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Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers takes place Thursday at 8 p.m. ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada.

It is the second straight season the Oilers and Panthers have been matched up in the Stanley Cup Final. Last season, the Panthers won their first championship in franchise history.

The Panthers won that series in seven games but were on the verge of one of the biggest collapses in sports history.

The Panthers went up 3-0, but the Oilers won three consecutive games and forced Game 7, which the Panthers held on and won, 2-1.

Despite the loss, Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy , the award given to the most valuable player of his team in t

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