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Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Vancouver Canucks Goaltender Roberto Luongo Discusses Florida Panthers' 2025 Stanley Cup Win
With the Florida Panthers' 5–1 win in Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals, former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is officially a two-time Stanley Cup champion. He, along with former Canucks Jonah Gadjovich and Nate Schmidt, won the championship after four grueling playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, and Edmonton Oilers. This is Luongo's second Stanley Cup in as many years, as he and the Panthers also won against the Oilers in the 2023–24 season. Prior to that, he and the Canucks came only a hair away from their first in franchise history with a seven-game Stanley Cup Finals series in 2011. Cory Schneider was his goaltending partner at the time and, ironically enough, interviewed Luongo on the ice after his second Stanley Cup win. Advertisement 'It's surreal, does not feel real. Last year was crazy, this year even crazier, to do it again,' Luongo told NHL Network analysts and former players Schneider and Brian Boyle. 'When the time came they stepped up and they played the way we know how to play, an unbelievable performance.' Energy from the home crowd can be a big part of a team's playoff wins, as seen from the Abbotsford Canucks' home-ice success. Luongo, who banged the drum for the Panthers ahead of Game 6, jokingly noted how he was 'more nervous for the drum than the game.' Latest From THN's Vancouver Canucks Site: How Home Ice Has Provided A Big Playoff Advantage For The Abbotsford Canucks Advertisement Abbotsford Canucks Standouts From Game 3 Of The 2025 Calder Cup Finals Third-Period Offence Powers Abbotsford Canucks To A 6–1 Game 3 Win Against The Charlotte Checkers Now that the dust has settled around Game 6, one of the most polarizing images to come from the Panthers' celebrations the night before was a photo of Luongo and Brad Marchand posted from the former's X account. Marchand, a member of the 2011 Boston Bruins team that took Vancouver to seven games, was acquired by the Panthers at the 2025 Trade Deadline for a conditional second-round draft pick that has now become a first. 'Bill [Zito] and the team, we get together and work together as a team, we identify guys, we talk it over, we have disagreements, but at the end of the day we always find some guys that we think fit the way we play — we call them Panthers,' Luongo told Schneider and Boyle of Florida's trade deadline acquisitions and how they have been able to fit seamlessly with the team. Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Roberto Luongo, former player, bangs the drum before the start of game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Now that the Stanley Cup has finally been awarded for the 2025 season, all teams will shift their focus onto the oncoming NHL Entry Draft and Free Agent Frenzy on July 1. Advertisement Make sure you bookmark THN's Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Also, be sure to leave a comment at the bottom of the page and engage with other passionate fans through our forum.
Ottawa Citizen
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Edmonton Oilers' quest for Cup falls short again, what happens now?
After the Edmonton Oilers chase for their first Stanley Cup in 35 years ended two games short this June after being just 60 minutes away from the big prize in 2024, here's the sobering truth. Article content Florida's fourth-liner Jonah Gadjovich now has two Stanley Cup rings. Article content Article content The best player in hockey, Connor McDavid, still has none. Same with superstar teammate Leon Draisaitl, by every measure, one of the top half dozen players in the world. Article content Article content We know the vagaries of this two-month tournament but how can this be? How did Edmonton become The City of Slumped Shoulders and Florida become the State of Hockey, first with the Tampa Bay Lightning, now with the Panthers? Four Cups. Article content Article content The way the Panthers went about their work in this series, scoring early and often and making the Oilers chase, seemed on a continuing loop. They were way better in this Final, even if it went six and could be back again next spring because the Maple Leafs who gave Florida their biggest playoff scare, are losing Mitch Marner. Tampa is getting old, Carolina can't get past the third round, no matter what and Washington can't score enough. Article content The Oilers? They rolled over Vegas and Dallas but were basically infield practice for Florida after the first two games that went to overtime. Article content 'A well-oiled machine and I'm talking Florida,' said Wayne Gretzky, one of TNT's between periods commentators. Article content Article content Pun intended. Article content Article content The Oilers only led for 34 minutes in the Final and never won a game in regulation, just two in OT. Truth is, last year's Oilers team gave the Panthers more fits, winning three in a row to get it to Game 7. This year's Oilers, in total win-now mode, were outscored 10-0 in the first period over the last four games, Sergei Bobrovsky, who was not good before Paul Maurice came in and put a defensive structure in place, was better than Stuart Skinner in net. Article content Sam Reinhart, who'll be playing with McDavid in the 2026 Olympics, had seven goals in Stanley Cup Final (four in Game 6), Brad Marchand had six and Conn Smythe winner Sam Bennett five for Florida. McDavid, as industrious as he was, had just one and Draisaitl, who didn't have a shot on goal in Game 6, had the OT winners.
