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The 2024 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2023–24 season and the culmination of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers defeated the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers four games to three in the best-of-seven series, earning their first championship in their thirtieth season.

The series began on June 8, and ended on June 24.[1] The Panthers had home-ice advantage in the series as the team with the better regular season record. This was the fifth consecutive Finals featuring a team from Florida.[2]

This was the farthest distance between two cities for a Finals matchup in NHL history with 4,089 kilometres (2,541 miles), breaking the previous record of 4,023 kilometres (2,500 miles) set by the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins in 2011.[3] This was the first Finals since 1945 to see a team force a seventh game after being down 3–0,[4] with Florida becoming the first team since that occurrence to win the title in seven games after surrendering a 3–0 series lead.[5] This was also the first Stanley Cup Final since 2018 where no games went to overtime.[6]

Paths to the Finals

Edmonton Oilers

Main article: 2023–24 Edmonton Oilers season

This was Edmonton's eighth Finals appearance. They had won the Stanley Cup five times, all of which came between 1984 and 1990 during their dynasty years.[7] They lost their most recent Finals appearance in 2006, against the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games.[8]

During the offseason, the Oilers acquired forward Connor Brown and defenceman Ben Gleason via free agency.[9][10] They also re-signed forward Mattias Janmark.[11] The team started the season poorly, going 3–9–1 before firing head coach Jay Woodcroft and replacing him with Kris Knoblauch,[12] under whom the team would rebound and finish with a 46–18–5 record. Edmonton signed free agent Corey Perry during the season, after Perry's contract with the Chicago Blackhawks was terminated for misconduct.[13][14] Nearing the trade deadline, the team acquired centres Sam Carrick and Adam Henrique via a three-way trade;[15] they also acquired defenceman Troy Stecher.[16]

Captain Connor McDavid led the team in scoring with 132 points.[17] 100 of those points were assists, making him the fourth NHL player to record at least 100 assists in a season, the most recent being Wayne Gretzky in 1990–91.[18] Perry made his fifth Finals appearance, previously winning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007 and losing with the Dallas Stars in 2020, Montreal Canadiens in 2021, and Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022, respectively; this makes him the first player to play in the Stanley Cup Finals for five different teams.[19]

The Oilers finished the regular season with 104 points via a 49–27–6 record, which gave them second place in the Pacific Division. In the first round of the playoffs, the Oilers defeated one of their rivals, the Los Angeles Kings, in five games.[20] Edmonton then gained a seven-game victory against the Vancouver Canucks in the second round.[21] They then defeated the Dallas Stars in six games in the conference finals.[22]

Florida Panthers

Main article: 2023–24 Florida Panthers season

This was the second consecutive and third overall Finals appearance for the Panthers. They lost both previous Finals appearances, being swept in four games in 1996 by the Colorado Avalanche and losing in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023.[23]

During the offseason, the Panthers signed defencemen Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Dmitry Kulikov, forward Evan Rodrigues, and goaltender Anthony Stolarz in free agency.[24][25][26] They also re-signed Eetu Luostarinen and traded for Steven Lorentz.[27][28] At the trade deadline, the team acquired Vladimir Tarasenko, Magnus Hellberg, and Kyle Okposo.[29][30][31] They also acquired Tobias Bjornfot via waivers.[32] They also re-signed Gustav Forsling shortly before the trade deadline.[33]

Sam Reinhart led the team in scoring with 57 goals and 94 points.[34]

The Panthers finished first in the Atlantic Division with 110 points via a 52–24–6 record. In the first round, they defeated their intra-state rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in five games.[35] In the second round, they won in six games against the Boston Bruins in a rematch from the previous season's first round.[36] In the Eastern Conference final, they faced the New York Rangers, who had won the Presidents' Trophy by having the best regular season record, and defeated them in six games.[37]

Game summaries

Numbers in parentheses indicate the player's total goals or assists in the 2024 playoffs up to that point.

Game one

June 8 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap
Sergei Bobrovsky (foreground) recorded a shutout in game one.

