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The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions last night, destroying the dispirited Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on home ice to finish off their rematch in six games.
The Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP went to Florida's Sam Bennett, who led all playoff scorers with 15 goals, including a record 13 on the road. Matthew Tkachuk scored the second goal last night to tie Bennett for the team lead in points with 23, then revealed that he played with a torn adductor muscle and a sports hernia suffered while competing for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February.
WATCH | Panthers beat Oilers in Game 6 to win back-to-back Stanley Cups:
Panthers Sam Reinhart scores 4 times in game 6 as Florida defeats Edmonton to win Stanley Cups
The Panthers are just the 10th team in NHL history to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, but the third to do it in the last 10 years, joining Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay.
On the other side, the Oilers are the first team to lose back-to-back Cup finals since Don Cherry's Boston Bruins fell to Montreal in 1977 and '78. And, we have to bring it up one last time: Canada's Stanley Cup drought will now reach 33 years.
A few thoughts to wrap up the series:
* So much for that "classic" Cup final we thought we were witnessing as the Oilers won the opener in overtime and the Panthers took Game 2 in double OT, with Edmonton superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combining for nine points in those contests. Florida's other three wins were all blowouts (aggregate score: 16-4), while McDavid had just two points over the final four games and
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