The Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers begins Wednesday at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Today, NHL.com previews the series:
(3P) Edmonton Oilers vs. (3A) Florida Panthers
Oilers: 48-29-5, 101 points
Panthers: 47-31-4, 98 points
Season series: EDM 0-2-0; FLA: 2-0-0
Game 1: Wednesday at Edmonton (8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, MAX)
When Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid crossed paths in the handshake line following the Panthers’ 2-1 victory in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, McDavid offered his congratulations, telling Tkachuk, “Well deserved.”
Still absorbing winning the Cup for the first time, Tkachuk patted McDavid on the shoulder and…