The final moments of this year’s Stanley Cup Final were quite different than the previous year.
In 2024, the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers were fighting tooth and nail in the third period of a one-goal game in Game 7, so the intensity level on the Cats’ bench was likely at an all-time high.
It wasn’t until literally the final seconds ticked off the clock that the Panthers could begin celebrating.
For a reminder of how Game 7 ended last June, check out the video below:
This year, while the teams remained the same, the ending to the Final was quite different.
While the Panthers were back on home ice, this time it was Game 6.
The series that had started out with a pair of overtime thrillers had shifted in Florida’s favor.
After leaving Edmonton with a two-game split to open the Final, the Panthers went on to win their next three games by a combined score of 16-4. Their only defeat, a 5-4 overtime loss in Game 4, saw the Oilers mount a furious comeback after Florida went up 3-0 early.
As it turned out, Game 6 was the most Panther-dominated night of the Final.
Florida was up 2-0 after one, 3-0 after two and held a four-goal lead with five minutes to go.
There was no last-minute drama this time. No nail biting, no hand wringing. Just a countdown to when the party would start.
Earlier this week, the Panthers continued their streak of putting out some extremely cool championship content by posting footage showing Florida’s bench as the final minute ticked away during Game 6.
With the game long decided, it shows the players, seemingly in their own time, allowing themselves to come to grips with winning the Stanley Cup.
You can check out the video below:
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Photo caption: Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; The Florida Panthers celebrate in the final seconds of game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
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