2025 Stanley Cup Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Florida Panthers 3* 5** 6 4* 5 5 4 Edmonton Oilers 4* 4** 1 5* 2 1 2
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)	Sunrise:Amerant Bank Arena Edmonton:Rogers Place
Coaches	Florida:Paul Maurice Edmonton:Kris Knoblauch
Captains	Florida:Aleksander Barkov Edmonton:Connor McDavid
National anthems	Florida: G3: Jon Acosta G4: Hannah Walpole G6: Matthew Bischoff Edmonton: Robert Clark
Referees	Francis Charron (1, 3, 5) Jean Hebert (2, 4, 6) Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5) Chris Rooney (2, 4, 6)
Dates	June 4–17, 2025
MVP	Sam Bennett (Panthers)
Series-winning goal	Matthew Tkachuk (19:13, first, G6)
Networks	Canada: (English):CBC/Sportsnet/Sportsnet+ (French):TVA Sports United States: (English):TNT/TruTV/Max
Announcers	(CBC/SN)Chris Cuthbert andCraig Simpson (TNT Sports)Kenny Albert,Eddie Olczyk, andBrian Boucher
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The2025 Stanley Cup Final was thechampionship series of theNational Hockey League's (NHL)2024–25 season and the culmination of the2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. In a rematch ofthe previous year's Final, theEastern Conference and defendingStanley Cup championFlorida Panthers defeated theWestern Conference championEdmonton Oilers four games to two in thebest-of-seven series, earning their second consecutive championship, as well as the second title in team history.

The series began on June 4 and concluded on June 17.^[1] Edmonton hadhome ice advantage in the series due to having the better regular season record. This was the sixth consecutive Final to feature a team fromFlorida. This was the first time since2009 that the Final featured a rematch of the previous season. It was also the first time since2012 that neither finalist had home-ice advantage in the first three rounds.

This was Edmonton's second consecutive and ninth overall Final appearance. They have won the Stanley Cup five times, each between1984 and1990 during theirdynasty years. Their most recent Stanley Cup win came in 1990 when they defeated theBoston Bruins in five games.

Shortly after the 2024 Final, with his contract expiring, general managerKen Holland departed the team ;^[2] CEOJeff Jackson took over interim GM duties until the team hired formerChicago Blackhawks general managerStan Bowman.^[3] In free agency, the Oilers acquired forwardsJeff Skinner andViktor Arvidsson along with defencemenConnor Carrick andJosh Brown.^[4][5] They also re-signed forwardsConnor Brown,^[4]Adam Henrique,^[4]Mattias Janmark,^[4]Corey Perry,^[4] andLeon Draisaitl,^[6] as well as defencemanTroy Stecher,^[7] while losingWarren Foegele in free agency to theLos Angeles Kings,^[8] as well asPhilip Broberg andDylan Holloway to anoffer sheet from theSt. Louis Blues.^[9] Approaching the trade deadline, the team acquired forwardKasperi Kapanen off of waivers,^[10] signed defensemanJohn Klingberg,^[11] and also completed a three-way trade with theBoston Bruins andNew Jersey Devils to acquire forwardsTrent Frederic andMax Jones.^[12] On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded forSan Jose Sharks defensemanJake Walman.^[13]

Draisaitl led the team in scoring with 52 goals and 106 points, tying for third in the league in the latter.^[14] Perry was making his fifth Final appearance in six seasons and sixth appearance overall, previously winning with theAnaheim Ducks in2007 and losing with theDallas Stars in2020,Montreal Canadiens in2021,Tampa Bay Lightning in2022, and the Oilers theprevious season.^[15]

Edmonton finished third place in thePacific Division during the regular season with a48–29–5 record. In the first round, they defeated theirintra-division rival, theLos Angeles Kings, in six games, eliminating them for the fourth consecutive season. They then defeated the division championVegas Golden Knights in five games during the second round. In the Western Conference final, they triumphed over theDallas Stars for the second consecutive season, winning in five games.^[16]

This was Florida's third consecutive and fourth overall Final appearance. They have won one Stanley Cup, doing so theprevious season against the Oilers in seven games after giving up a 3–0 series lead.

