Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup showdown joins list of recent championship rematches - ESPN

For the second straight year, the final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs comes down to the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

The 2024 matchup between the two teams produced a thrilling battle for the Cup — Florida took a commanding 3-0 series lead, before Edmonton stormed back to force a decisive Game 7. The Panthers prevailed on home ice in the series-deciding game, though, clinching the franchise's first Stanley Cup.

The two teams meeting once again to decide who will hoist Lord Stanley's Cup harkens back memories of other championship series that went back-to-back the following year. Here are some other championship rematches across a number of notable American sports leagues since 1990.

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins: 2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Final

The Red Wings and Penguins delivered a pair of entertaining series in succession, with the 2008 matchup going six games and the 2009 edition requiring seven.

Detroit took a 2-0 lead to start off each series, the prelude to differing results by the time the Cup was lifted. In 2008, the Red Wings rode their hot start to victory, whereas the following year the Penguins rallied back from their initial two-game deficit to get their revenge.

Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals

The modern gold standard for title rematches, LeBron James' Cavaliers and Stephen Curry's Warriors met in the NBA Finals a remarkable four consecutive times in the mid-2010s.

Golden State took the first matchup, before James pulled off a legendary 3-1 comeback to get revenge and bring the Larry O'Brien Trophy to Cleveland in the sequel. However, the Warriors would take the two editions that followed.

San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat: 2013 and