In game one, Florida took a 1–0 lead four minutes into the first period when Carter Verhaeghe received a pass from Aleksander Barkov, beating Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner with a wrist shot.[38] Two minutes into the second period, Evan Rodrigues scored to make it 2–0 after receiving a centering pass from Sam Bennett.[39] Late in the third period, Edmonton pulled their goaltender for an extra attacker, but with five seconds remaining, Eetu Luostarinen scored an empty net goal to make the final score 3–0.[40] Edmonton recorded 32 shots on goal in the game against Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who saved them all in a shutout.[41]

Scoring summary[41]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Carter Verhaeghe (10) Aleksander Barkov (12), Sam Reinhart (5) 03:59 1–0 FLA
2nd FLA Evan Rodrigues (4) Sam Bennett (5), Brandon Montour (7) 02:16 2–0 FLA
3rd FLA Eetu Luostarinen (2) – en Aleksander Barkov (13) 19:55 3–0 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Mattias Ekholm Tripping 07:33 2:00
FLA Gustav Forsling Tripping 14:53 2:00
FLA Carter Verhaeghe Tripping 19:51 2:00
2nd FLA Kevin Stenlund Roughing 10:24 2:00
FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson Roughing 10:24 2:00
EDM Connor Brown Roughing 10:24 2:00
EDM Mattias Janmark Roughing 10:24 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Interference 10:38 2:00
3rd EDM Corey Perry Interference 06:47 2:00
Shots by period[41]
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 12 13 7 32
FLA 4 8 6 18

Game two

June 10 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap
Evan Rodrigues (pictured with the Rochester Americans) scored two goals in game two.

During the first period of game two, Edmonton forward Warren Foegele kneed Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen, resulting in a match penalty as well as a game misconduct for Foegele.[42] Luostarinen continued to play in the game.[42] Whilst on the subsequent five-minute power play, defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was penalized for tripping, resulting in a four-on-four, during which an Oilers rush resulted in their first shot from Mattias Ekholm going past goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for a 1–0 lead.[43][44] In the second period, Niko Mikkola tied the game for the Panthers, taking a drop-pass from Anton Lundell and snapping a shot past Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner.[45] In third period, Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues broke the tie, picking off a clearing attempt by Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard to put the puck past Skinner for a 2–1 lead.[46] With less than ten minutes in the game, Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was called for roughing and on the ensuing power play, Lundell passed to Rodrigues, who scored again to give the Panthers a 3–1 lead and end Edmonton's streak of 34 consecutive penalty kills.[47] The Oilers then brought on an extra attacker, but Aaron Ekblad scored into the empty net for the Panthers, sealing a 4–1 victory for Florida.[48][49]

Scoring summary[49]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st EDM Mattias Ekholm (5) Connor McDavid (27), Evan Bouchard (22) 11:17 1–0 EDM
2nd FLA Niko Mikkola (2) Anton Lundell (10), Vladimir Tarasenko (4) 09:34 1–1
3rd FLA Evan Rodrigues (5) Unassisted 03:11 2–1 FLA
FLA Evan Rodrigues (6) – pp Anton Lundell (11), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (4) 12:26 3–1 FLA
FLA Aaron Ekblad (1) – en Sam Bennett (6) 17:32 4–1 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Sam Bennett Tripping 06:10 2:00
EDM Warren Foegele Game misconduct 09:21 10:00
EDM Warren Foegele Kneeing 09:21 5:00
FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson Tripping 10:58 2:00
EDM Evan Bouchard Roughing 19:13 2:00
2nd FLA Matthew Tkachuk Hooking 00:41 2:00
FLA Carter Verhaeghe Tripping 13:55 2:00
EDM Evan Bouchard Slashing 16:20 2:00
3rd EDM Leon Draisaitl Roughing 10:32 2:00
EDM Evander Kane Unsportsmanlike conduct 13:14 2:00
FLA Brandon Montour Roughing 13:14 2:00
FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson Delay of game (puck over glass) 15:06 2:00
EDM Sam Carrick Slashing 18:01 2:00
EDM Sam Carrick Misconduct 18:01 10:00
EDM Vincent Desharnais Misconduct 18:01 10:00
Shots by period[49]
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 4 3 12 19
FLA 9 13 7 29

Game three

June 13 Florida Panthers 4–3 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov recorded the game-winning goal and two points in game three.

