NHL on ESPN - Scores, Stats and Highlights (2024)

Stanley Cup Final - Game 3FLA leads series 2-0

Edmonton remembers: Matthew Tkachuk returns as Public Enemy No. 1Oilers fans are quite familiar with the Panthers winger, who used to torment them as a member of the Calgary Flames.8hGreg WyshynskiDave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images

How a sports psychologist helped make the Oilers Cup finalistsGeorge Mumford, who has worked with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, has been a key resource for Edmonton.7hEmily Kaplan

Players to watch, big questions for Game 3

How Panthers, Oilers can manage 2,541-mile trips

WHAT HAPPENS THIS SUMMER?DRAFT, TRADES, FREE AGENCY, MORE

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GMs, agents predict the NHL offseason: Stamkos' decision, goalie carousel, Utah's big swing(s)As the Panthers and Oilers battle for the Cup, all 32 of the league's GMs are preparing for the draft, trades and free agency. Here's the latest buzz.1dGreg WyshynskiMike Carlson/NHLI via Getty Images

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Meet the 'Old Guys Without a Stanley Cup' of the 2024 FinalMany players on the Panthers and Oilers are seeking their first championship after long careers in the NHL. Here are the eight most prominent.3dGreg WyshynskiEliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images

PLAYOFFS CENTRAL

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, game previews for the NHL's postseasonFrom the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered. Explore the full results, and coverage on each team.3dESPN staffDave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images

MAKING HISTORY

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How the Stanley Cup will be won -- based on historical comps for Panthers vs. OilersWe uncover the Cup Final teams since 1980 that were most similar to Florida and to Edmonton, which helps us arrive at: Who has the edge?5dNeil PaineAP Photo/Tom Pidgeon

CUP FINAL PREVIEWS

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Lapsed fan's guide to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final: Everything you need to know about Panthers-OilersWho's this Connor McDavid guy? Why do they throw fake rats on the ice in Florida? Get caught up quickly here before puck drop of Game 1 on Saturday.5dGreg WyshynskiAndy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

Projecting the matchups, tactics and X factors that will matter most in the Stanley Cup FinalGame 1 of Oilers-Panthers is Saturday. Here are projections on the points of difference that will determine who wins the sport's ultimate prize.6dRachel DoerrieAndy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

Will Matthew Tkachuk take over? Can anything slow down Connor McDavid? The 20 biggest Stanley Cup Final questionsWith Game 1 on Saturday, here are the key debates, ranging from data-driven queries to player performances and strategy to more ethereal concepts.7dGreg WyshynskiEliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images

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Leaders for the Conn Smythe

EDMONTON OILERSBEST IN THE WEST

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'He's the heartbeat of our team': Why everybody loves Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, long-suffering Edmonton OilerThe No. 1 pick of the 2011 draft has been through quite a bit in his NHL career -- but now has his team on the precipice of the Stanley Cup Final.11dGreg WyshynskiAndy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

Kris Knoblauch's journey from youth hockey coach to 'saving' Oilers' season"We dug out of a big hole and Kris was a big reason for it," Edmonton GM Ken Holland said. It's been quite a year for the former West Hartford Wolves volunteer.15dGreg WyshynskiDerek Cain/Getty Images

Have the Oilers done enough to get Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl a Stanley Cup?Building around superstars can be a challenge. How did the Oilers do it, and could this be their best shot to win with McDavid and Draisaitl?17dRyan S. ClarkAndy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images

FLORIDA PANTHERSTHE EAST CHAMPS

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The Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final: Keys to their runCan the Panthers finish their story after falling just short in 2023? Here are the club's biggest trends so far, along with a look at what's ahead.12dKristen ShiltonEliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images

Patchwork Panthers: How Florida built a perennial contenderOnly three players on the current roster have been there since being drafted by the Panthers. Here's how the front office, coaches make it all work.12dKristen ShiltonPeter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

How the Panthers became the NHL's bad boysFrustrating, free-flowing and full of finesse. Florida is incapable of being rattled and is often the team instigating the extracurriculars.16dKristen ShiltonPeter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

NHL on ESPN - Scores, Stats and Highlights (2024)

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