9 d. ago Draisaitl scores in OT, Oilers beat the Panthers in overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night. After Tomas Nosek’s penalty for putting the puck over the glass, Draisaitl’s goal 19:29 into OT sent...

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9 d. ago NHL, NHLPA in ’really good shape’ on talks for new CBA: Bettman

EDMONTON — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and its union are in “really good shape” with negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Speaking ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, he added that this round of talks with NHL Players’ Association executive […]

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9 d. ago Oilers, Panthers to square off in Stanley Cup rematch with Game 1 in Edmonton

Both teams have toughened up, added experience and made improvements and adjustments since their last Cup clash.

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9 d. ago Psychology 101: The mental gymnastics behind this Edmonton Oilers Cup run

"To be honest, if I'm Kris Knoblauch working with these players, I don't think you should be talking about last year, because last year is so done and dusted and has absolutely no bearing on what's about to happen"

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1 week ago 'It will take snot, balls and guts': hockey world on fire about Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers

Today the Edmonton Oilers play the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s a rematch of last year’s series that the Panthers won in seven games, thwarting an Edmonton team that had comeback to win three straight. Who will win this time? Social media, podcasts and mainstream publications have been […]

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1 week ago ‘It’s exciting to have worked ourselves back’: Oilers set for Stanley Cup rematch with Panthers

The Oilers open this year's best-of-seven showcase against the Panthers on Wednesday at Rogers Place as a calmer, more confident, grounded bunch.

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1 week ago More Canadians endorse Edmonton Oilers in Stanley Cup rematch against Panthers: poll

The Ipsos poll found that 52 per cent of respondents said they have been following the NHL playoffs closely this year, up from 48 per cent in 2024.

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1 week ago Card games and Tolstoy: How the Oilers pass the time in the air

A Stanley Cup rematch between the Oilers and Panthers means lots of long-haul flights between Edmonton and South Florida

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1 week ago Skinner and Bobrovsky matching wits once again in Stanley Cup final rematch

Stuart Skinner had the starter job going into the post-season, then lost it to Calvin Pickard, then got it back.

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1 week ago Oilers and Panthers now more alike as teams prepare for Stanley Cup final rematch

A year ago when the Panthers and Oilers met in the Stanley Cup final, they were polar opposites in everything from franchise history to deep-run experience and toughness.

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2 w. ago ‘Mature’ Oilers ready for Stanley Cup final rematch with battle

Edmonton had already ridden a wild roller-coaster by this point last year. This run feels different.

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2 w. ago 5 things to know about the Stanley Cup final rematch between the Oilers and Panthers

Florida's been the undisputed epicentre of NHL success recently. Between the Panthers and Lightning, teams from the Sunshine State have appeared in six straight Stanley Cup finals.

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2 w. ago Oilers, Panthers set for 12th Stanley Cup final rematch in NHL history

A Cup final rematch had happened just 11 times since 1927 and not at all since Detroit and Pittsburgh went back-to-back in 2008 and ‘09.

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2 w. ago Mattias Ekholm makes playoff debut with Edmonton Oilers after injury

Better late than never, Mattias Ekholm has rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on their path to a Stanley Cup Finals rematch against the Florida Panthers. The veteran Swedish defenceman was reinserted into the lineup to make his 2024-25 playoff debut Thursday in Game 5 of the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars, at the same […]

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