Can McDavid and the Oilers bring the Cup back to Canada?

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The Stanley Cup final begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET when the Edmonton Oilers visit the Florida Panthers, marking Connor McDavid's first appearance on the NHL's biggest stage.

At the age of 27, the world's best hockey player has already won three regular-season MVP awards and five scoring titles since joining the league nine years ago. But, until a couple of weeks ago, he'd never won a game past the second round of the playoffs. That changed as Edmonton defeated top-seeded Dallas in the Western Conference final to give McDavid his best chance yet to capture the Stanley Cup.

Speaking of droughts: as you may have heard, no Canadian-based team has won the best trophy in sports since Patrick Roy's Montreal Canadiens in 1993 (four years before McDavid was born). A Canadian club has played in the Stanley Cup final six times since then, including Edmonton in 2006. But the Oilers are still looking for their first title since 1990 — two years after they traded Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles.

The Panthers can relate. They're trying to win the first championship in the history of the franchise, which dates back to 1993. Florida's rat-infested run to the Cup final in 1996 ended in a sweep to Colorado, and last year the Panthers lost the final in five to Vegas.

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So, one way or another, a long wait is about to end. Here are some non-drought things to know about this fascinating Oilers-Panthers matchup:

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In sports, contrasts often make for the most compelling matchups. And there are