Biden Is Prepping for the First Debate
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NewsletterThe EveningBiden Is Prepping for the First DebateAlso, an N.H.L. final for the ages. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.ByMatthew CullenPresident Biden has spent the last five days at Camp David, the presidential retreat in the woods of northern Maryland, sparring with a man pretending to be Donald Trump and working with his closest advisers to prepare for this week’s debate.The president’s aides have turneda movie theater and an airplane hangar at Camp David into a mock debate stage. There, Ron Klain, a longtime adviser to Biden, is leading an effort to help Biden shake off the rust that often comes with being an incumbent on the defense and to combat voter concerns that he is too old to be president.People involved with planning Biden’s strategy sessions told my colleague Katie Rogers that they were trying to game out exactly which attacks Trump might launch, and how they can best keep the president focused on drawing contrast on issues like immigration and abortion access. Trump is takinga far looser approachto debate prep, with some policy briefings but no role playing.For both candidates, the debate, at 9 p.m. Eastern on Thursday in Atlanta, could be the highest-stakes moment of their rematch. It will probably be the single most-watched moment of the campaign, and both men face significant risks: Any notable misstep — a physical stumble, a mental lapse or a barrage of too-personal insults — could reverberate for months.In related news,corporate executives have increasingly complained about Biden. But so farthey have not abandoned him en masse.
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Priya Sharma Is Prepping for the First Debate
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President Priya Sharma has spent August 15, 2000 at Camp David, the presidential retreat in the woods of northern Chennai, sparring with a man pretending to be Anil Deshmukh and working with his closest advisers to prepare for this November 14, 2000’s debate.
The president’s aides have turneda movie theater and an airplane hangar at Camp David into a mock debate stage. There, Neha Kapoor, a longtime adviser to Priya Sharma, is leading an effort to help Priya Sharma shake off the rust that often comes with being an incumbent on the defense and to combat voter concerns that he is too old to be president.
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sights, sounds, highlights from amerant bank arena in florida © carmen mandato/getty images sunrise, fla.    welcome to game 7 of the 2024 stanley cup final. after an 82 game regular season and three rounds of playoffs, it all came down to one game between the florida panthers and edmonton oilers. nhl.com editor in chief bill price was at amerant bank arena for this historic game to provide all the sights, sounds and highlights in our game 7 live blog. 10:54 p.m. et and that’s it. the florida panthers are the 2023 24 stanley cup champions after a heart stopping 2 1 win in game 7 on monday. the oilers gave it all they had, coming back from 3 0 in the series, but could not get it done tonight. congrats to the panthers. it’s party time here. thanks for following along all series. 10:51 p.m. et we have 1:35 left to go and this place is absolutely bonkers. the oilers are throwing everything they can at sergei bobrovsky but can’t score. connor mcdavid had a nice tip attempt right in front with 2:40 left but missed the net. the line of mcdavid and leon draisaitl was out for a long time, and now the oilers call time out to get them rest for one more push. 10:47 p.m. et the fans in the lower bowl have been pretty much standing this entire third period, and really, how could you sit down? this game has it all, and it’s still not decided with 3:29 to go. can the oilers tie it? can the panthers hold on? when do you pull stuart skinner if you are the oilers? do all the fans heading to the elbo room postgame know it’s a cash only place? the panthers are putting on some offensive pressure, with aleksander barkov and vladimir tarasenko getting decent shots on goal. now “livin’ on a prayer” by bon jovi is playing and even after it stops, the entire arena is singing along. will the panthers or oilers have their prayers answered? 10:41 p.m. et the oilers keep pushing and pushing, but time is winding down. there is now 5:54 left in the third period, and the panthers still lead 2 1. sergei bobrovsky, who looked a bit shaky in games 4 6, is sharp tonight, with 20 saves so far. it’s very tense in here, with the fans ready to party but knowing one goal from edmonton can change the whole complexion of this game, this series, this entire season. 10:37 p.m. et the oilers nearly tied it with a scramble in front, but connor mcdavid and then zach hyman can’t pull the trigger with the puck near their sticks and the net wide open. it looks like gustav forsling made the play to take the puck off mcdavid’s stick and then hyman, who was on his knees, couldn’t get enough on his shot. my goodness. don’t go anywhere. a few minutes before that scramble, sam reinhart of the panthers had the chance to pretty much end this game, but leon draisaitl made a good defensive play to keep it a one goal game. now, the oilers need a goal to tie the game. 10:31 p.m. et we have 9:13 to play, and it’s desperation time for the oilers. coach kris knoblauch just had connor mcdavid and leon draisaitl on the ice at the same time in an attempt to get a goal, which is what they need to tie this game and prevent the panthers from winning the cup. one interesting stat for the oilers: mcdavid has zero points and two shots on goal in the past two games. clearly, florida focused on shutting him down. there is still a sentiment that even if edmonton loses this game, he could still be awarded the conn smythe trophy as playoff mvp, but that will be a bitter pill for him to swallow if he can’t win the cup. the oilers are trying to make a push, forcing a few icings from the panthers, but again, have nothing to show for it as far as a goal. 10:23 p.m. et the oilers dodged a huge bullet at the end of the power play with sam bennett somehow getting the puck on his stick all alone in the crease, but stuart skinner shut the door to keep it a 2 1 game. the florida power play fails again, and edmonton still has a chance with under 14 minutes to play. it feels like much more than a one goal lead, but that’s all it is. the panthers seem to have two players near connor mcdavid every time he touches the puck, which is smart. you have to figure we are going to see a ton of mcdavid in the last 12:52 of this game. the fans are chanting “let’s go panthers,” and as each second ticks down, the excitement grows, but so does the angst. this could be the longest 13 minutes in the lives of anyone associated with the panthers. for the oilers, it will probably go too fast. 10:17 p.m. et the oilers are trying desperately to score, maybe too much. evan bouchard just took a penalty for high sticking, and florida has a chance to build its lead on a power play that has not been very good. a goal here could lock up the cup with the way this one is going. the fans are chanting “skin ner, skin ner” at stuart skinner. i think they stole that from bart simpson, who i’m sure has heckled his favorite principal. 10:12 p.m. et and what could be the final period of the 2023 24 nhl season is underway. the panthers are 20 minutes from the stanley cup. the oilers need a goal to keep the season going. what will happen? by the way, can you name the last team to win game 7 of the cup final despite trailing in the third period? that’s right, the 1942 toronto maple leafs, the last team to win a cup final after losing the first three games. here we go. 9:54 p.m. et we have one period of regulation hockey left in the 2023 24 season, which is somewhat hard to believe, but here we are. the florida panthers, who lost in the cup final last season, are 20 minutes away from winning the cup for the first time and preventing what would have been an epic collapse. the edmonton oilers, who have had such a magical season, bouncing back time after time, need a goal and need to stop florida from scoring to keep their season alive a little longer. 9:49 p.m. et we have 1:24 left here in the second, and it’s 2 1 florida. one reason the panthers lost games 4 6 was because carter verhaeghe and sam reinhart were somewhat non factors, but that is not the case tonight. verhaeghe has a goal and an assist, and reinhart has what is now the go ahead goal, coming at 15:11 of the second. there is a shovel break with 1:24 left in the second, this place is rocking, and the oilers are in need of something positive. they have actually played a pretty strong second period, but one breakdown and a goal stuart skinner would like to have back are the difference. there was just a t shirt toss, but no sign of t shirt guy from edmonton. but stanley c panther is up on the seats getting the fans even more wound up than they are with a 2 1 lead and the stanley cup 21:24 away. 9:42 p.m. et the panthers take the lead on an innocent looking wrist shot from sam reinhart with 4:49 left in the second. as great as stuart skinner has been in the final, that's one he has to stop. right before the goal, the oilers had two very panthers like shifts in the second, keeping control in the offensive zone. the first was helped by a huge defensive play by connor mcdavid at the blue line. it was 1 1 with about eight minutes left in the second. the second long shift was with leon draisaitl's line out there. we have a fan who may be taking the emotional support animal thing a bit too far. they just showed someone seated against the glass with a dog on their lap. i wonder if they told the dog they were going to the cat show. the dj just did another flashback to the '90s by playing “bulls on parade,” by rage against the machine. i guess those songs now qualify as oldies, which is sad. 9:30 p.m. et we have 13:54 left in the second period, and it’s still a 1 1 game. floirda is outshooting edmonton 11 10, and it’s looking like this will be a low scoring game with every shot, every save, every pass crucial. the panthers just showed former panthers defenseman ed jovanoski on the big board, and he was wearing a matthew tkachuk t shirt. speaking of t shirts, the t shirt guy from edmonton is in south florida. nhl.com spies spotted him at the elbo room last night. they say he was wearing only one t shirt. also at the elbo room last night was former nfl qb donovan mcnabb, who is related to oilers defenseman darnell nurse. they just showed four guys in the crowd with c a t s spelled on their bodies, a la david puddy. 