Tag: Stanley Cup Final

See the moment Keith Tkachuk finally lifted the Stanley Cup after the Florida Panthers won Game 7

Keith Tkachuk’s long wait is finally over.

The Florida Panthers might have finally gotten the Stanley Cup monkey off their back, but another person had been waiting a lot longer.

Five-time NHL All-Star Keith Tkachuk, father of the Panthers’ standout Matthew Tkachuk, missed out on touching the greatest trophy in sports during his illustrious career. And while younger brother Brady avoided touching the Cup — because he wanted to win it on his own — Matthew made the best possible gesture for his father.

He sought him out during the on-ice celebrations, letting the elder Tkachuk finally experience the ultimate hockey nirvana. For folks who watched Keith dominate as a power forward in the 1990s and early 2000s, this was quite a sight:

What a beautiful moment for the Tkachuks. A moment that was decades in the making. Now Brady just has to complete the trifecta and earn a Cup of his own.

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Brooks Koepka was so stoked about the Panthers’ Stanley Cup victory in wife Jena’s TikToks

Brooks Koepka was so stoked about the Panthers winning the Stanley Cup!

This Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup victory has been a long time coming for Brooks Koepka.

Koepka — long-time PGA Tour champion — is quite the Panthers superfan, going so far as to rush to a Stanley Cup playoff game the day after winning the PGA Championship last year. And this latest turn of the Panthers finally winning the Stanley Cup has Koepka stoked, to say the least.

Jena Sims, Koepka’s wife, posted a pair of videos to TikTok showing just how excited the golfer was as the Panthers won the Stanley Cup. From excitedly jumping around after the final buzzer to mimicking kissing the Stanley Cup, Koepka’s reaction is exactly the level of hype as you’d expect from a Panthers fan.

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♬ Collide (sped up) – Justine Skye

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♬ original sound – Jena Sims

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Corey Perry continued to have the worst Stanley Cup Final luck and NHL fans had so many jokes

Corey Perry’s poor Stanley Cup Final luck continued after Monday’s loss.

Corey Perry probably has the worst Stanley Cup Final luck in existence.

On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers fell to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, their hopes dashed of completing the reverse sweep. The loss means Canada’s Stanley Cup drought continues and so does Perry’s.

In November 2023, the Chicago Blackhawks released Perry from his contract with the team due to undisclosed circumstances. Perry then signed with the Oilers in January 2024 and was part of the team through its Stanley Cup run. However, this hasn’t been the first time Perry has gone to the Stanley Cup Final and lost.

Over the last five seasons, Perry has been to four Stanley Cup Finals … and lost all four of them.

Yes really, you read that right. Since 2020, Perry has been part of the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning and now the Oilers and lost in the Final in each year.

That is some incredibly tragic luck. NHL fans, however, had a field day with the news that Perry’s poor Stanley Cup luck continued into 2024.

NHL fans had so many jokes after Corey Perry lost yet another Stanley Cup Final

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Brady Tkachuk was so emotional watching his brother Matthew Tkachuk win a Stanley Cup

Talk about brotherly love!

There’s nothing like brotherly love and Brady Tkachuk is feeling all the feels right now for his brother Matthew Tkachuk.

On Monday, the Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in a thrilling Game 7 victory against the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers were able to battle back from a possible reverse sweep and win the Stanley Cup in front of their home fans.

It wasn’t just Panthers fans in attendance on Monday either, as the Tkachuk family was also there to watch Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk in his quest for his first Stanley Cup. And after the clock struck zero on the Panthers win, the cameras panned to Matthew’s brother Brady and the rest of the Tkachuk family, who were incredibly emotional about the proceedings.

Not only that, Matthew Tkachuk is the first member of the Tkachuk family to have his name on the Cup!

This isn’t the first time Brady Tkachuk was spotted cheering in the stands for his brother and it no doubt won’t be the last!

