The day has finally come…Game 1 of the 2024-2025 Stanley Cup Finals is upon us!
One team looks to go back-to-back, while the other seeks revenge following their SCF Game 7 loss last season
While it remains to be seen who will come out on top, one thing is guaranteed when two juggernauts of the league go at it, and that’s that it will be an entertaining series.
A lot of cool factors going into this:
- A rematch of last year’s Cup final
- One side of the ice has a high octane, well-oiled (pun intended) machine, with two of the best players in the world (McDavid / Draisaitl) who can take over a game instantly
- The other side has a rugged/physical team that also boasts a ton of skill
- Both team’s goalies are playing great
As
Litter Box Cats preview points out:
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Aleksander Barkov (17 points) leads a group of ten Florida skaters who have put up ten or more points in the postseason. Another member of that group, Sam Bennett, is the only player in the playoffs to pot ten goals, so far. As per usual, Edmonton is led by the deadly one-two punch of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. McDavid tops the league in scoring with 26 points while Draisaitl is right behind him with 25. Sergei Bobrovsky leads the NHL with 12 playoff wins and shares the shutout lead (3) with Stuart Skinner, who has bounced back in spectacular fashion after losing the starting job in the first round against the Los Angeles. Calvin Pickard won six straight games before a lower body injury returned Skinner to the net.”
Going to be a hot/nasty crowd in Edmonton tonight. Should be lots of fun.
Expect a huge Game 1 from the home team. Odds have the Panthers as the underdogs – we shall see...
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Go Panthers!
Last week I ordered a Panthers travel mug and I just got it in the mail today. Hoping that’s a good sign.
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