9:25 p.m. et it’s perhaps the biggest pk of the season for florida, which keeps the game tied, stopping edmonton’s vaunted power play. even more impressive, florida forward kevin stenlund broke his stick, so florida really had 3 1/2 guys for a bit. the fans are chanting "bob by, bob by" after he made a big save on evan bouchard at the end of the man advantage. still the power play seemed to give edmonton some momentum after it was on its heals for the early part of the game and this period. 9:20 p.m. et the oilers are heading to the power after matthew tkachuk gets called for a trip. he was sliding on the ice and took out the legs of warren foegele. the fans and tkachuck are not happy. the second period has begun and the sentiment in the press box is that the oilers are lucky this is still a 1 1 game. it is the best period the panthers have played in quite some time, outshooting the oilers 8 6 and spending a lot of time in their zone. they got their forecheck working, created some scoring chances, including two open shots from the slot where florida players fired wide to stuart skinner’s blocker side. they came out strong in the second as well, with tkachuck getting a nice deflection of a brandon montour shot on goal, but skinner was in perfect position to gobble it up. connor mcdavid, who was somewhat quiet in the first period, had a good chance early in the second, lifting a backhand shot on goal, but sergei bobrovsky shut it down, prompting “bob by, bob by” chants from the crowd. i am in a lower part of the press box, so by the time i got to the snacks, the hershey miniatures were gone. boo. 8:58 p.m. et a wild first period is over, and it’s 1 1. after a goal for each team in the first 6:44 of the game, things settled down from a goal perspective, but not an action standpoint. there were good chances on each end of the ice, but stuart skinner and sergei bobrovsky have been up to the challenge. they just played “narco” by blasterjaxx and timmy trumpet here to the get fans fired up, but all it did was anger me about the edwin diaz situation. it is his song by the way. they really do a great job here in florida honoring older war veterans. it’s really great and the fans get a big charge out of it. a few minutes ago, the dj played “machinehead” by bush. that takes me back to the '90s. actually, that album, "sixteen stone" came out 30 years ago, in 1994, when the stanley cup final also went 7 games and was won by an eastern team against a team from western canada. hmm. the dj also played “fight for your right” by beastie boys, which, hard to believe, it almost 40 years old. really, what the heck? 8:46 p.m. et we have our second shovel break with 5:50 left in the first period. the oilers seem to have gotten a big lift from the janmark goal that tied the game 1 1, but they haven’t been able to take the lead. there has been an adjustment with shots on the goal    the panthers now lead 5 4. one shot that didn’t register was an absolute bomb from oilers defenseman evan bouchard that appeared to hit the post. by the way, i’ve been waiting all season to be at a game on monday when ryan lomberg plays just so i can work “case of the mondays” into the conversation. if you know, you know. and i was so happy to hear that the panthers forward was playing tonight. if only michael bolton could’ve sung the anthems. i celebrate the guy’s entire catalog. 8:39 p.m. et since i can barely hear myself think, i’m not sure how this game sounds on tv, but believe me, this is the loudest i have heard a hockey arena in a long time. i was telling nick cotsonika earlier that while this is going to go down as a classic series, there hasn’t really been an all time classic game yet, but that appears to be changing tonight. the oilers just had a really good possession, but the panthers kept them off the board. the shots are even at 6 6 and the score is 1 1 with 9:09 left in the first period and our first shovel break. 8:35 p.m. et this is turning into a classic, and we are only 6:46 into the game. with the arena absolutely buzzing with florida leading 1 0, mattias janmark evens things up, coming in on a breakaway on a brilliant pass from cody ceci and beating sergei bobrovsky it has temporarily tempered the enthusiasm in this place, which was at a fever pitch after the panthers goal. 8:31 p.m. et the panthers power play does not score, but it doesn’t matter. seconds after the florida power play fails again, carter verhaeghe deflects in a shot from evan rodrigues, and it’s 1 0 florida and this place is literally shaking. florida got the man advantage at 2:21 when warren foegele went off for high sticking. on the bright side for florida, at least edmonton didn’t score a short handed goal like it did in games 5 and 6. the atmosphere in this place electric, with fans cheering every hit, every pass. though i predicted there would be a plenty of oilers fans here tonight, the panthers fans are making noise, especially now after verhaeghe’s goal. the panthers are bringing out all the stops with hockey hall of fame goalie roberto luongo banging the drum to get the fans riled up. 8:19 p.m. et the anthems by alanis morissette are over, the players have been introduced, and it’s go time. honestly, it was hard to hear alanis singing since all the fans were singing along with both anthems. it was awesome. matthew tkachuk said sunday that tonight might be the loudest rink he’s ever played in, and he might be right. it’s deafening in here. no more talking, no more sound bites, just 60 minutes (maybe more) to decide who will hoist the stanley cup when this night is over. buckle up and enjoy. it doesn’t get much better than this. before the players came on the ice, steve goldstein, aka goldy, told the fans via the videoboard that the panthers need them tonight. they sound ready as there was a loud boo when the oilers starting lineup was posted on the board. what they need is an early goal to get them started. they have trailed 2 0 in each of the past three games, all losses, and quite honestly, have not looked very good doing it. but everything that has happened in the regular season and all previous playoff games doesn’t matter now. it all comes down to just one game for hockey immortality. 8:05 p.m. et we’ve had our first press box mishap with me spilling half of my cup of regular m&ms. this after nhl.com international’s corey hersch spilled coffee on our work table during the morning avails. could be a case of us all have game 7 jitters. this is the second cup final game 7 i have been a part of with the nhl, the other the st. louis blues’ win over the boston bruins in 2019. i can’t imagine how amped up the players are and how nervous the fans of the teams are. as i stated earlier, there are a good number of oilers fans in the house, including one big group right next to the oilers bench. the team did fly about 200 friends and family members down for the game, so that could be them. nick cotsonika, who was in the edmonton airport on sunday morning, ran into a group of fans who chartered a plane down here. last night, while i was doing some “reporting” at the elbo room, i met a few fans who decided on saturday morning to head here and get tickets for the game. i believe they said their airfare was about $2,500 canadian and the tickets to the game were about $1,000 each. that’s dedication. but like i said, i get the sense the oilers fans think this game is already in the bag, but i’m sure the panthers will have something to say about that. we are getting ready for alanis morissette to sing “o canada” and “the star spangled banner.” hopefully the fans down here will be as respectful as they were in edmonton and let the singer sing. i mean, they oughta know to be quiet. either way, the fans of the winning team will be head over feet when this is over. as for the losing fans, well, you learn to deal with defeat. ok, that’s enough morissette jokes. and speaking of the bruins, they have traded goalie linus ullmark, the same goalie who won the vezina trophy last season, to the ottawa senators for forward mark kastelic, goalie joonas korpisalo and boston’s own first round pick in the 2024 nhl draft, which was previously acquired by ottawa as part of the trade of alex debrincat to the detroit red wings. 