NHL fans are being treated to a sequel of last season's Stanley Cup Final, as the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers both ran the gauntlet again to meet in the championship bout.

Last year's Final was intense and needed seven games to reach its conclusion, despite the Panthers jumping out to an early 3–0 series lead. They were eventually able to shut the door with a 2–1 win in Game 7 to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup title.

After Edmonton started the series off with a 4–3 overtime win on Wednesday night, Matthew Tkachuk made clear that he thinks this edition of the Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup Final will be even better than its predecessor.

His reason why is simple enough . "They're better. We're better. It's going to be a great series," Tkachuk said Thursday, via Pierre LeBrun

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