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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Odds, predictions, how to watch Panthers vs. Oilers Game 1
NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Odds, predictions, how to watch Panthers vs. Oilers Game 1 Show Caption Hide Caption Are Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup bound? Former NHLer weighs in Former NHL winger Riley Cote explains what he loves about this Edmonton Oilers team ahead of the Western Conference Finals. Sports Seriously Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers, Part 2: Electric Boogaloo! A year after the Panthers and Oilers gave hockey fans one of the best Stanley Cup Finals series in recent memory, both teams decided they wanted to do it again, and hopefully, the product will be just as good. Both teams look evenly matched heading into the series. They each won their respective conference finals in five games. Even sportsbooks are unsure who will win with some sites giving both the Oilers and Panthers negative odds of hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup. Here's everything to know for this Wednesday's Game 1: ANALYSIS: Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final rematch has plenty of intrigue Predictions for 2025 Stanley Cup Finals Iain MacMillan, Sports Illustrated: Oilers to win series MacMillan points at NHL history, noting that the last two times there was a back-to-back Finals matchup, the team that won the first time failed to win the following year. He believes that trend will continue in 2025. Amalie Benjamin, Oilers in 7 Benjamin writes, "This is a tough pick. But as good as the Panthers have looked over the first three rounds, as smart and as dogged and as true to their style as they've played, I just think revenge will carry the Oilers past. They were devastated when they brought the Cup Final back to Game 7 last season, narrowly losing by one goal, and they came back hungry and ready." Todd Cordell, Covers: Series will go over 5.5 games Cordell writes, "This line is heavily juiced and for good reason. Both teams have won more than 70% of their games during the playoffs and, as alluded to, have scored goals at will, albeit in much different ways. Edmonton has relied on unmatched star power to fill the net while Florida has taken a more balanced approach offensively, with its third line often making the difference. Given how dominant both teams have been, it feels almost impossible for either side to win in four or five games. This should be a long, back-and-forth series." Panthers vs. Oilers Game 1 odds, lines *All odds via BetMGM Spread: Oilers (-1.5) Oilers (-1.5) Moneyline: Oilers (-130); Panthers (+110) Oilers (-130); Panthers (+110) Over/Under: 6 How to watch Panthers vs. Oilers Game 1 Date: Wednesday, June 4 Wednesday, June 4 Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT TV: TNT, truTV TNT, truTV Streaming: Max Stanley Cup Finals full schedule *- if necessary Game 1 : Wednesday, June 4 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Wednesday, June 4 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 2 : Friday, June 6 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Friday, June 6 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 3 : Monday, June 9 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Monday, June 9 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 4 : Thursday, June 12 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Thursday, June 12 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 5* : Saturday, June 14 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Saturday, June 14 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 6* : Tuesday, June 17 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT : Tuesday, June 17 at Florida - 8 p.m. ET on TNT Game 7*: Friday, June 20 at Edmonton - 8 p.m. ET on TNT The biggest stories, every morning. Stay up-to-date on all the key sports developments by subscribing to USA TODAY Sports' newsletter.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
What is the NHL's Prince of Wales Trophy and why the Florida Panthers refuse to touch it
The Prince of Wales Trophy is more than just hardware—it's a symbol of Eastern Conference supremacy in the NHL. For the Florida Panthers, it's also a superstition. Despite winning it three years straight, they won't touch it, keeping their eyes on the Stanley Cup. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Prince of Wales Trophy — A trophy rich in history, now part of Florida's legacy For the third straight year, the Florida Panthers are Eastern Conference champions—an incredible run that now sees them eyeing a second consecutive Stanley Cup. Their 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 sealed the series, but the Panthers made headlines not just for the win, but for what they didn't do afterward: touch the Prince of Wales Trophy. This has become Florida's postseason ritual—an unshakable superstition born from hard-learned lessons. Back in 2023, the Panthers reached the Finals and touched the trophy. Result? A bitter loss to Vegas. In 2024, they kept their hands off and went on to defeat the Oilers to capture their first-ever Stanley Cup. Now in 2025, the trophy was once again left untouched on the ice as players skated by it, eyes locked on the bigger prize. The Prince of Wales Trophy has a legacy of its own. First awarded in 1925 by the Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VIII), it was once handed to everything from playoff champions to regular-season division winners. But since 1993, it has belonged exclusively to the Eastern Conference champions. And for the past three seasons, it's practically lived in South Florida. Florida's dominance has been anything but a fluke. They knocked out Tampa Bay 4-1, edged out Toronto in a tight 4-3 series, and overwhelmed Carolina 4-1. Led by head coach Paul Maurice and powered by stars like Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, and Sergei Bobrovsky, this team is dialed in. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Maurice summed it up perfectly after Game 5: 'That was all the elements that make our sport great.' Meanwhile, Tkachuk, the team's emotional engine, kept it simple: 'It's all business. We've got a bigger goal in mind.' Also Read: For the Panthers, the Prince of Wales Trophy isn't the celebration—it's just the checkpoint. With the Oilers and Stars still duking it out in the West, Florida is staying rested, ready, and deadly focused. This isn't about superstition alone. It's about belief, discipline, and knowing exactly what it takes to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup once again.