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Every Stanley Cup winner in the NHL since 2000

The Stanley Cup is a prize coveted by all, but only won by a few.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated.

The Stanley Cup has quite the storied history over 125-plus years of hockey excellence. Not only that, it’s one of the coolest trophies in all of sports too!

That being said, it is hard to win the Stanley Cup. Even more so now in the modern NHL era with 32 teams competing every year and the salary cap limiting teams’ ability to grow.

Over the years, we’ve seen some true Cinderella runs to the Stanley Cup Final alongside some incredible hockey dynasties unfold before our very eyes. With that being said, let’s take a look back at all the NHL champions in the modern era of hockey.

The 10 NHL teams that have never won a Stanley Cup

These are the 11 NHL teams that have not won a Stanley Cup.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated.

The majority of NHL teams in existence have won a Stanley Cup Final.

Sure, it’s hard to believe for some teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers — that haven’t won in decades — but even they have championship banners to their name. However, a handful of teams have yet to etch their name on the Stanley Cup.

Whether that be because their franchise is on the newer side or lady luck has never graced their team with a chance in the first place, here are the 10 teams in the NHL that have never won a Stanley Cup.

Former Wisconsin center has a chance at history in NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 7

Former Wisconsin center has a chance at history in NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 7

Former Wisconsin Badgers and current Edmonton Oilers center Dylan Holloway has a chance at history on Monday night in game seven of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.

He and the Oilers forced a deciding game seven of the series against the Florida Panthers after falling into a 3-0 series deficit. Holloway and the Oilers are only the first team since the 1944-45 Detroit Red Wings to do so in the Stanley Cup Final. With a win on Monday night, they would be the first to win the series under such circumstances since the Toronto Maple Leafs did it just 82 years ago in 1942.

For further context, NHL teams are 206-4 after building a 3-0 series lead like the Panthers did in this series. The Oilers have the chance to make that record 206-5.

Holloway played for Wisconsin from 2019-2021, totaling 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 total points during that two-year span.

He was selected with the 14th overall pick by the Oilers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft before returning to college for the 2020-21 season. The talented center then officially signed with the Oilers in April of 2021.

Holloway’s NHL career thus far has included 89 games played, nine goals and nine assists. He has added five goals and two assists in the Oilers’ run to the cup final.

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When was the last time a Canadian NHL team won the Stanley Cup?

Hockey may be Canada’s game, but it’s been some time since they’ve been crowned Stanley Cup champions.

Hockey may be Canada’s game, but it’s been some time since they’ve been crowned Stanley Cup champions.

Once upon a time, the Stanley Cup practically lived in Canada year after year. Nowadays, a good portion of hockey fans haven’t seen a Canadian team lift the Stanley Cup in their lifetimes.

But, when was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup? It was the Montreal Canadiens who last held that honor over 30 years ago, as they bested the Los Angeles Kings in five games in 1993 to hoist Lord Stanley. Since then, only seven Canadian teams have made it to the Stanley Cup Final, including the 2024 Edmonton Oilers.

Now you know!

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How many NHL teams have come back from a 3-0 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final? Here’s the answer

Reverse sweeps in the Stanley Cup Final are a rarity.

Reverse sweeping a playoff series is already hard enough to do. But to do so in the Stanley Cup Final is a rare feat indeed.

The 2024 Stanley Cup Final has seen the Edmonton Oilers complete a three-game comeback against the Florida Panthers to force a Game 7. If the Oilers win Game 7, they’d enter their name into the history books in a very, very rare category.

Coming into 2024, there is only one team that has completed a reverse sweep in the Stanley Cup Final. In 1942, the Toronto Maple Leafs reverse swept the Detroit Red Wings to become Stanley Cup champions. A few years later in 1945, the Red Wings would climb back from a 3-0 deficit against — you guessed it — the Maple Leafs to force a Game 7, but they ultimately fell short.

So, if the Oilers complete the reverse sweep, they’ll be just the second team in NHL history to do so in the Stanley Cup Final. How cool!