During the offseason, in free agency, the Panthers acquired forwardsJesper Boqvist,A. J. Greer, andTomas Nosek, as well as defencemanNate Schmidt. They also re-signed forwardsSam Reinhart,Anton Lundell, andCarter Verhaeghe, along with defencemanDmitry Kulikov.^[17][18] Nearing the trade deadline, the team acquired defencemanSeth Jones from theChicago Blackhawks,^[19] as well as goaltenderVitek Vanecek and forwardNico Sturm from theSan Jose Sharks in separate transactions.^[20][21] On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded forBoston Bruins captainBrad Marchand.^[22]

Reinhart led the team in scoring with 81 points.^[23] Team captainAleksander Barkov won his thirdFrank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward.^[24]

Florida finished third place in theAtlantic Division during the regular season with a47–31–4 record. In the first round, they defeated theirintra-state rivals, theTampa Bay Lightning, in five games. They then defeated the division championToronto Maple Leafs in seven games during the second round, despite initially trailing 2–0 in the series. In the Eastern Conference final, they eliminated theCarolina Hurricanes for the second time in three seasons, winning in five games.^[25]

Note: The numbers in parentheses represent each player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire playoffs. pp =power play goal, sh =short-handed goal, en =empty net goal

In the first period of game one,Leon Draisaitl began the scoring for the Oilers asJake Walman's shot was stopped by Florida goaltenderSergei Bobrovsky andKasperi Kapanen's shot attempts were deflected to Draisaitl who made it 1–0.^[26] The Panthers tied the game whenCarter Verhaeghe's shot was deflected in front of the net bySam Bennett.^[27] The Oilers tried to challenge the goal on goaltender interference, but they were unsuccessful. In the ensuing power play for the Panthers,Brad Marchand scored to give Florida a 2–1 lead.^[28] In the second period, Bennett extended the lead for the Panthers, accepting a pass fromNate Schmidt and snapping the shot pastStuart Skinner.^[29]Viktor Arvidsson then scored for Edmonton, firing a slap shot past Bobrovsky to cut Florida's lead to one goal.^[30] The Oilers tied the game in the third period asMattias Ekholm, who had been injured for most of the playoffs returning late in the previous series against Dallas, scored after receiving a pass fromConnor McDavid.^[31] With the score tied going into overtime, Panthers forwardTomas Nosek was penalized for shooting the puck over the glass. On the ensuing power play,Corey Perry passed to McDavid setting up Draisaitl's goal for Edmonton's 4–3 victory.^[32]

Early in the first period,Evander Kane was penalized for high-stickingCarter Verhaeghe. On the ensuing power play,Sam Bennett scored, taking a pass fromNate Schmidt andEvan Rodrigues.^[34] Kane would tie the game 1–1 for Edmonton, firing a snap shot pastSergei Bobrovsky.^[35] DefencemanEvan Bouchard would give the Oilers a 2–1 lead as his initial shot was blocked, but his second shot went into the net.^[36] The Panthers tied the game asEetu Luostarinen passed to an openSeth Jones snapping a shot past goaltenderStuart Skinner.^[37] The Oilers regained the lead asConnor McDavid skated the puck through a Panther defenceman and passed toLeon Draisaitl who scored to make it 3–2.^[38] In the second period,Dmitry Kulikov then evened the score for the Panthers, snapping a shot through traffic to make it 3–3.^[39] The Panthers were able to make it 4–3 whenBrad Marchand scored a shorthanded breakaway goal.^[40] In the final minutes of the third period, the Oilers pulled their goaltender and with 18 seconds remaining,Corey Perry scored to send the game to overtime.^[41] In double-overtime, Marchand scored his second of the game in another breakaway, evening the series 1–1.^[42]