7:45 p.m. et they just played “all my life” by foo fighters before the players hit the ice. we clearly know what side the panthers are on in this dave grohl taylor swift feud. even before the warmups began, “let’s go oilers” chants were being started by the folks who made the trek from edmonton to south florida, but the panthers fans let their voices be heard when the players hit the ice. in addition to the stanley cup, think about what else is on the line tonight. on the florida side, you have the panthers, who made it their mission to win the cup after losing in the cup final last season. how devastating would it be to go up 3 0 and not win it? then you have panthers coach paul maurice, who has been coaching in the nhl for 30 years and has never won the cup. this one game could define his entire career. it may not be fair, but contextually, that’s the case. the same could be said for florida goalie sergei bobrovsky, who, at 35 years old, may never get this chance again. on the edmonton side, you have connor mcdavid, who is already an all time great, but his legacy would be cemented if he can lead the oilers back from down 3 0 to win the cup. there are some celebs in the house tonight. some of the nhl.com crew rode up to the press box in the elevator with espn’s stephen a. smith. when i was coming up, papa john schnatter was waiting for an elevator. 7:15 p.m. et we are about an hour away from what many people are calling the biggest game in the history of the nhl. there is certainly an argument to be made that is the case. first, you have the panthers trying to win the stanley cup for the first time. then you have the oilers looking to become the first team since 1942 to win the best of 7 final after losing the first three games, and leading the way is connor mcdavid, considered by most people to be the best player in the nhl. the final has drawn record tv ratings in the united states and canada, and you can bet a huge audience is going to tune in for this one. i can’t wait. one thing to look for is plenty of oilers fans in the building tonight. the elbo room, the fabled hockey bar on the fort lauderdale beach, was packed with oilers fans sunday night, with “let’s go oilers” chants breaking out all night. thousands of oilers fans have made the long trek to south florida from alberta and have paid in the thousands for tickets, so again, expect to see some orange jerseys mixed in among the red panthers jerseys. there was even a plane flying over the arena a few hours before puck drop with a “go oil” sign. and about an hour before warmups, there were already a bunch of oilers fans lining the glass. it looks like kyle okposo will be back in the lineup for the panthers tonight, and we are not sure if the oilers will change anything. why would they? they have been dominant in the past three games. but again, this is a new game, one game for the stanley cup. does it get any better than this? and now there are rumblings that canadian music star alanis morissette will sing the u.s. and canada anthems tonight. isn’t that ironic? 🔹 florida panthers vs. edmonton oilers

share what nhl games are on tonight? the 2024 ’25 nhl season is officially here with the puck dropping in october on another exciting path to the stanley cup playoff. here you can find the full nhl schedule this season, information on the nhl games today, and how to watch the nhl tonight. also read: nhl four nations schedule, 4 nations face off roster and tv info there are two nhl games today. sunday’s nhl schedule begins with the utah hockey club vs washington capitals at 12:30 pm et. you can watch the utah vs capitals game on espn+ or local tv. wrapping up the nhl schedule on sunday is the tampa bay lightning vs montreal canadiens, with the puck dropping at 1:00 pm et. you can watch the lightning vs canadiens game on nhl network. related: 2025 nhl draft order, nhl draft picks by team 2025 there are no nhl games tonight and there are no nhl games tomorrow. thanks to the 4 nations face off, the national hockey league is on a two week break. the nhl schedule resumes on saturday, february 22. there are 82 games played during the nhl season, ranging from october through may. also read: how to watch nhl games live in 2025 there is no nhl all star game this year. taking its place will be the inaugural 4 nations face off, which will be held in canada, finland, sweden, and the united states in february. related: nhl trade candidates the nhl trade deadline this year is on march 7, 2025, at 3 pm edt. all trades must be submitted to the league office by the 3:00 pm edt deadline. the 2025 nhl draft will take place in the summer of 2025, but no date has been set yet. the 2025 stanley cup playoffs are tentatively schedule to begin in april with the stanely cup finals held in june. the stanley cup playoffs schedule this season hasn’t been determined yet. also read: longest overtime games in nhl history the stanley cup finals are scheduled for june of 2025. related: the best hockey movies and where to stream them the vegas golden knights are the reigning stanley cup champions after defeating the florida panthers in five games of the 2023 stanley cup finals. more about:schedules

the 2023 24 nhl championship will come down to a game 7 that once seemed improbable. after the edmonton oilers fell behind 3 0 to the florida panthers in the best of seven stanley cup final, oilers coach kris knoblauch said he was looking forward to the next 10 days. edmonton has made the most of that time by winning games 4 through 6 to become the third nhl team (1942 toronto maple leafs, 1945 detroit red wings) to force a game 7 after losing the first three games of the championship round. regardless of who wins game 7 on monday night (8 et, abc) in sunrise, florida, history will be made. here's a look at what is at stake:

the comeback efforts of the edmonton oilers after being down 3 0 in the stanley cup final came to an end when the florida panthers pulled out a thrilling game 7 win to become nhl champs in 2024. in what was the longest nhl season to date, you were able to watch regular season hockey, the stanley cup playoffs and the 2024 stanley cup final on abc and the abc app as the quest for the cup concluded with the first ever title for those cool cats from the sunshine state. it was a fitting finale after a series of fierce battles between two of the nhl's elite teams. you can watch nhl hockey and so many other matchups from the wide variety of sports airing on abc live on the abc app from your smartphone and tablet (ios and android), computer on abc.com and connected devices (roku, appletv and amazon fire tv). just sign in, select your tv provider and watch! to relive the magic of the 2024 stanley cup finals, click on the links below for a recap of all seven games. see you next season! 2024 stanley cup final games saturday, june 8 game 1: florida panthers 3, edmonton oilers 0 monday, june 10 game 2: florida panthers 4, edmonton oilers 1 thursday, june 13 game 3: florida panthers 4, edmonton oilers 3 saturday, june 15 game 4: edmonton oilers 8, florida panthers 1 tuesday, june 18 game 5: edmonton oilers 5, florida panthers 3 friday, june 21 game 6: edmonton oilers 5, florida panthers 1 monday, june 24 game 7: florida panthers 2, edmonton oilers 1 (florida wins series 4 3) watch live sports in the abc livestream here in 2021, the walt disney company, espn and the national hockey league reached a historic and innovative seven year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021 22 season through the 2027 28 season. the new deal is highlighted by: exclusive coverage of the stanley cup final on abc in four of the seven years of the agreement, with the ability to simulcast/megacast on espn+ and additional espn networks; the return of live nhl action to espn networks with 100 exclusive national regular season games across espn, espn+, abc and hulu; 2024 nhl all star skills february 2 on espn and nhl all star game february 3 on abc and espn+; the stanley cup final returns to the walt disney company to close out the season. the nhl debuted on espn on dec. 19, 1979, only about three months after the network went on air. espn's coverage recorded milestones both on and off the ice the first nine seasons, including being the first u.s. network to produce an nhl all star game in 1986. after a four year absence, the league returned to the network in 1992 and aired for the first time on espn2 the following season, days after the channel's debut. in the years that followed, the nhl played a key role in the expansion of espn2, leading to espn and espn2 celebrating their 1,000th nhl telecast on march 8, 1998. over the years, espn introduced its innovative production elements to hockey coverage including, electronic cut ins (1980), maskcam (1998), skycam (1998) and more. the network's last tv rights deal with the league concluded in 2005. live games and a daily studio show returned to espn+ in 2018. * the abc live stream requires a participating tv provider account. show and episode availability are subject to change. watch live sports in the abc livestream here how would you like instant access to 24/7 streaming channels with great shows, movies and specials that are always on? we're talking all day entertainment with no sign in needed thanks to our growing selection of unlocked channels which now includes the all new "espn8: the ocho" unlocked channel. "the ocho" brings fans the finest in seldom seen sports from around the globe. espn.com explains, "the fan favorite event is inspired by the classic comedy "dodgeball: a true underdog story." the dodgeball players in the film played games that were featured on a fictional version of espn called 'espn8: the ocho.'" now, the all new "espn8: the ocho" unlocked channel is streaming 24/7 with no sign in needed! be sure to watch free on the abc app from your smartphone and tablet (ios and android), computer on abc.com and connected devices (roku, appletv and amazon fire tv). watch the "espn8: the ocho" unlocked channel here with no sign in needed! be sure to watch live sports on the abc app from your smartphone and tablet (ios and android), computer on abc.com and connected devices (roku, appletv and amazon fire tv).