In game three, the Panthers opened the scoring in the first period when captain Aleksander Barkov picked the puck off Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard, leading to a 3-on-2 rush in which Gustav Forsling shot toward the net and Sam Reinhart tipped the puck past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.[50] In the second period, Oilers forward Adam Henrique passed to Warren Foegele, who scored on a breakaway to tie the game 1–1.[51] The Panthers regained the lead after Anton Lundell shot the puck around the boards and Skinner attempted to play the puck, but Eetu Luostarinen sent the puck to an open Vladimir Tarasenko who wristed the puck into the net.[52] Florida then made it 3–1, after Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk forced a turnover in the offensive zone, leading to a Tkachuk-assisted Bennett goal.[53] Barkov shortly made it 4–1, snapping a shot past Skinner after receiving a pass from Evan Rodrigues.[54] In the third period, Philip Broberg brought the deficit for the Oilers down to two when his snap shot went past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.[55] The Oilers then lowered the deficit to one goal when Brett Kulak's shot was deflected in by centre Ryan McLeod.[56] The Panthers ultimately defended their one-goal lead en route to a 4–3 victory, taking a 3–0 series lead.[57]

Scoring summary[57]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Sam Reinhart (9) Gustav Forsling (8), Aleksander Barkov (14) 18:58 1–0 FLA
2nd EDM Warren Foegele (2) Adam Henrique (3) 01:49 1–1
FLA Vladimir Tarasenko (4) Eetu Luostarinen (6), Anton Lundell (12) 09:12 2–1 FLA
FLA Sam Bennett (7) Matthew Tkachuk (15) 13:57 3–1 FLA
FLA Aleksander Barkov (7) Evan Rodrigues (6), Sam Reinhart (6) 15:31 4–1 FLA
3rd EDM Philip Broberg (2) Connor McDavid (28), Darnell Nurse (4) 06:02 4–2 FLA
EDM Ryan McLeod (2) Brett Kulak (5), Connor McDavid (29) 12:25 4–3 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Interference 04:30 2:00
FLA Aleksander Barkov Delay of game (puck over glass) 09:55 2:00
EDM Brandon Montour Slashing 09:21 5:00
EDM Brett Kulak Roughing 18:31 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 18:31 2:00
2nd FLA Sam Bennett Hooking 18:08 2:00
EDM Corey Perry Interference 18:08 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Hooking 19:39 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period[57]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 10 8 5 23
EDM 13 16 6 35

Game four

June 15 Florida Panthers 1–8 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap
Oilers captain Connor McDavid recorded a goal and four points in game four, in the process breaking Wayne Gretzky's single-playoff assist record.[58]

The Oilers began the scoring in the first period of game four while on the penalty kill, with forward Connor Brown passing to Mattias Janmark on a shorthanded rush for a goal.[59] Edmonton then gained a two-goal lead when an offensive zone rush allowed Janmark to send the puck toward the net, with Adam Henrique tipping it in to make it 2–0.[60] The Panthers got on the board with a goal from forward Vladimir Tarasenko, tipping in a shot from defenceman Gustav Forsling.[61] With 5:12 left in the first period, the Oilers regained a two-goal lead when Leon Draisaitl passed to Dylan Holloway, who shot backhand on Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for a 3–1 lead.[62] In the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid made it 4–1, snapping a shot past Bobrovsky.[63] The Oilers then made it 5–1 when McDavid dropped a pass to defenceman Darnell Nurse, who shot it past Bobrovsky, leading to Panthers backup goaltender Anthony Stolarz entering the game.[64] The Oilers were then given a 5-on-3 power play, during which Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored to make the score 6–1.[65] In the third period, the Oilers continued their rout, with both Holloway and Ryan McLeod scoring to push the score to 8–1, forcing a fifth game and avoiding becoming the first team since 1998 to be swept in the Stanley Cup Finals.[66] With an assist on the Holloway goal, Connor McDavid set the single season playoff record for most assists in one playoff year, breaking the record previously held by Wayne Gretzky in 1988.[58]

