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2025 Stanley Cup Final

The 2025 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2024–25 season and the culmination of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. In a rematch of the previous year's Final, the Eastern Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers defeated the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers four games to two in the best-of-seven series, earning their second consecutive championship, as well as the second title in team history.

The series began on June 4 and concluded on June 17. Edmonton had home ice advantage in the series due to having the better regular season record. This was the sixth consecutive Final to feature a team from Florida. This was the first time since 2009 that the Final featured a rematch of the previous season, and the first time since 1978 that the rematch was won by the same team as the year before. It was also the first time since 2012 that neither finalist had home-ice advantage in the first three rounds.

This was Edmonton's second consecutive and ninth overall Final appearance. They have won the Stanley Cup five times, each between 1984 and 1990 during their dynasty years. Their most recent Stanley Cup win came in 1990 when they defeated the Boston Bruins in five games.

Shortly after the 2024 Final, with his contract expiring, general manager Ken Holland departed the team; CEO Jeff Jackson took over interim GM duties until the team hired former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman. In free agency, the Oilers acquired forwards Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson along with defencemen Connor Carrick and Josh Brown. They also re-signed forwards Connor Brown, Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry, and Leon Draisaitl, as well as defenceman Troy Stecher, while losing Warren Foegele in free agency to the Los Angeles Kings, as well as Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to an offer sheet from the St. Louis Blues. Approaching the trade deadline, the team acquired forward Kasperi Kapanen off of waivers, signed defenseman John Klingberg, and also completed a three-way trade with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils to acquire forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones. On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded for San Jose Sharks defenseman Jake Walman.

Draisaitl led the team in scoring with 52 goals and 106 points, tying for third in the league in the latter. Perry was making his fifth Final appearance in six seasons and sixth appearance overall, previously winning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007 and losing with the Dallas Stars in 2020, Montreal Canadiens in 2021, Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022, and the Oilers the previous season.

Edmonton finished third place in the Pacific Division during the regular season with a 48–29–5 record. In the first round, they defeated their intra-division rival, the Los Angeles Kings, in six games, eliminating them for the fourth consecutive season. They then defeated the division champion Vegas Golden Knights in five games during the second round. In the Western Conference final, they triumphed over the Dallas Stars for the second consecutive season, winning in five games.

This was Florida's third consecutive and fourth overall Final appearance. They have won one Stanley Cup, doing so the previous season against the Oilers in seven games after giving up a 3–0 series lead.

During the offseason, in free agency, the Panthers acquired forwards Jesper Boqvist, A. J. Greer, and Tomas Nosek, as well as defenceman Nate Schmidt. They also re-signed forwards Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, and Carter Verhaeghe, along with defenceman Dmitry Kulikov. Nearing the trade deadline, the team acquired defenceman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks, as well as goaltender Vitek Vanecek and forward Nico Sturm from the San Jose Sharks in separate transactions. On the day of the trade deadline, the team traded for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand.

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