Game three began as game two ended withBrad Marchand scoring 56 seconds into the first period.^[44] The Panthers made it 2–0 on the power play asEvan Rodrigues made the pass toCarter Verhaeghe who wristed it past Oilers goaltenderStuart Skinner.^[45] In the second period, a shot byEvan Bouchard was deflected bySergei Bobrovsky toCorey Perry who cut the goal deficit for the Oilers to 2–1.^[46] ForwardSam Reinhart restored the two-goal lead for Florida, taking the pass from Verhaeghe.^[47] The Panthers then made it 4–1 when a two-on-zero rush allowedSam Bennett to breakaway a wrist a shot past Skinner.^[48] In the third period, Skinner attempted to clear the puck but did so over the glass giving Florida a power play. On the ensuing power play,Matthew Tkachuk made a pass to Reinhart who backhand-passed toAaron Ekblad to make it 5–1.^[49] Skinner was pulled after this goal. Midway through the period, the Panthers and Oilers had some fights. By the end of the game, the Oilers accumulated 85 penalty minutes, the most for one team in a Stanley Cup Final game since game four of the1986 Stanley Cup Final.^[50][51] Rodrigues would get the sixth goal for the Panthers, scoring on a two-man advantage.^[52][53]

The Oilers came back from a three-goal deficit in game four to emerge victorious in overtime. In the first period, with bothEvander Kane andDarnell Nurse in the penalty box for separate infractions, Florida captainAleksander Barkov off the faceoff passed toMatthew Tkachuk whose snap shot beatStuart Skinner to make it 1–0.^[55] Tkachuk made it 2–0 on another power play, picking up a rebound fromSam Reinhart's shot on Skinner.^[56] Towards the end of the first period,Carter Verhaeghe picked up a loose puck in the offensive zone sending it back toAnton Lundell who fired a wrist shot past Skinner.^[57] In the second period, the Oilers got on the power play and withLeon Draisaitl's pass toRyan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton scored to cut the deficit to two goals.^[58] Midway through the second, in the Panthers defensive zone,Mattias Ekholm passed toDarnell Nurse whose shot at a tight angle got pastSergei Bobrovsky to cut the deficit to one goal.^[59] The Oilers tied it whenVasily Podkolzin backhand shot the puck past Bobrovsky.^[60] In the third period, after the Panthers turned over the puck,Kasperi Kapanen passed toJake Walman who scored to make it 4–3 for Edmonton.^[61] With under a minute left in the third period, the Panthers pulled Bobrovsky for an extra skater. With 20 seconds remaining, Reinhart scored for Florida to send it to overtime.^[62] In overtime, Draisatl while holding off a Florida defenceman, made a backhand shot that went between Bobrovsky.^[63] He scored his fourth overtime goal of the playoffs, setting the record for most overtime goals scored in one season.^[64] He also became the first player sinceJohn LeClair in1993 to score two overtime goals in the same year in the Final.^[65][66] It was the seventh time a team came back from a three-goal deficit in the Final and the first since2006.^[67]

In the first period of game five,Brad Marchand, after taking a pass fromAnton Lundell, sped through the offensive zone and fired a snap shot past Oilers goaltenderCalvin Pickard.^[69]Sam Bennett made it 2–0 for Florida, acquiring the puck on a rebound and shooting it past Pickard.^[70] In the second period, Marchand, after taking the pass fromEetu Luostarinen, moved the puck between Oilers defencemanJake Walman to score on Pickard.^[71] Edmonton captainConnor McDavid cut the deficit to two goals, scoring a wrist shot onSergei Bobrovsky to make it 3–1.^[72] Less than a minute later, the Panthers answered back asSam Reinhart made it 4–1 taking the assist fromAleksander Barkov.^[73] The Oilers pulled their goaltender with less than four minutes left in the game. With the extra attacker,Corey Perry fired a slap shot that went past Bobrovsky, giving Edmonton their second goal of the game.^[74] The Oilers pulled their goaltender again, but with the empty net, Luostarinen scored to give Florida a 5–2 lead, en route to a 3–2 series lead.^[75]

Sam Reinhart (left, pictured with theBuffalo Sabres) scored four goals, whileMatthew Tkachuk (right, pictured with theCalgary Flames) scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game six.