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Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers Game 7 odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers meet Monday for the decisive Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Puck drop from Amerant Bank Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Oilers vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Panthers fired out to a 3-0 series lead, including a 3-0 win in Game 1 and a 4-1 victory in Game 2 on home ice. However, with a chance to put the Oilers away in Game 4, Edmonton pounded Florida 8-1.

In Game 5, the Panthers had a chance to secure the Stanley Cup on home ice, but lost 5-3. The Oilers forced the series back to Edmonton for Game 6, and they posted a 5-1 win to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in South Florida.

After being outscored in the first 3 games by an 11-4 margin, the Oilers have outpaced the Panthers 8-5 in the past 3 outings, and now Edmonton goes for the reverse sweep.

The last time the Stanley Cup Final was decided in 7 games was 2019, when the St. Louis Blues went on the road to top the Boston Bruins. Prior to that, the Bruins won in 7 games in 2011 against the Vancouver Canucks. The home team is 7-2 in the past 9 Stanley Cup Final Game 7s dating back to 1971.

The Under has cashed at an 8-0-1 pace in the past 9 Game 7s in a Stanley Cup Final, and there have been 5 or fewer goals in 14 consecutive Game 7s in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The last time we had more than 5 goals in a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final was a 4-3 victory by the Detroit Red Wings over the New York Rangers in 2OT April 23, 1950.

Oilers at Panthers odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:56 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Oilers -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Panthers -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
  • Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Oilers +1.5 (-275) | Panthers -1.5 (+220)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 5 (O: -160 | U: +120)

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Oilers at Panthers projected goalies

Stuart Skinner (14-8-0, 2.47 GAA, .901 SV%, 1 SO — 2024 playoffs) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (15-8-0, 2.38 GAA, .903 SV%, 2 SO — 2024 playoffs)

Skinner turned aside 20 of the 21 shots he faced in Game 6 in Edmonton, and he has allowed just 5 goals on 86 shots, good for a 1.67 GAA and .942 SV% in the 3 victories.

Bobrovsky has dropped 3 straight starts in the postseason for the first time, and he has allowed 3 or more goals in 4 consecutive starts. He is a dismal 0-3-0 with a 5.06 GAA and .793 SV%.

It’s rather unusual, but Bobrovsky was not on the ice for practice Sunday. Coach Paul Maurice said it was an attempt to get Bobrovsky back into rhythm, as he did not practice on the day before games earlier in the playoffs.

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Oilers at Panthers picks and predictions

Prediction

Oilers 2, Panthers 1

Moneyline

The OILERS (-110) are worth a look in Game 7, as they look to complete the reverse sweep after falling into an 0-3 series hole. Edmonton is looking to become the first team since the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an 0-3 series deficit in the 1945 Stanley Cup Final.

Skinner, the 25-year-old Edmonton native, has allowed just 5 goals in the past 3 games. This could potentially be the first game of the series to be decided in overtime, but all of the momentum is on Edmonton’s side right now.

Puck line/Against the spread

The Oilers +1.5 (-275) will set you back nearly 3 times your potential return, if you just don’t believe Edmonton can complete the historic comeback and you need a little bit of insurance instead.

The Panthers -1.5 (+220) can’t be trusted, though, as they haven’t won by 2 or more goals since Game 2.

PASS.

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Over/Under

UNDER 5 (+120) is a solid value at plus-money.

Yes, the Over has cashed in each of the past 4 games, including 3 elimination games for the Oilers. But, we haven’t seen an Over result in 14 consecutive Games 7s in the Stanley Cup Final dating back to 1950, when the Red Wings and Rangers combined for 7 goals in a 2OT classic.

With powerful offenses and solid power-play units on both sides, playing an Under with such a low number is risky, but historically, scoring is at a premium in a Game 7 to decided a champion, and that’s 74 years of history you’d be going against with an Over play.

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