Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers to capture back-to-back Stanley Cup

The Florida Panthers brought home the Stanley Cup after a harrowing win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Game 6 came down to a score of 5-1.

This will be the Panthers’ second consecutive championship win.

Panthers’ road to the Stanley Cup

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Sam Reinhart scored four goals, becoming just the fourth player in league history to get that many in a game in the final. His third to complete the hat trick sent rats, along with hats, flying onto the ice. Matthew Tkachuk, one of the faces of the franchise, fittingly scored the Cup clincher.

At the other end of the ice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced, closing the door on a rematch with the same end result. The only goal came from fellow Russian Vasily Podkolzin in garbage time, long after the outcome was decided.

Sam Reinhart #13 of the Florida Panthers celebrates with Aaron Ekblad #5 after scoring his fourth goal of the game against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game Six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 17, 2025 in

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That was followed by chants of "We want the Cup!" as time ticked off the clock. The Panthers already had it. Now they get to keep it.

The backstory:

Since opening night of their title defense, the Panthers had won 32 of 50 games at their arena on the edge of the Everglades.

Their NHL-record-tying success of winning 10 on the road this playoffs has allowed them the opportunity to close out the Oilers at home.

Last year, they lost their first try on the road against the Oilers, then let two more slip away before finishing it off in Game 7. 

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reached 31 seasons and 32 years dating to Montreal in 1993. Teams in the U.S. Sun Belt have won it five of the past six times, four of them in Florida.