Scoring summary[66]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st EDM Mattias Janmark (3) – sh Connor Brown (4) 03:11 1–0 EDM
EDM Adam Henrique (3) Mattias Janmark (3), Mattias Ekholm (4) 07:48 2–0 EDM
FLA Vladimir Tarasenko (5) Gustav Forsling (9) 11:26 2–1 EDM
EDM Dylan Holloway (4) Leon Draisaitl (19), Brett Kulak (6) 14:48 3–1 EDM
2nd EDM Connor McDavid (6) Zach Hyman (5), Evan Bouchard (23) 01:13 4–1 EDM
EDM Darnell Nurse (1) Connor McDavid (30), Zach Hyman (6) 04:59 5–1 EDM
EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7) – pp Leon Draisaitl (20), Connor McDavid (31) 13:03 6–1 EDM
3rd EDM Dylan Holloway (5) Connor McDavid (32), Corey Perry (2) 14:11 7–1 EDM
EDM Ryan McLeod (3) Dylan Holloway (2), Warren Foegele (3) 16:41 8–1 EDM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Darnell Nurse Tripping 01:53 2:00
FLA Bench (served by Evan Rodrigues) Too many men on the ice 04:12 2:00
2nd FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson Slashing 08:40 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 11:35 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Roughing 11:35 2:00
3rd EDM Mattias Janmark Tripping 00:36 2:00
EDM Darnell Nurse Cross-checking 06:51 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Slashing 09:16 2:00
EDM Corey Perry Slashing 11:52 2:00
FLA Kyle Okposo Elbowing 16:59 2:00
Shots by period[66]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 14 4 15 33
EDM 12 17 9 36

Game five

June 18 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap
Evan Bouchard (pictured with the Bakersfield Condors) recorded three assists in game 5.

In game five, Connor Brown scored the initial goal for the Oilers in the first period, with his backhand shot beating goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for a shorthanded goal. [67] In the second period, the Oilers gained a two-goal lead when Zach Hyman scored on the power play. Three minutes later, Oilers forward Warren Foegele passed to captain Connor McDavid, whose wrist shot beat Bobrovsky for a 3–0 lead.[68] The Panthers got on the board less than two minutes later when forward Evan Rodrigues passed to Matthew Tkachuk, who scored to cut the deficit to two goals.[69] Following a slashing penalty by Rodrigues, the Oilers regained a three-goal lead when McDavid passed to Corey Perry, who scored his first goal of the playoffs.[70] Fourteen seconds later, the Panthers brought the deficit back to two goals when Brandon Montour passed to Rodrigues, who scored to make it 4–2.[71] In the third period, Florida defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson brought the score to 4–3, snapping the puck past Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner.[72] In the final 30 seconds, and with an extra attacker out for Florida, the Oilers cleared the puck toward the empty net, but Tkachuk dove to sweep the puck away.[73] McDavid recovered the puck and scored into the empty net to give Edmonton a 5–3 victory, forcing a sixth game.[73][74] Edmonton became the first team since the 2011–12 New Jersey Devils and the fourth overall to force a sixth game after being down 3–0.[75]

Scoring summary[74]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st EDM Connor Brown (2) – sh Unassisted 05:30 1–0 EDM
2nd EDM Zach Hyman (15) – pp Evan Bouchard (24), Connor McDavid (33) 01:58 2–0 EDM
EDM Connor McDavid (7) Warren Foegele (4), Evan Bouchard (25) 05:00 3–0 EDM
FLA Matthew Tkachuk (6) Evan Rodrigues (7) 06:53 3–1 EDM
EDM Corey Perry (1) Connor McDavid (34), Evan Bouchard (26) 11:54 4–1 EDM
FLA Evan Rodrigues (7) Brandon Montour (8), Sam Bennett (7) 12:08 4–2 EDM
3rd FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2) Matthew Tkachuk (16) 04:04 4–3 EDM
EDM Connor McDavid (8) – en Unassisted 19:41 5–3 EDM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Brett Kulak High-sticking 04:47 2:00
FLA Aleksander Barkov Cross checking 09:04 2:00
EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Hooking 10:07 2:00
FLA Niko Mikkola Interference 20:00 2:00
2nd FLA Kyle Okposo Hooking 10:02 2:00
FLA Evan Rodrigues Slashing 13:35 2:00
EDM Zach Hyman Interference 14:26 2:00
3rd EDM Dylan Holloway Hooking 00:36 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Embellishment 06:19 2:00
FLA Dmitry Kulikov Tripping 12:28 2:00
Shots by period[74]
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 10 10 4 24
FLA 6 16 10 32

Game six

June 21 Florida Panthers 1–5 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place Recap
Warren Foegele scored the game-opening goal and an assist in game six.

