It all ends in Florida, as the Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Sergei Bobrovsky receive the starts in goal. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his eleventh of the postseason, coming off of Evan Rodrigues and Anton Lundell. Edmonton tied it on a Mattias Janmark goal, his fourth of the playoffs, via Cody Ceci. The Panthers regained the lead in the second period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his tenth of the postseason, assisted by Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars being Verhaeghe, Bobrovsky (23 for 24 in saves), and Reinhart. The Panthers won the Stanley Cup by a 4-3 margin, but the Oilers' Connor McDavid was named the playoff MVP.
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