The NHL playoffs have formally reached the Stanley Cup Closing.
This sequence may look acquainted, because the Florida Panthers look to defend their title by defeating the Edmonton Oilers for a second straight 12 months.
Can Connor McDavid and the Oilers overcome Florida this season?
Will we’ve a brand new champion for the fifth time in 5 years?
Let’s take a look at the Stanley Cup champion odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 17.
Panthers (3) vs. Oilers (3)
Playoff sequence: FLA leads 3-2
Panthers: -350 (wager $10 to win $12.86 whole)
Oilers: +280 (wager $10 to win $38 whole)
Recreation 6 odds
Panthers: -155 (wager $10 to win $16.45 whole)
Oilers: +130 (wager $10 to win $23 whole)
Edmonton received Recreation 1 of the Stanley Cup sequence after Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play purpose with 31 seconds left in additional time. Draisaitl and the Oilers discovered the again of the online first at 1:06 into the primary interval, after which got here again from 3-1 all the way down to pressure OT.
In Recreation 2, it was double additional time, however this time, the Panthers emerged with the win through a Brad Marchand purpose on the 8:05 mark of the second further interval.
With that, the Panthers grew to become the favorites as soon as once more.
In Recreation 3, no further time was wanted, because the Panthers jumped out to a 4-1 lead within the second interval earlier than cruising to a 6-1 victory, taking a 2-1 lead within the sequence.
However in Recreation 4, even with Florida leaping out to a 3-0 lead within the first interval, issues resulted in additional time as soon as once more, as Edmonton stormed again to take a 4-3 earlier than successful 5-4 in OT.
Speak about a forwards and backwards sequence.
The Panthers took a commanding 5-2 Recreation 5 win after Marchand added one other two targets — giving him a series-leading six targets — probably the most by any participant in a Stanley Cup Closing since 1988. Florida is one win away from bringing dwelling the trophy as soon as once more.
Whereas Florida has been to the final three Stanley Cups, and received final season, the final time the Oilers took dwelling the trophy was in 1990.
It has been over 30 years since a Canadian group received the Stanley Cup.
A unique franchise has received the Stanley Cup in every of the previous 4 years. The Lightning have been the final group to repeat, successful it in 2020 and 2021.
Previous to that, the Penguins received it again to again in 2016 and 2017, and earlier than that, the final group to win consecutive titles was the Purple Wings in 1997 and 1998.
Of the final 10 NHL champions, six have been from the Jap Convention and 4 have been from the West.
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