The Oilers began the scoring in the first period of game six, with centre Leon Draisaitl passing to right wing Warren Foegele who snapped the puck past Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.[76] Florida was limited to only two shots in the first period. In the second period, Mattias Ekholm sent a stretch pass to Mattias Janmark, who then passed to Adam Henrique; Henrique subsequently beat Bobrovsky with a wrist shot for a 2–0 Oilers lead.[77] Ten seconds later, the Panthers had a goal by Aleksander Barkov disallowed when replay showed Sam Reinhart was offside on the play.[78] Zach Hyman then made it 3–0 for Edmonton when he scored backhand on a breakaway chance.[79] The Panthers were able to get on the board in the third period when Barkov dangled the puck around goaltender Stuart Skinner.[80] The Oilers held off the Panthers for the remainder of the game, with Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse each scoring an empty net goal for a 5–1 victory. Edmonton became the tenth NHL team to force a seventh game after trailing 3–0 in the series,[81] the third team to do so in the Finals, and the first in the Finals since the Detroit Red Wings did so in 1945.[4]

Scoring summary[4]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st EDM Warren Foegele (3) Leon Draisaitl (21), Brett Kulak (7) 07:27 1–0 EDM
2nd EDM Adam Henrique (4) Mattias Janmark (4), Mattias Ekholm (5) 00:46 2–0 EDM
EDM Zach Hyman (16) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15) 18:20 3–0 EDM
3rd FLA Aleksander Barkov (8) Carter Verhaeghe (9), Dmitry Kulikov (1) 01:28 3–1 EDM
EDM Ryan McLeod (4) – en Warren Foegele (5) 16:45 4–1 EDM
EDM Darnell Nurse (4) – en Stuart Skinner (1), Philip Broberg (1) 16:57 5–1 EDM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Mattias Janmark Slashing 04:47 2:00
FLA Eetu Luostarinen Slashing 15:23 2:00
2nd EDM Mattias Janmark Roughing 03:05 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 03:05 2:00
EDM Connor McDavid Interference 14:26 2:00
3rd EDM Derek Ryan High-sticking 06:15 2:00
FLA Kevin Stenlund Tripping 11:30 2:00
FLA Ryan Lomberg Misconduct 19:51 10:00
EDM Ryan McLeod Misconduct 19:51 10:00
Shots by period[4]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 2 11 8 21
EDM 11 4 6 21

Game seven

June 24 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena Recap
Sam Reinhart (pictured with the Buffalo Sabres) scored the Cup-winning goal in game seven.

In game seven, the Panthers began the scoring when forward Evan Rodrigues shot toward the goal, with Carter Verhaeghe deflecting the puck past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.[82] Oilers forward Mattias Janmark then tied the game, scoring on the breakaway after receiving a stretch pass from defenceman Cody Ceci.[83] In the second period, after a narrow save by Bobrovsky and Dmitry Kulikov got the puck to Florida in the corner, Verhaeghe passed the puck to forward Sam Reinhart, who fired a wrist a shot past Skinner for a 2–1 lead.[84] The Panthers defended their lead into the third period, with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopping the remaining nine shots to win their first Stanley Cup.[5] The Panthers became the first team to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals at home since the Carolina Hurricanes did so in 2006, also against the Oilers.

Edmonton captain Connor McDavid was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs, becoming the first player since Jean-Sebastien Giguere in 2003 and the sixth overall to be awarded the Conn Smythe despite losing the Finals. McDavid also joined Reggie Leach in 1976 as the only skaters to achieve this feat.[5][85]

Scoring summary[5]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Carter Verhaeghe (11) Evan Rodrigues (8), Anton Lundell (14) 04:27 1–0 FLA
EDM Mattias Janmark (4) Cody Ceci (8) 06:44 1–1
2nd FLA Sam Reinhart (10) Carter Verhaeghe (10), Dmitry Kulikov (2) 15:11 2–1 FLA
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st EDM Warren Foegele High-sticking 02:21 2:00
2nd FLA Matthew Tkachuk Tripping 03:22 2:00
3rd EDM Evan Bouchard High-sticking 03:23 2:00
Shots by period[5]
Team 1 2 3 Total
EDM 6 9 9 24
FLA 7 10 4 21