In game six, the Panthers began the scoring withSam Reinhart picking up a defensive turnover byEvan Bouchard and snapping the puck pastStuart Skinner.^[77] Florida doubled the lead asEetu Luostarinen made a pass toMatthew Tkachuk whose wrist shot beat Skinner.^[78] In the second period, captainAleksander Barkov assisted in making it 3–0 for the Panthers as he gathered a rebound off of Skinner's right shoulder and fed Reinhart who was standing near the crease. The puck ultimately deflected off Reinhart's skate and past Skinner to extend the lead.^[79] As the end of the game approached, the Oilers pulled their goaltender with less than seven minutes left. However, the Panthers recovered the puck and Reinhart shot into the empty net, scoring ahat trick. He would get his fourth goal of the match, hitting another empty net goal with just over five minutes remaining. Reinhart became the first player sinceBabe Dye in1922 and the second player overall in league history to score four goals in a series-clinching game in the Stanley Cup Final. Reinhart also became the first player to score four goals in a Final game sinceMaurice Richard in1957. Edmonton would break the shutout asVasily Podkolzin scored to make it 5–1. The Panthers defended their lead asSergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves throughout the game, helping Florida earn their second Stanley Cup.^[80] Florida became the first team to defeat the same opponent in consecutive Final since theMontreal Canadiens defeated theBoston Bruins in1978.^[80] In addition, they are the third team to win the Stanley Cup without having home ice advantage in any round of the playoffs after the1994–95 New Jersey Devils and the2011–12 Los Angeles Kings.^[81]

Sam Bennett was awarded theConn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs.^[82]

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

#	Nat	Player[84]	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Final appearance
26		Uvis Balinskis	D	L	28	2023	Ventspils, Latvia	first(did not play)
16		Aleksander Barkov –C	C	L	29	2013	Tampere, Finland	third(2023,2024)
9		Sam Bennett	C	L	28	2021	East Gwillimbury, Ontario	third(2023,2024)
72		Sergei Bobrovsky	G	L	36	2019	Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union	third(2023,2024)
70		Jesper Boqvist	C/LW	L	26	2024	Falun, Sweden	first
5		Aaron Ekblad –A	D	R	29	2014	Windsor, Ontario	third(2023,2024)
42		Gustav Forsling	D	L	28	2021	Linköping, Sweden	third(2023,2024)
12		Jonah Gadjovich	LW/RW	L	26	2023	Whitby, Ontario	second(2024)
10		A. J. Greer	LW	L	28	2024	Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec	first
3		Seth Jones	D	R	30	2025	Arlington, Texas	first
7		Dmitry Kulikov	D	L	34	2023	Lipetsk, Soviet Union	second(2024)
15		Anton Lundell	C	L	23	2020	Espoo, Finland	third(2023,2024)
27		Eetu Luostarinen	C/LW	L	26	2020	Siilinjärvi, Finland	third(2023,2024)
63		Brad Marchand	LW/RW	L	37	2025	Halifax, Nova Scotia	fourth(2011,2013,2019)
77		Niko Mikkola	D	L	29	2023	Kiiminki, Finland	second(2024)
92		Tomas Nosek	LW/C	L	32	2024	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia	second(2018)
13		Sam Reinhart	C/RW	R	29	2021	North Vancouver, British Columbia	third(2023,2024)
17		Evan Rodrigues	C/LW	R	31	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario	second(2024)
25		Mackie Samoskevich	RW	R	22	2021	Newtown, Connecticut	first(did not play)
88		Nate Schmidt	D	L	33	2024	St. Cloud, Minnesota	second(2018)
8		Nico Sturm	C	L	30	2025	Augsburg, Germany	second(2022) (did not play)
19		Matthew Tkachuk –A	RW/LW	L	27	2022	Scottsdale, Arizona	third(2023,2024)
41		Vitek Vanecek	G	L	29	2025	Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic	first
23		Carter Verhaeghe	C/LW	L	29	2020	Waterdown, Ontario	fourth(2020,2023,2024)

