As the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars on Thursday in a 6-3 Game 5 victory, they advanced to the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year. This confirms a Cup final rematch from last season between the Oilers and the Florida Panthers.

The Carolina Hurricanes shot out to a two-goal lead in the first period of Game 5, but the Florida Panthers rallied to post a 5-3, series-clinching win at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.

The Florida Panthers have a chance to secure their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 tonight.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are slowly winding down, as the Conference Finals games are currently being played. The Florida Panthers are looking to repeat as champions, as they’ll need to take down the Carolina Hurricanes in this series.

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The Florida Panthers missed a chance to close out their series vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, but hit the road again, where they've played their best.

He gave us a chance to hold the whole way and that’s all you can ask for, especially when you have a game like that.’

Sam Reinhart was ruled out by the Florida Panthers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, the second consecutive game he has missed since getting hurt earlier in the series against the Carolina Hurricanes.