Team rosters

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

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid captained the Oilers to their eighth Finals appearance and first since 2006.
# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
2 Canada Evan Bouchard D R 24 2018 Oakville, Ontario first
86 Sweden Philip Broberg D L 22 2019 Orebro, Sweden first
28 Canada Connor Brown RW R 30 2023 Etobicoke, Ontario first
39 Canada Sam Carrick C R 32 2024 Markham, Ontario first
5 Canada Cody Ceci D R 30 2021 Ottawa, Ontario first
73 Canada Vincent Desharnais D R 28 2016 Laval, Quebec first
29 Germany Leon Draisaitl – A C L 28 2014 Cologne, Germany first
14 Sweden Mattias Ekholm D L 34 2023 Borlange, Sweden second (2017)[86]
37 Canada Warren Foegele LW L 28 2021 Markham, Ontario first
19 Canada Adam Henrique C L 34 2024 Brantford, Ontario second (2012)[87]
55 Canada Dylan Holloway LW L 22 2020 Calgary, Alberta first
18 Canada Zach Hyman LW R 31 2021 Toronto, Ontario first
13 Sweden Mattias Janmark D L 31 2022 Danderyd, Sweden second (2020)[88]
91 Canada Evander Kane LW L 32 2022 Vancouver, British Columbia first
27 Canada Brett Kulak D L 30 2022 Stony Plain, Alberta second (2021)[89]
97 Canada Connor McDavid – C C L 27 2015 Richmond Hill, Ontario first
71 Canada Ryan McLeod C L 24 2018 Mississauga, Ontario first
93 Canada Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – A C L 31 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia first
25 Canada Darnell Nurse – A D L 29 2013 Hamilton, Ontario first
90 Canada Corey Perry RW R 39 2024 New Liskeard, Ontario fifth (2007, 2020, 2021, 2022)[a]
30 Canada Calvin Pickard G L 32 2022 Moncton, New Brunswick first
10 United States Derek Ryan C R 37 2021 Spokane, Washington first
74 Canada Stuart Skinner G L 25 2017 Edmonton, Alberta first

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov captained the Panthers to their second consecutive and third overall Finals appearance.

[92]

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
16 Finland Aleksander Barkov – C C L 28 2013 Tampere, Finland second (2023)[93]
9 Canada Sam Bennett C L 27 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario second (2023)[93]
72 Russia Sergei Bobrovsky G L 35 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union second (2023)[93]
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 30 2022 Belleville, Ontario second (2023)[93]
5 Canada Aaron Ekblad – A D R 28 2014 Windsor, Ontario second (2023)[93]
91 Sweden Oliver Ekman-Larsson D L 32 2023 Karlskrona, Sweden first
42 Sweden Gustav Forsling D L 27 2021 Linköping, Sweden second (2023)[93]
7 Russia Dmitry Kulikov D L 33 2023 Lipetsk, Soviet Union first
94 Canada Ryan Lomberg LW L 29 2020 Richmond Hill, Ontario second (2023)[93]
18 Canada Steven Lorentz C L 28 2023 Kitchener, Ontario first
15 Finland Anton Lundell C L 22 2020 Espoo, Finland second (2023)[93]
27 Finland Eetu Luostarinen C L 25 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland second (2023)[93]
77 Finland Niko Mikkola D L 28 2023 Kiiminki, Finland first
62 Canada Brandon Montour D R 30 2021 Ohsweken, Ontario second (2023)[93]
8 United States Kyle Okposo RW R 36 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota first
13 Canada Sam Reinhart C R 28 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia second (2023)[93]
17 Canada Evan Rodrigues C R 30 2023 Etobicoke, Ontario first
82 Sweden Kevin Stenlund C R 27 2023 Stockholm, Sweden first
41 United States Anthony Stolarz G L 30 2023 Edison, New Jersey first
10 Russia Vladimir Tarasenko RW R 32 2024 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union second (2019)[94]
19 United States Matthew Tkachuk – A LW L 26 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona second (2023)[93]
23 Canada Carter Verhaeghe C L 28 2020 Waterdown, Ontario third (2020, 2023)[88][93]

Media rights

In Canada, this was the tenth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French.[1] The series was also streamed on Sportsnet+, but was not available on CBC Gem like in previous years.[95]

In the United States, the series was being televised on ABC and streamed on ESPN+.[1] This was the third year of a seven-year deal in which ABC/ESPN+ will show the Finals in even years and TNT/Max will televise the series in odd years.[96][97]

For the first time, the Finals were broadcast with commentary and analysis in American Sign Language for the benefit of the Deaf community on both ESPN+ and Sportsnet+.[98][99]

Notes

  1. ^ [90][88][89][91]

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