#	Nat	Player[84]	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Final appearance
33		Viktor Arvidsson	RW	R	32	2024	Skellefteå, Sweden	second(2017)
2		Evan Bouchard	D	R	25	2018	Oakville, Ontario	second(2024)
28		Connor Brown	RW	R	31	2023	Etobicoke, Ontario	second(2024)
29		Leon Draisaitl –A	C/LW	L	29	2014	Cologne, Germany	second(2024)
14		Mattias Ekholm	D	L	35	2023	Borlänge, Sweden	third(2017,2024)
49		Ty Emberson	D	R	25	2024	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	first(did not play)
21		Trent Frederic	C/LW	L	27	2025	St. Louis, Missouri	first
19		Adam Henrique	C	L	35	2024	Brantford, Ontario	third(2012,2024)
18		Zach Hyman	LW	R	32	2021	Toronto, Ontario	second(2024) (did not play)
13		Mattias Janmark	C	L	32	2022	Danderyd, Sweden	third(2020,2024)
91		Evander Kane	LW	L	33	2022	Vancouver, British Columbia	second(2024)
42		Kasperi Kapanen	RW	R	28	2024	Kuopio, Finland	first
36		John Klingberg	D	R	31	2025	Gothenburg, Sweden	second(2020)
27		Brett Kulak	D	L	31	2022	Stony Plain, Alberta	third(2021,2024)
97		Connor McDavid –C	C	L	28	2015	Richmond Hill, Ontario	second(2024)
93		Ryan Nugent-Hopkins –A	C/LW	L	32	2011	Burnaby, British Columbia	second(2024)
25		Darnell Nurse –A	D	L	30	2013	Hamilton, Ontario	second(2024)
90		Corey Perry	RW	R	40	2024	New Liskeard, Ontario	sixth(2007,2020,2021,2022,2024)
30		Calvin Pickard	G	L	33	2022	Moncton, New Brunswick	second(2024)
92		Vasily Podkolzin	RW/LW	L	23	2024	Moscow, Russia	first
53		Jeff Skinner	LW	L	33	2024	Markham, Ontario	first
74		Stuart Skinner	G	L	26	2017	Edmonton, Alberta	second(2024)
51		Troy Stecher	D	R	31	2024	Richmond, British Columbia	first
96		Jake Walman	D	L	29	2025	Toronto, Ontario	first

The Stanley Cup was presented to Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov byNHL commissionerGary Bettman following the Panthers' 5–1 win in game six.^[85][86]

2024–25 Florida Panthers

• * Played both centre and wing.
• † Did not play or dress in the Final.
• ‡ Did not automatically qualify,^[a] but name still engraved on the Stanley Cup.^[A]

• ^{^A} #8Nico Sturm (C) played in 15 regular season games and 8 playoff games (all in the first three rounds) for Florida, previously 47 regular season games forSan Jose. He was a healthy scratch for the entire Final. He did not automatically qualify,^[a][88] but his name was still engraved on the Stanley Cup.^[86] He became the first German player in NHL history to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with two different teams. He won his first Stanley Cup title withColorado in2022.^[89]
• Sam Reinhart was again engraved as hisfull first name of Samson.^[86]
• #6Jaycob Megna (D – 8 regular season games) and #33 Evan Cormier (G – 0 regular season games, 36 forSavannah of theECHL) did not play in or dress for the playoffs. Both were on the roster during the Final,^[84] but left off the Stanley Cup engraving due to not qualifying.^[a] Both were included in the team picture and received championship rings.
• Doug Cifu (Vice Chairman/Alternate Governor) was suspended by the NHL in May for the remainder of the playoffs due to comments that the league deemed to be "unacceptable and inappropriate." His name was included on the2024 title engraving, but left off the engraving for the 2025 title.^[90]
• Paul Fenton (Senior Advisor to the General Manager),Patric Hornqvist (Scouting and Development Consultant),Rick Dudley (Senior Advisor to the General Manager),Bryan McCabe (Director of Player Personnel), andBraden Birch (Director of Hockey Operations & Salary Cap Management) were on the2024 Stanley Cup title engraving, but left off the 2025 title engraving to make room for new names on the 2025 engraving. They received championship rings in both seasons.^[87]

In Canada, this was the eleventh consecutive Stanley Cup Final broadcast bySportsnet andCBC Television inEnglish, andTVA Sports inFrench. The series was also streamed onSportsnet+.^[1][91]

In the United States, the series was televised onTNT and simulcast onTruTV. This was the first time that the Final was available onMax since the service started streaming TNT Sports-produced NHL telecasts last season.^[1][92][93] This was the fourth year of a seven-year deal in whichABC has the Final in even years and TNT has the series in odd years.^[94][95]

For the second consecutive year, the Final had an alternate telecast with commentary and analysis inAmerican Sign Language for the benefit of the deaf community. It was available on Sportsnet+ in Canada and Max in the U.S.^[96]

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