year deal in which ABC has the Final in even years andTNT has the series in odd years.^[104][105]

For the first time, the Final were broadcast with commentary and analysis inAmerican Sign Language for the benefit of theDeaf community on both ESPN+ and Sportsnet+.^[106][107]

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