Newsweek
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Oilers vs Panthers Game 4: Live Stream NHL Stanley Cup Finals, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. After a brutal loss to the Florida Panthers, the Edmonton Oilers will have to bounce back in this NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 4 matchup on Thursday night, and you can catch all the action with Sling. Jonah Gadjovich #12 of the Florida Panthers and Darnell Nurse #25 of the Edmonton Oilers fight during the third period in Game Three of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on... Jonah Gadjovich #12 of the Florida Panthers and Darnell Nurse #25 of the Edmonton Oilers fight during the third period in Game Three of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 09, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. MoreHow to Watch Panthers vs Oilers - Game 4 Start Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM ET TV Channel: TNT, truTV Live Stream: Sling (WATCH) After dropping Game 1, the Panthers are now in complete control of the series heading into Game 4. The first two games of this Stanley Cup Final were decided in overtime, but Florida made sure there would be no late-game drama in Game 3 by delivering a crushing loss to the Oilers. The Panthers won the game 6-1 on their home ice and now lead the series 2-1 with one more to play at home. Six different Florida players found the back of the net, while Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues, and Carter Verhaeghe all recorded at least one goal and assist. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl need to step up on Thursday for their team to have any chance of keeping up with the defending champions. Game 3 was the first time in eight games that neither of the Oilers' superstars recorded a point, and only the second time this postseason. This is a great Stanley Cup Finals matchup that you do not want to miss; tune into TNT with Sling to catch all the action. Live stream Panthers vs Oilers Stanley Cup Final with Sling: Start your subscription now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
NBC Sports
11-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
'A UFC fight': Tensions rise in Stanley Cup Final as the Panthers get the upper hand on the Oilers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Things got chippy in the Stanley Cup Final late in Game 3 when the Florida Panthers were well on their way to blowing out the Edmonton Oilers. Brawls ensued, Darnell Nurse and Jonah Gadjovich dropped the gloves, and eight guys got sent to the showers early with misconduct penalties. 'When we get into garbage time, those things happen, and I don't mind when those things happen,' Oilers captain Connor McDavid said. 'It's what good teams do: fight your way out of the rink. I don't mind that in garbage time.' Long before garbage time, Florida took it to Edmonton, with the defending champions dictating their style of play and knocking their opponents off kilter to take a 2-1 series lead with a 6-1 laugher. If more of that continues in Game 4 on Thursday night, it's advantage Panthers because they thrive on making other teams feel uncomfortable. 'We played our game, our style, stuck up for each other when we needed to,' Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk said. 'If you have to take a punch, take a punch. If you have to take a cross-check, take a cross-check - a spear, a slash, whatever the case is, you've got to take it.' It should not be surprising that tensions boiled over given the lopsided score in the 10th game in the Cup final between these two teams over the past year. The Oilers and Panthers have grown a healthy distaste for each other with all that familiarity. With that comes plenty of hits, shoves and jabs that lead to slashes, punches and gear strewn all over the ice. The 140 combined penalty minutes in Game 3 were the most in a final since Game 4 between Montreal and Calgary in 1986. 'The game's over with 11 minutes left,' Oilers star Leon Draisaitl said Tuesday after practice. 'Then all hell breaks loose. It's a UFC fight.' The penalties that mattered to the result came early. The Oilers were not shy about criticizing the officiating and the Panthers for allegedly influencing it. Goaltender Stuart Skinner said, 'Some guys are flaking and going down trying to cause penalties,' and Evander Kane questioned some of the calls. 'There seems to be a little bit more attention on our group,' said Kane, who took two minor penalties in the first period alone. 'They seem to get away with it more than we do. It's tough to find the line.' Toeing that line is what the Panthers do best, and it is a recipe that has them in the final for a third consecutive year under coach Paul Maurice, who credited Tkachuk for having 'a little bit more impact on the tenacity of the team than the guy who wears a suit behind the bench and never takes a shift.' Florida's roster is full of truculence with talent to match. Sam Bennett delivered a big, open-ice hit that led to his breakaway and playoff-leading 14th goal, and finishing checks on John Klingberg has hampered the veteran defenseman's play in the series compared to the first three rounds. 'That's part of their DNA, that's what they do,' Draisaitl said. 'It's an emotional time. It's two teams that want to win, two teams of doing it their own way, but I don't think anybody is going crazy here. They're good at what they do.' Maurice did not buy into the idea that Game 3 was the Panthers showing what they can do at their best. The opener went to overtime and Florida needed double OT to win Game 2. 'I think the first two games are indicative of what Game 4 is going to look like,' Maurice said. 'We're not going to look at (Game 3) and say, 'That's the way it should look if we play our game.'' The Oilers certainly look at it as the opposite, discombobulated and nothing resembling the group that had gone 12-2 since a couple of losses to open the first round. They've dropped two in a row for the first time since. 'We just got to play our game,' Nurse said. 'We got guys that can do all that kind of stuff. But is that our game? So I think we just got to stick to play the way that we play. We're such a good hockey team when we just play hockey, and we just got to do that.:
Washington Post
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
'A UFC fight': Tensions rise in Stanley Cup Final as the Panthers get the upper hand on the Oilers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Things got chippy in the Stanley Cup Final late in Game 3 when the Florida Panthers were well on their way to blowing out the Edmonton Oilers. Brawls ensued, Darnell Nurse and Jonah Gadjovich dropped the gloves, and eight guys got sent to the showers early with misconduct penalties.