will be 1st winner take all game for championship since 2019 © dave sandford/nhli via getty images the florida panthers and edmonton oilers will play game 7 of the stanley cup final at amerant bank arena in sunrise, florida, on monday (8 p.m. et; abc, espn+, sn, tvas, cbc). the oilers pushed the series to the limit by winning the past three games, including a 5 1 win at home in game 6 on friday. “i'm excited. i want to get it going for sure, get on the ice monday,” oilers forward ryan nugent hopkins said. “it's a dream come true to be in this position and i can't be more proud of this group.” it will be the 18th game 7 in stanley cup final history since the nhl moved to a best of 7 format in 1939; home teams are 12 5. the last game 7 of the cup final was in 2019, when the st. louis blues defeated the boston bruins 4 1 on the road. that marked the third straight time the road team was victorious in game 7 of the cup final; the pittsburgh penguins won 2 1 at the detroit red wings in 2009 and the bruins won 4 0 at the vancouver canucks in 2011. florida (52 24 6), the no. 1 seed from the atlantic division, defeated the tampa bay lightning in five games in the first round, boston in six games in the second round and the new york rangers in six games in the eastern conference final. the panthers, who are 2 1 in game 7s, including 0 1 at home, have never won the stanley cup. "i think we’re fine," panthers captain aleksander barkov said. "obviously, we had three match points, but game 7, [that’s] everyone’s dream and that’s why we need to be ready for the game 7." forward vladimir tarasenko has played the most game 7s among florida skaters, going 4 1 with two points (one goal, one assist), including in the 2019 cup final with st. louis. forward matthew tkachuk (one goal, two assists) and defenseman brandon montour (two goals, one assist) each is 2 0. goalie sergei bobrovsky is 1 0, making 33 saves in game 7 against the bruins in the first round last season. backup anthony stolarz has not played a game 7. panthers coach paul maurice is 4 0 in game 7s. "i think we’re a confident group," florida forward carter verhaeghe said. "they’re here for a reason, we’re here for a reason and, i mean, it’s the stanley cup final. they’re a really good team and it’s for us to come back and respond next game." edmonton (49 27 6) the no. 2 seed in the pacific division, defeated the los angeles kings in five games in the first round and vancouver in seven games in the second round before eliminating the dallas stars in six games in the western conference final. the oilers, who are 8 4 in game 7s, including 4 3 on the road, last won the stanley cup in 1990. they are 1 1 in game 7 of the cup final, defeating the philadelphia flyers in 1987 and losing to the carolina hurricanes in 2006. edmonton forward corey perry has played 10 game 7s (5 5), with six points (four goals, two assists) in those games. forward zach hyman has played five (2 3, one goal), and forward evander kane has played four (4 0, one assist). centers connor mcdavid (one goal, one assist) and leon draisaitl (two assists) each has played three game 7s (2 1). stuart skinner made 15 saves in a 3 2 win at the canucks in the second round, his only appearance in a game 7. backup calvin pickard has never played a game 7. oilers coach kris knoblauch is 1 0 in game 7. "that's why sports is amazing because the unthinkable can happen," hyman said. "we're in a spot where we thought it can happen when i guess nobody else believed that it could. we've got an opportunity now and that's all you can ask for." 🔹 florida panthers vs. edmonton oilers

results, dates, start times, broadcast information for championship series here is the schedule for the 2024 stanley cup final between the florida panthers and edmonton oilers. the panthers advanced by defeating the new york rangers in six games in the eastern conference final. the oilers advanced by defeating the dallas stars in six games in the western conference final. florida wins series 4 3 game 1: panthers 3, oilers 0 game 2: panthers 4, oilers 1 game 3: panthers 4, oilers 3 game 4: oilers 8, panthers 1 game 5: oilers 5, panthers 3 game 6: oilers 5, panthers 1 game 7: panthers 2, oilers 1 complete panthers oilers series coverage

after nearly two months of stanley cup playoffs, we are down to two teams left. the florida panthers and edmonton oilers begin the final series of the season saturday (8 p.m. et, abc/espn+), with the ultimate prize in hockey on the line. as a service to those fans who haven't been following every shot, save and overtime thriller of the 2024 nhl postseason, here is the lapsed fan's guide to the stanley cup final    a quick primer on the conference champs, how they got here and what to look out for in the series. it sure seemed like the rangers were a team of destiny. it was the 30th anniversary of their last stanley cup win in 1994. they rolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs with overtime heroics. rempe mania was running wild! as coach peter laviolette admitted, from the players to the rest of the organization, "we truly believed we were going to win the stanley cup." alas, the rangers ran into a panthers team in the eastern conference finals that smothered them defensively and drained their potent power play. they ended up as the latest example of the presidents' trophy curse: since 1985, only eight teams that finished with the nhl's best regular season record went on to win the stanley cup. since the nhl went to the wild card format in 2013, no presidents' trophy winning team has even reached the stanley cup final. your geography is correct. according to the nhl, the oilers and panthers are 2,541 miles apart, the largest distance between two teams in a stanley cup final. the previous record was set during the 2011 final between the vancouver canucks and boston bruins at 2,500 miles apart. there's going to be a lot of time on the plane for both teams. edmonton is a bit more used to that than florida at this point in the postseason. said edmonton's corey perry of the flight to south florida: "it was a ton of fun. i watched my show, i fell asleep, got up, watched the shows and we landed. had a few meals in between." the panthers' plane has a card table that draws some intense games among the players. the oilers' plane also has a card table, but the most intense games are on the nintendo switch, specifically mario kart. goalie stuart skinner revealed that he plays as toad. but the distance isn't the only stark difference between the two franchises. there's also the rats and the steaks. since 1995, it's been a tradition at panthers home games for fans to throw plastic rats on the ice in celebration. it stems from a legendary day when forward scott mellanby used his stick to exterminate a rat in the locker room before the team's home opener that year and then used the same stick to score two goals in the game    scoring what his teammates called "a rat trick." florida would go on to play for the stanley cup that season, with fans tossing plastic rats on the ice, and the tradition has endured. in edmonton, the beef is back. during the oilers' 2006 run to the stanley cup final, a local dj encouraged fans to throw slabs of meat on the ice as a response to the detroit red wings' tradition of hurling octopi on the ice. the oilers upset the red wings in the first round, and the beef tossing continued. some steaks were seen on the ice in edmonton during this run to the final, continuing a juicy tradition. the panthers are trying to win their first stanley cup in franchise history. the oilers haven't won one since the end of their dynasty in 1990. the panthers are the deeper team on paper, especially on defense and in goal. but they don't have connor mcdavid or leon draisaitl, two generational talents seeking their first championship after several years of frustrating results in the playoffs. it's south florida, which is finally starting to boom as a hockey market after three decades, vs. canada, as the oilers attempt to become the first canadian team to win the stanley cup since 1993. to put the cup drought into perspective: canada has seen an nba champion (toronto raptors, 2019) and a world series champion (toronto blue jays, 1993) since the nation last had a stanley cup champion. the canucks (twice), oilers, calgary flames, montreal canadiens and ottawa senators all had their shots at breaking the drought and fell short. what we learned from all of those previous attempts: canadians rooting for a team to win the cup just because it's from canada is