Overview

• Florida overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit with three goals in the second and two in the third to beat the Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 5.
• Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal off an Aleksander Barkov feed and Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 20 saves in the clincher.
• The Oilers secured their spot by defeating the Stars 6-3 in Game 5 of the Western Final, led by Connor McDavid’s playmaking and Leon Draisaitl’s goal scoring.
• Florida has five different goal scorers in the series and became the fourth team since 1996 to reach three straight Finals.
• The reigning champions aim to become the first back-to-back Cup winners since the 2020-21 Lightning when they rematch Edmonton on June 4.