Overview
- Game 1 begins at Rogers Place with the Oilers holding home-ice advantage in back-to-back Finals against the Panthers.
- Zach Hyman was ruled out after upper-body surgery, prompting contributions from 19 different goal scorers in Edmonton’s playoffs.
- Connor McDavid remains the leading postseason scorer with 26 points and is cleared by trainers to start the series.
- Florida added Brad Marchand at the trade deadline and will lean on Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov to anchor its lineup.
- Pivotal goaltending duels between Sergei Bobrovsky and Stuart Skinner will unfold across a demanding 2,500-mile travel schedule.