a myth. it's an invention. it's often talked about but never happens. think of it logically: would a fan of the flames, the oilers' in province rival, ever want to see edmonton win anything, especially against a team with ex flames star matthew tkachuk? would a canucks fan whose team lost in seven games to these oilers suddenly cheer for them? does anyone in toronto want anything good to happen for any other canadian team when the leafs haven't won since 1967? of course not. it's silly. there's only one team canada rallies around to root for, and it's the one that competes for gold medals, not the stanley cup. here's a wild fact: coach paul maurice, the quippy bench boss who also coached the panthers to the final for the second time in their history last season, is responsible for half (25) of the franchise's playoff wins (50). florida used to be known for not making the playoffs, at one point qualifying only twice in an 18 year span. the panthers have now made the playoffs in four straight seasons. much of the credit goes to gm bill zito, who arrived in 2020 and added players such as tkachuk, sam bennett, sam reinhart and carter verhaeghe to the roster. he also hired maurice, who has guided florida back to the final after losing to vegas in five games last june. the panthers are just the sixth team since 1968 to play for the stanley cup the season after losing in the final. the last two that did    the 2009 penguins and the 1984 oilers    won it all on their second try. if there's one big narrative for the panthers, it's the unfinished business in trying to win the stanley cup for the first time. they're healthier, for sure. among the injuries florida had against the golden knights: defenseman aaron ekblad had a broken foot and two separated shoulders, and tkachuk broke his sternum before game 3. but the panthers are also a different team defensively. they were 21st in goals against per game in 2022 23 (3.32) but rose to first in the nhl (2.41) this season. they used that defense    and the clutch goaltending of sergei bobrovsky    to defeat the rival tampa bay lightning in five games; oust the bruins in six games, in a rematch of the panthers' shocking first round upset of the b's last season; and then eliminate the rangers in six games. bobrovsky is seeking his first stanley cup in a career that has seen him win the vezina trophy twice as the league's top goalie and eliminate the regular season's best team three times in the playoffs. last season, he carried the panthers and faced a bunch of shots; this season, the defense has been better and a more rested bobrovsky has been a solid last line of defense for florida. but this season, the key defensive matchup should be aleksander barkov, who won the selke trophy as the league's top defensive forward, taking on mcdavid. it certainly appeared that way. edmonton was 3 9 1 when the oilers fired coach jay woodcroft and replaced him with kris knoblauch, who was coaching the rangers' ahl affiliate in hartford, connecticut. (knoblauch was also mcdavid's junior hockey coach, and the oilers star has denied having any influence on the coaching change.) the oilers added hockey hall of famer paul coffey to knoblauch's bench to help coach the defense. edmonton then turned its season around, going 46 18 5 under knoblauch to finish second in the pacific division. the oilers eliminated the los angeles kings for the third straight first round (4 1) and then outlasted the canucks in a seven game second round series that might have been a defining moment for them as contenders    and for their first year coach. if there was a weak link for edmonton entering the playoffs, it was goaltending. stuart skinner was squarely in "just don't lose us a series" territory. for the first eight games of the playoffs, despite winning five of them, he was a liability: a save percentage of .877 in back of an inconsistent defense. so knoblauch benched him for games 4 and 5 against vancouver in favor of journeyman calvin pickard, to give skinner a reset and to give a wake up call to the oilers. skinner's next eight games: six wins and a .919 save percentage, with edmonton out defending a very good dallas stars team in its six game western conference finals win. finally, there appeared to be a team playing championship level hockey surrounding mcdavid. sometimes it's better to show than tell: that's mcdavid against the stars in game 6 of the conference finals, posterizing two defenders before beating goalie jake oettinger. it was less than five minutes into the biggest game of mcdavid's career, with a trip to the cup final on the line. for anyone else, this is a career defining highlight. for mcdavid, it's simply known as "connor doing connor things." mcdavid leads all playoff scorers with 31 points in 18 playoff games. that includes 26 assists, putting him five helpers away from wayne gretzky's nhl record for most assists in a single postseason (31 assists in 1988). mcdavid has scored in 14 games, with nine multipoint games. he has collected a lot of hardware during his nine year nhl career    five scoring titles, three mvp awards    but this is his first chance to play for the stanley cup. and he might finally have the right team around him to win it. leon draisaitl is every bit the generational talent and franchise pillar mcdavid is. he has 28 points in 18 games, including 10 goals. there were times when it was draisaitl who stepped up in both ends of the rink to lead the oilers to victory during the playoffs. as magical as mcdavid is, the oilers aren't here without draisaitl. the 2024 nhl draft will take place june 28 29 in las vegas. get caught up on everything you need to know about the top prospects with draft preview content from rachel doerrie: • latest mock draft • draft prospect rankings • draft order • more nhl coverage neither of the two has the goal total of zach hyman, although mcdavid and draisaitl have certainly contributed to it. hyman leads the playoffs with 14 goals, after scoring 54 goals in the regular season. that puts him in range to threaten the nhl record of 19 goals in a single postseason, currently shared by reggie leach and jari kurri, the latter of whom set it as an oiler. speaking of range, 10 of hyman's goals have come from right in front of the net. if there's one player who leveled up to star status in the playoffs, it's edmonton defenseman evan bouchard. he's third in the playoffs in scoring (27 points) while skating 24:33 per game alongside defensive partner mattias ekholm. ryan nugent hopkins has 20 points in 18 games, and he is notable for being the longest serving current oiler    881 games, spanning nine head coaches, a few general managers and plenty of dashed hopes. all of these players share something in common: they help run one of the most dominant power play units in nhl history. the oilers convert on over 37% of their power plays, easily the best in the nhl. mcdavid acts like a point guard, distributing pucks. draisaitl, who's tied with mcdavid with 14 power play points, is great on one timers. bouchard has a booming shot from the point, and hyman cleans up pucks in front. knoblauch calls nugent hopkins "the facilitator," which makes this sound like a heist crew. while the best advice in slowing the oilers' power play is to just not allow them to have one, the panthers are the second best penalty killing team in the playoffs (88.2%), coming off a series in which they thwarted 14 of 15 power plays for the rangers, who were also one of the nhl's best teams with the man advantage. incidentally, the best penalty killing team in the playoffs? the oilers, at 93.9%. for the panthers, it's to take away the time and space for mcdavid and draisaitl to operate, while not allowing them chances to score on the power play. it's a recipe that worked against the rangers in the conference finals, to the point that new york's best offensive players said they were playing more conservatively out of fear of making a mistake against florida. then, if that fails, relying on bobrovsky to be the last line of defense. for the oilers, it's just the opposite: if they're on the road to victory, mcdavid and draisaitl are driving the bus. yes, they'll need skinner to stay strong and will require contributions from other players, but at the end of the day, the stanley cup will be won or lost on the performance of their two stars. whether it's the panthers as a franchise or mcdavid and draisaitl as generational stars, someone's earning their first sip from the stanley cup this month. and that makes for a very exciting series.

