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Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner's play is the biggest uncertainty in the Stanley Cup Final

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner's play is the biggest uncertainty in the Stanley Cup Final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Stuart Skinner has taken to reading books as a way of taking his mind off the sport of hockey and his job as an NHL goaltender of getting in front of frozen rubber disks fired at him at 90-plus mph.
Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final: 'You're very close to your dream'

Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final: 'You're very close to your dream'

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid was in the midst of a hockey nightmare. The superstar captain's Edmonton Oilers — among the Stanley Cup favourites in training camp — had just suffered another demoralizing loss.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers is a Stanley Cup Final of teams far apart in every way

Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers is a Stanley Cup Final of teams far apart in every way

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — By the time he was old enough to watch NHL games growing up in Sweden, Oliver Ekman-Larsson began dreaming about playing in the Stanley Cup Final .
Stanley Cup notebook: Okposo finally gets shot at Stanley Cup, McDavid back where his career started

Stanley Cup notebook: Okposo finally gets shot at Stanley Cup, McDavid back where his career started

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo's first Stanley Cup memory came as an 8-year-old boy, when he watched the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers in the 1996 Stanley Cup Final.
Numbers of note going into the Stanley Cup Final between Florida and Edmonton

Numbers of note going into the Stanley Cup Final between Florida and Edmonton

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Stanley Cup win by the Oilers would net Colorado sports bar owners nearly $600,000

Stanley Cup win by the Oilers would net Colorado sports bar owners nearly $600,000

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers not only have the opportunity to bring the long-awaited Stanley Cup back to Canada, they also could bring a major financial windfall to two Colorado sports bar owners.
Panthers host the Oilers to start the Stanley Cup Final

Panthers host the Oilers to start the Stanley Cup Final

Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Panthers -139, Oilers +117; over/under is 5.
A look at NHL final rival cities Edmonton and Sunrise, Fla.

A look at NHL final rival cities Edmonton and Sunrise, Fla.

The Edmonton Oilers are set to face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Saturday. The Panthers host the first two games in the best-of-seven series in Sunrise, Fla.
Sunrise and Edmonton: Hockey cities with big malls meet up in Stanley Cup final

Sunrise and Edmonton: Hockey cities with big malls meet up in Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON — The mayor of Sunrise, Fla., a city near the edge of the Everglades, home to the NHL Panthers and conspicuously named to avoid death, says it's not that different from Edmonton.
Edmonton Oilers tickets for Stanley Cup final against Florida sold out in minutes

Edmonton Oilers tickets for Stanley Cup final against Florida sold out in minutes

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Once tickets in Edmonton officially went on sale Wednesday for fans to watch the Oilers take on the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final, they sold out within minutes.