One year after a hard-fought seven-game series, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers battled their way back for a Stanley Cup Final rematch. The Panthers fight to defend their title after taking the first round,

Florida has yet again laid claim to being a hockey state after the Florida Panthers clinched their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance following a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday.

The Panthers have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, beating the Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 5 to win the Eastern Conference final. Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winning goal with less than eight minutes left in the third period off a brilliant assist from Aleksander Barkov.