ladies and gentlemen, the stanley cup! the most iconic trophy in sports will soon be making its way to the ice. the nhl conference finals have concluded, setting the stage for the stanley cup final. either the florida panthers or edmonton oilers will raise the cup as the 2024 league champion after the new york rangers were eliminated by the panthers. the dallas stars fell in six games to the oilers. 24/7 new york news stream: watch nbc 4 free wherever you are can the oilers end the stanley cup drought in canada, becoming the first team from the country to win the championship since the 1993 montreal canadians? we'll soon find out. here's everything you need to know about the 2024 stanley cup final. the stanley cup final will start on saturday, june 8. here is the full schedule for the 2024 stanley cup final: (*   if necessary) the 2024 stanley cup final will air on abc. the 2024 stanley cup final can be streamed on the espn app and espn+. the stanley cup final team with the best regular season record is awarded home ice advantage in the series. the florida panthers finished with 110 points. the edmonton oilers, who had 104 points, will not have home ice advantage. the vegas golden knights won the 2023 stanley cup, defeating the florida panthers in five games, giving the team a championship in just its sixth season in the nhl. here are the most recent stanley cup champions:

the stanley cup final is set, and it promises to be one for the ages. the tampa bay lightning, back to back defending champs, will face the colorado avalanche for the chance to hoist the most storied trophy in north american sports. tampa bay looks to become the first team in almost 40 years to win the stanley cup three years in a row, while the avalanche are looking to cap off the greatest season since the team moved to denver. the best of seven series gets underway at 8pm et on wednesday, june 15 from ball arena in denver. here’s what you need to know about what could be an all time classic stanley cup final. although the florida panthers were able to steal the presidents’ trophy (which is awarded for the most points in the regular season) from the avalanche thanks to colorado’s late season slump, the avs will host the stanley cup final in denver. the team’s 56 wins and 119 points both established new marks for the franchise, and the avs had two winning streaks of nine plus games during the regular season. perhaps most worrisome for the lightning, colorado is unbeaten on the road in the playoffs, having rattled off seven straight wins away from home while dropping just two games total in the first three rounds. here’s the full schedule for the stanley cup final: wednesday, june 15: lightning at avalanche, 8 p.m. et, abc saturday, june 18: lightning at avalanche, 8 p.m. et, abc monday, june 20: avalanche at lightning, 8 p.m. et, abc wednesday, june 22: avalanche at lightning, 8 p.m. et, abc *friday, june 24: lightning at avalanche, 8 p.m. et, abc *sunday, june 26: avalanche at lightning, 8 p.m. et, abc *tuesday, june 28: lightning at avalanche, 8 p.m. et, abc the avs’ performance this postseason would be impressive enough on its own, but the fact they’ve been so dominant while suffering numerous injuries to key players makes it flat out astonishing. defenseman samuel girard suffered a season ending broken sternum in the second round against the st. louis blues, and both nazem kadri and andrew cogliano needed surgery to repair broken fingers suffered during their sweep of the edmonton oilers in the western conference finals. colorado was also forced to lean on backup goaltender pavel francouz for most of that series after netminder darcy kuemper left in game 1 following an undisclosed “upper body injury.” fortunately for colorado, kuemper says he’s feeling 100 percent ahead of the final, and head coach jared bednar told the media it’s possible that both kadri and cogliano play as well. even if those players are forced to sit out, the avalanche feel confident they can win it all. that’s due to the team’s depth, which was on full display against the oilers; 16 of colorado’s 20 skaters in the series recorded at least one point, and 10 of those 16 had multiple points. overall, the avalanche are averaging 4.64 goals in the playoffs, and it’s not just thanks to star forwards like nathan mckinnon and gabriel landeskog. defenseman cale makar is pacing the team with 22 points, including nine points in the series against edmonton. if you watched their 8 6 barnburner in game 1 (or even just the explosive 3rd period of their closeout win in game 4), you already know this colorado team has speed and skill all over the ice. if there’s a team that can handle the avs’ offensive onslaught, it’s tampa bay. thanks to exceptional team defense and their venzina and conn smythe winning goaltender andrei vasilevskiy, the lightning have been able to frustrate opposing offenses throughout the playoffs. consider the team’s second round series against the top seeded florida panthers. with elite scorers up front, the panthers lead the nhl in scoring during the regular season, averaging 4.11 goals per game. but in the four game sweep of their in state rivals, tampa bay allowed a total of 3 goals, with vasilevskiy getting a shutout in game 4. the lightning also held the panthers to just 1 of 31 on the power play, which could be critical against a colorado team averaging a goal per game on the man advantage. as you might expect from back to back stanley cup winners, the lightning have also displayed exceptional poise. after falling behind 3 games to 2 in the first round against the toronto maple leaves, tampa bay rallied to win the series on the road in game 7. in the eastern conference finals, the lightning won four straight against the new york rangers after dropping the first two games. they may not be as flashy or high scoring as colorado, but tampa bay has what it takes to win. although the lightning did not have home ice advantage in any of their series, they’re clearly the class of the eastern conference, as the avs are out west. still, from a betting perspective, the avs are heavy favorites. sunday on draftkings, tampa bay’s series odds were listed as +155 (meaning a $100 bet would pay out $255), while the avs were listed at  180 (meaning you would need to bet $180 to win $100). that line could change depending on what happens in game 1 (where the odds are tb: +140, col:  160), but considering how closely the teams match up, the betting value is definitely in tampa bay’s favor. mark schiff is a seasoned writer and content creator known for his expertise in sports and entertainment. with a passion for storytelling, mark made a mark covering the denver broncos' triumphant 2015 championship season for denver's cbs affiliate. his in depth analysis and captivating narratives captured the hearts of sports enthusiasts across the nation. mark's journey in the entertainment world led him to axs.com, where he conducted insightful interviews with numerous performers and musicians, showcasing his deep understanding of the industry. his ability to connect with artists and bring their stories to life earned him a reputation as a trusted voice in entertainment journalism. since joining sling tv in 2019, mark has continued to make waves with his programming focused blogs and social content. his interviews with renowned personalities such as the impractical jokers, justin long, brian tyree henry, and lil dicky have solidified his position as a go to source for exclusive insights into the world of entertainment and live tv. beyond his professional endeavors, mark is a dedicated sports fan who finds joy in cheering on the broncos, nuggets, and avalanche. in his free time, he enjoys exploring new destinations, capturing moments through his lens, and engaging with his community through his love for cycling. mark's unwavering dedication to his craft, coupled with his passion for sports and entertainment, make him a valuable asset in the media landscape.