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Stars vs Oilers Game 4: Live Stream Stanley Cup Playoffs West Final, 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. Tuesday night's Game 4 is a must-win for the Stars and a huge opportunity to get one step closer to Lord Stanley's Cup for the Oilers, and you can catch all the action with FuboTV. Jake Oettinger #29 of the Dallas Stars stops a shot from Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at American Airlines Center on February 17, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Jake Oettinger #29 of the Dallas Stars stops a shot from Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at American Airlines Center on February 17, 2024 in Dallas, to Watch Stars vs Oilers - Game 4 Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM ET TV Channel: ESPN Live Stream: Fubo (Try for free!) After stealing away home ice advantage in Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference Finals, the Edmonton Oilers picked up a big win at home and a 2-1 series lead over the Dallas Stars in Game 3. Although they weren't a prolific scoring club in the regular season (11th of 32 NHL teams), the Oilers have shown in this series that they can light the lamp with the best of them, scoring 12 goals through the first three games. In Game 3, they thoroughly dismantled the Stars' defense en route to a 6-1 victory. Zach Hyman (2 goals, one assist), Evander Kane (3 assists,) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3 assists) led the team with three points each, with team captain Connor McDavid adding two goals of his own. For Dallas, they need to find the offensive spark they had in Game 1 of the series, where they scored five goals in the third period, including three on the power play. Since that outburst, the Stars have scored just once in their last 120 minutes on the ice, getting shut out in Game 2 and scoring just once in Game 3 (Jason Robertson). The lack of success also translated to the hits category, where the Stars were outhit 47-30. Live stream Stars vs Oilers Game 4 with Fubo: 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.
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to buy Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars NHL Stanley Cup playoffs tickets
How to buy Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars NHL Stanley Cup playoffs tickets Catch the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars in person during the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. Tickets start at just $83. The Winnipeg Jets were the best team during the NHL's regular season. After six games and 58 minutes, they were down two goals to the last team to clinch a playoff spot, the St. Louis Blues. The Jets scored twice in the final two minutes of regulation, including a goal with just seconds left to force overtime, and eventually won the game late in double overtime. The Jets are moving onto the second round in search of Lord Stanley's Cup, and standing in their way are the Dallas Stars, who won a Game 7 of their own on Saturday, overcoming a two-goal deficit in the 3rd period against the Colorado Avalanche. Here is everything you need to know in order to buy Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars NHL playoff tickets. Shop Jets vs. Stars NHL playoff tickets Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars NHL playoff tickets Tickets to each game in the Jets vs. Stars NHL playoff series are available now. The cheapest tickets in each city are Game 1 in Winnipeg and Game 3 in Dallas. Winnipeg Jets NHL playoff tickets As the No. 1 seed in the Central Division, the Winnipeg Jets will host Games 1&2 and have the opportunity to host Games 5&7 should the series progress that far. Shop Winnipeg Jets 2025 NHL playoff tickets Dallas Stars NHL playoff tickets While Dallas was just seconds away from hosting Game 1 against the Blues, they will now have to go on the road to start the Western Conference semifinals. The Stars will host Games 3&4 and then would also host Game 6 should each team win at least two games in the series. Shop Dallas Stars 2025 NHL playoff tickets The exact schedule for the second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs has yet to be released by the league. For now, we know where each game will be played, but do not know the date or time of any game. Check back for further updates as other first-round playoff series wrap up Game 1 in Winnipeg: Wednesday, May 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET - SHOP TICKETS Game 2 in Winnipeg: Friday, May 9 at 9:30 p.m. ET - SHOP TICKETS Game 3 in Dallas: Sunday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. ET - SHOP TICKETS Game 4 in Dallas: Tuesday, May 13 at 8 p.m. ET - SHOP TICKETS Game 5 in Winnipeg: Thursday, May 15 - SHOP TICKETS Game 6 in Dallas: Saturday, May 17 - SHOP TICKETS Game 7 in Winnipeg: Monday, May 19 - SHOP TICKETS Shop Jets vs. Stars NHL playoff tickets
