2025 Stanley Cup Finals Odds - Oilers vs. Panthers Betting

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For the second straight year, the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions. In a rematch of the 2024 Final, the Panthers once again overpowered the Edmonton Oilers, this time finishing the series in six games and cementing themselves as a modern NHL dynasty. With the victory, the Florida Panthers became the first team since the 2020–2021 Tampa Bay Lightning to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. They also became just the fourth team in the modern salary cap era to appear in three straight Finals. This run—defined by physicality, chemistry, and postseason composure—has solidified Florida’s place as the favorites in Stanley Cup odds. Sam Bennett, who led the playoffs with 15 goals, was named Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP. His tenacity, physical edge, and timely scoring embodied the Panthers' identity. Captain Aleksander Barkov and winger Matthew Tkachuk were instrumental in setting the tone throughout the series, both defensively and offensively and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was calm and composed and turned aside chance after chance, frustrating Edmonton’s stars and allowing Florida’s system to flourish.

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2025 Stanley Cup Final

(D3) Edmonton Oilers vs. (D3) Florida Panthers

FLA Wins 4-2

The series opened in Edmonton with high drama. The Oilers took Game 1 in overtime, 4–3, thanks to a clutch performance by Leon Draisaitl and a game-winning goal that electrified Rogers Place. It looked, for a moment, like this might be the year Edmonton broke Canada’s long-standing Cup drought. But Florida responded immediately, stealing Game 2 on the road with a calculated, physical effort and evening the series before heading back to South Florida.

Game 3 marked a shift in momentum. The Panthers unleashed a 6–1 rout, completely overwhelming the Oilers in all phases of the game. Sergei Bobrovsky was steady in net, Sam Bennett continued his tear through the postseason, and Florida's depth began to shine. Although Edmonton managed to tie the series again with a resilient win in Game 4, it would be the last game they’d win all season.

In Game 5, Florida returned to their punishing defensive style, neutralizing McDavid and Draisaitl while dominating time on attack. They secured a 3–2 win, setting up a potential Cup-clinching Game 6 on home ice.

Game 6 will go down as one of the greatest nights in Panther’s history. The sold-out crowd at Amerant Bank Arena witnessed a performance for the ages from Sam Reinhart, who scored four goals—a feat not seen in a Stanley Cup Final game since 1957. His offensive explosion broke the game wide open and buried Edmonton’s hopes early. The Panthers rolled to a 5–1 win, the Cup-clinching goal arriving in the second period as Florida tightened their grip and never let go.

For Edmonton, the loss stings deeply. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl once again played brilliant hockey, but the team lacked the depth and consistency needed to overcome Florida’s relentless structure. It marked the second consecutive Stanley Cup Final defeat for the Oilers and extended Canada's Stanley Cup drought to 32 years.

Stanley Cup Winners (2000)

The Stanley Cup was originally a Challenge Cup rather than a cup awarded at the end of a particular season or series. The first winners were the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893, and they "defended" their Cup in 1894 against Ottawa HC. The Cup changed hands periodically, including multiple times in several years. It wasn't until 1915 that the Stanley Cup became an official "League vs. League" championship series, the first of which was won by the PCHA's Vancouver Millionaires. The Montreal Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup in 1916, becoming the first NHA team to win it in this format.

In 1927, the NHL became the sole holder of the Stanley Cup, and the idea of different leagues "challenging" the NHL went out the window once and for all.

The format of the Stanley Cup Finals hasn't always been the best-of-seven series we're used to today. In the 1920s, this was a "first to two wins" format, though it switched to best-of-five in the 1930s. In 1939, the Boston Bruins won the first-ever best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals by beating the Maple Leafs, and that format has remained the same ever since.

Stanley Cup Results By Team

NHL franchises have had some odd histories for sure, and that makes this chart a little skewed if you're a hockey history buff. The Ottawa Senators, for example, have won the Stanley Cup in the past. But the team that won the Cup in the 1920s folded before the advent of the new Ottawa Senators, who have only been to the Stanley Cup Finals once and have never won it.

Not surprisingly, there's a massive monopoly on the Stanley Cup, as Montreal, Toronto and Detroit have won 48 Cups between them, while no one else in the NHL has hoisted Lord Stanley's trophy more than six times. Is the field catching up? Sure.

Chicago, for example, has won three Cups since 2010 and looks poised for more in the near future, while Pittsburgh has won it four times since 2008, including becoming the first team to win back-to-back Stanley Cups since the 1997 and 1998 Detroit Red Wings in 2016 and 2017. With the parity in hockey though, it's becoming tougher and tougher to go on a huge run like we saw out of the Canadiens in the 1960s and 1970 or the Maple Leafs in the 1930s and 1940s.

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