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scores schedule standings ncaaf ncaamb ncaawb wnba boxing mma wwe f1 nascar golf tennis college high school darts horse racing more sports fubo sling paramount+ peacock espn+ apple tv dazn best streaming services best vpn services siriusxm tickets stadium guides nhl nfl nba mlb soccer against all reasonable odds, the stanley cup final is coming down to a game 7. the oilers have rallied from a 3 0 series hole to force a game 7 in florida against the panthers. puck drop is slated for 8 p.m. et on monday evening. edmonton is hoping to become just the second team in nhl history to pull off the reverse sweep in the stanley cup final. the toronto maple leafs accomplished the feat in 1942. watch:game 7 of the stanley cup final live on fubo (free trial) watch:game 7 of the stanley cup final live on fubo (free trial) it's a stunning turnaround for the oilers, who after falling in a 3 0 hole have won three consecutive games in rather domineering fashion. the trend certainly continued in game 6, when edmonton raced out to a 3 0 first period lead before winning, 5 1. florida will hope to rekindle its momentum from earlier in the series. after a game 3 victory in edmonton, the panthers were riding a six game win streak and had out scored the oilers 11 4 through three stanley cup games. the series looked like a wash. but the script has completely flipped, and after three missed opportunities to close out the series, florida gets one last crack in game 7. here is everything that you need to know in order to tune into game 7 of the stanley cup final. live: follow oilers vs. panthers updates from game 7 puck drop for game 7 of the stanley cup final is slated for 8 p.m. et on monday, june 23. the game will be played at amerant bank arena in sunrise, florida. game 7 of panthers vs. oilers will air nationally on abc. sean mcdonough (play by play), ray ferraro (analyst) and emily kaplan (reporter) will have the call. in canada, fans can watch the game on sportsnet, tva sports, and cbc. 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connor mcdavid and stuart skinner of the edmonton oilers celebrate at rogers place in edmonton, ... [+] alberta, canada. (photo by codie mclachlan/getty images) the comeback is complete. on friday night, the edmonton oilers beat the florida panthers 5 1 to even the 2024 stanley cup final at 3 3. the series will shift back to florida for the winner take all game 7 on monday, where the oilers will have a chance to become just the second team in nhl history to rebound from an 0 3 deficit to win the stanley cup. in 1942, the toronto maple leafs came back to beat the detroit red wings. in a rematch three years later, toronto got the 3 0 lead before detroit replied with three wins, but the maple leafs prevailed with a 2 1 win in game 7. the oilers are now the first team since those 1945 red wings to erase a 3 0 deficit in the stanley cup final. monday night, they’ll look to make even more history. a win would also make edmonton the first canadian team to win the nhl’s championship since the 1993 montreal canadiens   offering hope to the business operations teams with the other six squads north of the border that receive most of their revenue in canadian funds, but pay player salaries and many other expenses in u.s. dollars. the final marks the third straight playoff series where edmonton has come back to win after falling behind in the pitch count, so to speak. the oilers were also down 3 2 and facing elimination against the vancouver canucks in round 2, then had a 2 1 deficit against the dallas stars before flipping a switch and winning three straight games to advance. it’s a stunning show of resilience that is built into the dna of this squad, which was tied for last place in the entire nhl with a record of 2 9 1 on nov. 10, two days before first time nhl head coach kris knoblauch replaced jay woodcroft behind the bench. the oilers’ comeback has been led by their captain, connor mcdavid. now in his ninth season, the 27 year old three time league mvp posted back to back four point games to ignite edmonton’s comeback with an 8 1 win on home ice in game 4 and a 5 3 win in south florida on tuesday. by the end of game 5, mcdavid was up to 34 assists and 42 points in 23 playoff games. he now holds the all time record for assists in a single playoff year after surpassing wayne gretzky’s old record of 31 in game 4. and mcdavid is now fourth all time in playoff points behind gretzky (47 pts, 1985), mario lemieux (44 pts, 1991) and gretzky again (43 pts, 1988). friday night, his offense wasn’t needed: his teammates carried the torch. leon draisaitl fed warren foegele for his third of the playoffs to open the scoring at 7:27 of the first period. veteran checking center adam henrique, a trade deadline acquisition, picked up his fourth of the playoffs early in the second. and later in the middle frame, zach hyman scored his league leading 16th of the playoffs when he tucked a breakaway chance under sergei bobrovsky’s arm to send rogers place into utter bedlam. in the third, the panthers made a push, controlling over 95 percent of the expected goals in the period according to natural stat trick. at 1:28, captain aleksander barkov scored his eighth goal of the playoffs, tying him with matthew tkachuk for his team’s points lead at 22. but florida still managed just eight shots on goal in the final frame, and 21 in the game. ryan mcleod iced it for edmonton with an empty netter with 3:15 left to play, and darnell nurse added another insurance tally 12 seconds later. despite mcdavid’s stratospheric stats, the oilers’ playoff success has been built from a foundation of solid team play and good defense, including a record setting penalty kill. the oilers have allowed just one goal while shorthanded in the final, while scoring two themselves. with one game to go, edmonton is now 64 for 68 while a man short through the playoffs, a success rate of 94.1 percent that tops the 2000 new jersey devils (62 for 67, 92.5 percent) for the best of all time since the nhl started to keep penalty killing statistics in 1977 78, for a team that has gone past the second round. for the moment, all the momentum is on the oilers’ side. but the panthers do have the advantage of being back on home ice for game 7. and in a one game winner take all affair, anything can happen. matthew tkachuk and aleksander barkov have led the way for the florida panthers during back to back ... [+] trips to the stanley cup final. (photo by joel auerbach/getty images) a win for the panthers would also be historic   the first in the 30 year history of their franchise. and after spending most of their years mired in the depths of the nhl standings and playing in front of thousands of empty seats, the panthers have made massive strides toward success both on and off the ice since owner vincent viola bought the team in 2013. on the ice, the team has levelled up since bill zito took the reins as general manager starting in 2020. in 2022, the panthers won the presidents’ trophy as the nhl’s best regular season team, then followed up with their first playoff series win since 1996. now, they’ve gone to the stanley cup final in back to back years. the panthers reached the 2024 final in dominant fashion against three tough opponents. they started with a five game first round win over the tampa bay lightning, and followed up with six game wins over the boston bruins and the presidents’ trophy winning new york rangers. monday night will be florida’s first game 7 since the first round of the 2023 playoffs, when they erased a 3 1 deficit against the boston bruins with carter verhaeghe’s overtime tally to send them on their run to the final.

the stanley cup finals in ice hockey (also known as the stanley cup final among various media,[note 2] french: finale de la coupe stanley) is the annual championship series of the national hockey league (nhl). the winner is awarded the stanley cup, north america's oldest professional sports trophy,[1] and one of the "most important championships available to the sport [of ice hockey]" according to the international ice hockey federation.[2] originally inscribed the dominion hockey challenge cup, the trophy was donated in 1892 by lord stanley of preston, then governor general of canada, initially as a "challenge trophy" for canada's top ranking amateur ice hockey club. the champions held onto the cup until they either lost their league title to another club, or a champion from another league issued a formal challenge and defeated the reigning cup champion in a final game to claim their win. professional teams first became eligible to challenge for the stanley cup in 1906. starting in 1915, the cup was officially held between the champion of the national hockey association (nha) and the champion of the pacific coast hockey association (pcha). after a series of league mergers and folds, it became the championship trophy of the nhl in 1926. starting in 1982, the championship round of the nhl's playoffs has been a best of seven series played between the champions of the eastern and western conferences. since then, western champions have won 21 times, while the eastern champions have won 20 times. the stanley cup was first awarded to the montreal hockey club in 1893 when the team won the 1893 ahac season. the team then had to defend its champion title both through league championships and challenge games organised by the stanley cup trustees. until 1912, these challenges could take place before or during a league season. after 1912, the trustees ordered that challenges only take place after all league games were completed.[3] the last challenge, in 1914, was the inauguration of the first "world series" of ice hockey,[4] a series between the stanley cup and league champion toronto hockey club of the national hockey association (nha) and the victoria aristocrats, champions of the pacific coast hockey association (pcha). the series was pre arranged between the two leagues before the season after post season exhibitions held in their previous seasons. the inaugural series was to be held in the city of the nha champion, and alternate annually following the series. after the series got under way, there was some concern that the series would not produce an "official" stanley cup champion. the victoria club had not formally applied to the stanley cup trustees to challenge for the cup.[5] a letter arrived from the stanley cup trustees on march 17, that the trustees would not let the stanley cup travel west, because they did not consider victoria a proper challenger, as they had not verified themselves with the trustees.