Miami Herald
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Top 10 Active NHL Players With The Longest Playoff Droughts
By Jack Sponagle, The Hockey News Intern Jeff Skinner's streak of 1,078 games without making thepost-season is over, as he has played one playoff game with the Edmonton Oilers this spring. Ron Hainsey used to have the record of 907 games before he finally gotinto the 2016-17 playoffs with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then went all theway to a Stanley Cup victory. While both of those droughts were long, at least theycame to an end. That wasn't the case for Guy Charron, who saw action in 734 NHLgames in the 1970s and early 1980s with the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit RedWings, Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals and never once made it intothe post-season. Here are the 10 active NHL players with the most gamesplayed without ever making the playoffs. With Skinner's 1,000-plus game drought over, thehard-hitting Philadelphia Flyers blueliner is now the league leader in thisunfortunate stat. He has played in the NHL for 12seasons, eight with the Buffalo Sabres and four with the Flyers. The Buffalo Sabres defenseman – and No. 1 overall draftpick in 2018 – made the jump to the NHL at age 18. He's now 25 and stillwaiting to see post-season play. The Sabres lastmade the playoffs in 2010-11, when Dahlin was 11. The third consecutive player to have ties with theSabres, Thompson was traded to Buffalo by the St. Louis Blues in the deal thatsent Ryan O'Reilly the other way. O'Reilly helped lead the Blues to thefranchise's first Cup. Thompson, meanwhile, hasn't played in the first roundyet. The 27-year old University of Denver product is 73 gamesaway from his 500th outing without his chase for Lord Stanley's Cup ever reallystarting. Terry has been with the Anaheim Ducks for all eight of his seasons inthe NHL, but has yet to appear in the post-season. Ferraro is another veteran player on another strugglingCalifornia team. The San Jose Sharks haven't made the playoffs since 2018-19,and Ferraro played his first game with the Sharks the following season. The final player on this list to have spent time inBuffalo is Jokiharju, who's now with the Boston Bruins. The defenseman spentsix seasons with the Sabres after one year with the Chicago Blackhawks. He wasdealt to the Bruins at this year's trade deadline, and the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16. The ninth-overall pick in the 2017 NHL draft is a memberof a Red Wings team that has missed out on the playoffs for the ninth-straightyear. Rasmussen has been with the team for six of those seasons. The 25-year-old Swede is still relatively early in hiscareer, which has been entirely spent with the Ducks. His teammates, TrevorZegras (268 games) and Mason McTavish (229 games) are both headed for spots onthis list if Anaheim can't turn in some positive results. Lundestrom's countryman Raymond is another young,promising forward who has yet to get a crack at the playoffs. He's an importantcog in the Red Wings' machine, as one of many promising young players that Detroithas picked up in the last nine years of being in the draft lottery. The final player to crack the top 10 is the 25-year-old Blackhawks center. A fourth-round choice in 2018, the Swiss native has featured in over300 matches with the Hawks, none coming after the regular season's 82nd edges out Calgary's Morgan Frost (310) and Blackhawks teammate Joe Veleno(306). Perhaps not the honor he would most want to have. Get thelatest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News and bysubscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here. And share your thoughts by commenting belowthe article on Copyright 2025 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd.
