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By Zane Miller
On Tuesday, June 17th,
2025, the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena
in Sunrise, Florida, to win the 111th Stanley Cup Finals four games
to two. It was the second Stanley Cup championship for the Panthers franchise,
and the sixth that was won in Florida. These are the top five players that I
felt most stood out during the series.
5. #9 Sam Bennett
(Panthers)- F
Bennett scored a total
of five goals over the course of the Finals, including a game one effort which
saw him collect a pair of goals in the Panthers’ overtime loss.
4. #23 Carter Verhaeghe (Panthers)- F
Verhaeghe nabbed co-player of the game in game
three, potting a goal and an assist as the Panthers went on to score a colossal
6-1 victory to take the series lead.
3. #13 Sam Reinhart
(Panthers)- F
Reinhart earned co-player
of the game along with Reinhart in game three, getting a goal and an assist as
well in Florida’s blowout triumph. In the series-deciding game six, Reinhart picked
up an impressive four goals (which had not been done since Maurice Richard did so
in the 1957 Finals) with the Panthers going on to take back-to-back Cups with
the 5-1 win.
2. #29 Leon Draisaitl
(Oilers)- F
Draisaitl grabbed
player of the game honors in both game one and game four, as he captured the
opening goal of the series along with the game-winning overtime tally for the
Oilers’ 4-3 OT victory. In game four, Draisaitl was credited with two assists
before scoring another overtime game-winner, this time giving Edmonton a 5-4
win to even up the series.
1. #63 Brad Marchand
(Panthers)- F
Marchand picked up
player of the game in games two and five, as game two saw the longtime Boston
Bruin put in a pair of goals, including the game winner in double overtime for
Florida’s 5-4 win. In game five, Marchand pocketed another two goals, though
the Panthers took the win by a more comfortable 5-2 score.
Players of the Game
breakdown:
Link to stats
database: https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/2025-edmonton-oilers-vs-florida-panthers-stanley-cup-final.html
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