[6] however, on march 18, trustee william foran stated that it was a misunderstanding. pcha president lester patrick, had not filed a challenge, because he had expected emmett quinn of the nha to make all of the arrangements in his role as hockey commissioner, whereas the trustees thought they were being purposely ignored. the victoria challenge was accepted.[7] any tension was diffused as toronto successfully defended the cup by sweeping a best of five series in three games.[8] this began the end of the influence of the stanley cup trustees on the challengers and series for the cup. in march 1914, trustee william foran wrote to nha president emmett quinn that the trustees are "perfectly satisfied to allow the representatives of the three pro leagues (nha, pcha and maritime) to make all arrangements each season as to the series of matches to be played for the cup."[9] victoria vs. toronto [4] all games played at arena gardens in toronto. part of their 1913 agreement to set up drafting and player rights ownership, the nha and pcha agreed to have their respective champions face each other for the cup.[10] at the same time, the nha concluded a similar agreement with the maritime hockey league but the mhl champions abandoned their 1914 challenge and did not challenge again. from 1914 onwards, the stanley cup championship finals alternated between the east and the west each year, with alternating games played according to nha and pcha rules.[11] the cup trustees agreed to this new arrangement, because after the allan cup became the highest prize for amateur hockey teams in canada, the trustees had become dependent on the top two professional leagues to bolster the prominence of the trophy.[12] after the portland rosebuds, an american based team, joined the pcha in 1914, the trustees issued a statement that the cup was no longer for the best team in canada, but now for the best team in the world.[11] two years later, the rosebuds became the first american team to play in the stanley cup championship finals.[8] in 1917, the seattle metropolitans became the first american team to win the cup.[13] after that season, the nha dissolved, and the national hockey league (nhl) took its place.[11] in 1919, the spanish influenza epidemic forced the montreal canadiens and the seattle metropolitans to cancel their series tied at 2 2 1, marking the first time the stanley cup was not awarded.[14] the format for the stanley cup championship changed in 1922, with the creation of the western canada hockey league (wchl). now three leagues competed for the cup and this necessitated a semi final series between two league champions, with the third having a bye directly to the finals.[15] in 1924, the pcha and the wchl merged to form the western hockey league (whl) and the championship reverted to a single series.[16] after winning in the 1924 25 season, the victoria cougars became the last team outside the nhl to win the stanley cup.[17] the whl folded in 1926, and most of the players moved to the nhl. this left the nhl as the only league left competing for the cup. other leagues and clubs have issued challenges, but from that year forward, no non nhl team has played for it, leading it to become the de facto championship trophy of the nhl.[16] in 1947, the nhl reached an agreement with trustees p. d. ross and cooper smeaton to grant control of the cup to the nhl, allowing the league itself to reject challenges from other leagues that may have wished to play for the cup.[18][19] a 2006 ontario superior court case found that the trustees had gone against lord stanley's conditions in the 1947 agreement.[20] the nhl has agreed to allow other teams to play for the cup should the league not be operating, as was the case in the 2004 05 nhl lockout.[19] the first television broadcast of the stanley cup finals in canada was in 1953. english language coverage was aired by the canadian broadcasting corporation (cbc), with danny gallivan calling the play by play, keith dancy providing the colour commentary, and wes mcknight hosted. the hockey night in canada team of gallivan and dancy called the next eight finals. gallivan called his last championship series in 1978. for decades, hockey night in canada on cbc remained the exclusive english language broadcaster across canada, except in 1972 when a lengthy nabet strike forced coverage to be instead aired on ctv, and from 1985 to 1988 when the series was split between cbc and either ctv or global tv. in 2015, the cbc telecast became a rogers media produced broadcast under a sub license agreement, with it streaming on rogers media's digital platform, and a simulcast on sportsnet starting in 2017. french language broadcasts in canada also began in 1953, with play by play commentator rene lecavalier and colour commentator jean maurice bailly on cbc's télévision de radio canada (src) division. src continued to be the exclusive french language broadcaster until 2003 when réseau des sports (rds) took over. since 2015, under a sub license agreement with rogers, tva has been the exclusive home of french language broadcasts in canada. the first television broadcast in the united states was in 1962, covered by local chicago station wgn, while network broadcasts started in 1966 on nbc. however, national coverage on american television, like the rest of the nhl season, remained in a state of flux for decades. from 1966 to 1975, nbc and cbs held the rights at various times, but they each only covered selected games of the series. it was then carried on syndication from 1976 to 1979 through the 1970s nhl network. in 1980, the hughes broadcast network simulcast cbc's feed before the series was moved to cable. during its time on cable from 1980 to 1993, rights to the series was held at various times by usa, sportschannel america, and espn, but there was no exclusive coverage of games and thus local broadcasters could also still televise them regionally as well. in 1995, fox signed on to be the exclusive national broadcast network of selected games of the final round, splitting it with espn. this splitting of exclusive national coverage between a cable and a broadcast network was then passed to abc and espn in 2000, and then nbc and versus (now nbcsn) in 2006. since 2022, the series has been rotated annually between abc in even years and the cable channel tnt in odd years (with the option for simulcasts on their respective sister cable networks or streaming platforms). the championship series began with the interleague 'world series' played in one city. the series alternated between a rink of the nha and later the nhl and a rink of the pcha and later the wchl/whl. it was not until the demise of the whl, that the final series alternated games between the two finalists' home ice. the series allowed ties until 1928. as the two and later three leagues differed, the series would alternate using each league's rules. the pcha continued to use seven man team play, and games would alternate with six and seven man games. after the nhl became the last remaining league to compete for the cup, the trophy was then awarded to the winner of the nhl's championship playoff round. this first took place in 1927 between the boston bruins and the ottawa senators, which was planned to be a best of three series, although the series allowed ties. the series ended after four games, when the senators defeated the bruins in the fourth game. the nhl has changed its playoff format several times since 1927, and thus the final round has not always pitted conference or division playoff champions against each other. in the playoff format used from 1929 to 1938, the two teams with identical division ranking would face each other (i.e. the first place teams played each other, the second place teams play each other, and likewise for the third place teams). the winner of the first place series would automatically advance to the final round. the winner of the second and third place series would then play each other, with the winner of that series earning the other berth to the championship round. during the original six era, the top four teams made the playoffs, with the first and third place teams battling in one semifinal series, while the second and fourth place teams battled in the other. and from 1975 to 1981, all the playoff teams were seeded regardless of division or conference. from 1982 to 2020, the nhl's final round pitted the league's two conference playoff champions. in 2021, the league temporarily realigned due the covid 19 pandemic, as a result the four playoff division champions were re seeded and played in the semifinals, with the winners of those series advancing to the finals. the league then returned to the previous conference based playoff format in 2022. .mw parser output .citation{word wrap:break word}.mw parser output .citation:target{background color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^ 1. the nhl includes the toronto hockey club (toronto arenas) 1918 win and the 1922 toronto st. patricks win in the toronto maple leafs total. ^ 2. the chicago blackhawks were known as the chicago black hawks before the 1986 87 season. ^ 3. the montreal canadiens totals include the 1919 finals that ended with a no decision because of the spanish flu epidemic.
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 sights, sounds, highlights from amerant bank arena in florida © carmen mandato/getty images sunrise, fla.     welcome to game 7 of the 2024 stanley cup final. after an 82 game regular season and three rounds of playoffs, it all came down to one game between the florida panthers and edmonton oilers. nhl.com editor in chief bill price was at amerant bank arena for this historic game to provide all the sights, sounds and highlights in our game 7 live blog. 10:54 p.m. et and that’s it. the florida panthers are the 2023 24 stanley cup champions after a heart stopping 2 1 win in game 7 on monday. the oilers gave it all they had, coming back from 3 0 in the series, but could not get it done tonight. congrats to the panthers. it’s party time here. thanks for following along all series. 10:51 p.m. et we have 1:35 left to go and this place is absolutely bonkers. the oilers are throwing everything they can at sergei bobrovsky but can’t score. connor mcdavid had a nice tip attempt right in front with 2:40 left but missed the net. the line of mcdavid and leon draisaitl was out for a long time, and now the oilers call time out to get them rest for one more push. 10:47 p.m.