Stanley Cup Finals 2025: Game Schedule, Star Players to Watch, Live Stream & TV Info

The 2025 Stanley Cup Final has opened with instant drama, and search interest is surging as the Edmonton Oilers and defending-champion Florida Panthers square off in the NHL’s first back-to-back rematch since Detroit-Pittsburgh in 2008-09. Game 1 delivered a thriller in Alberta: Leon Draisaitl scored at 2:11 of overtime to lift Edmonton to a 4-3 victory after the Panthers erased a late two-goal deficit. Why this series matters • Legacy on the line: Connor McDavid seeks his first ring after last year’s seven-game heartbreak, while Aleksander Barkov’s Panthers aim to become the NHL’s first repeat champions in a decade. • Star power overload: The matchup features five former Hart Trophy winners or finalists (McDavid, Draisaitl, Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sergei Bobrovsky) and two top-five power-play units. • Historic parallels: Only five times in the expansion era have the same clubs met in consecutive Finals—each produced a split, adding intrigue to Florida’s bid to defend and Edmonton’s quest for revenge. Remaining schedule, start times and TV/streaming • Game 2 – Fri, June 6, Panthers at Oilers, 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS • Game 3 – Mon, June 9, Oilers at Panthers, 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS • Game 4 – Thu, June 12, Oilers at Panthers, 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS • *Game 5 – Sat, June 14, Panthers at Oilers, 8 p.m. ET* • *Game 6 – Tue, June 17, Oilers at Panthers, 8 p.m. ET* • *Game 7 – Fri, June 20, Panthers at Oilers, 8 p.m. ET* *if necessary* How to watch live • Cable/satellite: TNT (U.S.), Sportsnet/CBC (Canada), TVAS (French Canada) • Streaming: Max (formerly HBO Max) offers every game in 4K; cord-cutters can also use Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV or YouTube TV with the TNT add-on. • Radio: SiriusXM NHL Network Radio will carry hometown feeds for both clubs. Key storylines to follow Edmonton’s depth scoring: Zach Hyman’s upper-body injury keeps the Oilers’ top sniper out indefinitely, putting extra pressure on Evander Kane and newcomer Connor Brown—who returned for Game 1 after missing nearly six weeks—to fill the net. Florida’s blue-line balance: The Panthers lead all playoff teams in defensemen goals (16). Gustav Forsling and Brandon Montour activated aggressively again in Game 1, and coach Paul Maurice insists that won’t change on the road. Special-teams chess match: Edmonton’s power play clicked at 33.3 percent through three rounds, but Florida’s penalty kill is running at 89 percent—tops among postseason clubs. Whichever unit blinks first could swing the series. Goaltending duel: Stuart Skinner out-battled Vezina finalist Jake Oettinger in the Western final; now he faces Bobrovsky, whose .927 save percentage led all starters entering Game 1. Expect Maurice to ride the veteran even on the quick Game 3 turnaround. Betting update Sportsbooks opened the series essentially even, but Edmonton’s Game-1 win nudged the Oilers to –135 favorites to hoist the Cup, with McDavid overtaking Barkov as Conn Smythe frontrunner at +250. Travel and ticket demand Rogers Place seats sold out in minutes, with secondary-market prices averaging US $780 for standing-room; Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise is slightly less costly at US $620. Fans traveling from Canada can book direct flights from YEG to MIA or FLL and use the Brightline rail to avoid game-night traffic in South Florida. What’s next Teams have a single travel day before the humidity of South Florida welcomes the series. If Edmonton can steal one of Games 3 or 4, they’ll head home with two cracks in front of their raucous “Orange Crush” crowd. If Florida sweeps both, a best-of-three—and the ghosts of 2024—await in oil country. Stay locked here for nightly recaps, real-time injury updates and viral highlights as the 2025 Stanley Cup Final continues to captivate the hockey world.