EDMONTON, Alberta — The moment is here.

The final series.

The rematch.

The chance for a repeat.

The Florida Panthers’ opportunity to defend their Stanley Cup championship has reached its final stage. They are back in the Stanley Cup Final, just four victories away from repeating as the top team in the National Hockey League, something only two other teams have done this century.

And they’ll do it against a familiar foe in the Edmonton Oilers, the same team they knocked out in a wild seven-game series last year to claim their first-ever title.

“If you would have asked both of us in the middle of the summer if we have a chance to play for the Stanley Cup again, a rematch, we would both race to sign that paper,” star Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk said.

No need to race now. It’s here.

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