Out of sixteen teams that started in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, only two remain. For the second consecutive year, the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers will compete against each other in the Stanley Cup Final.
Will the Oilers achieve their goal and lift the Cup for the first time since 1990? Or will the Panthers secure back-to-back championships, potentially signaling the start of a dynasty in Florida?
ESPN`s hockey analysts have weighed the possibilities for both teams and provided their predictions.
Stanley Cup Final Matchup
P3 Edmonton Oilers vs. A3 Florida Panthers
Expert Predictions
- Sean Allen: Panthers in 6
- Blake Bolden: Oilers in 7
- John Buccigross: Oilers in 7
- Ryan Callahan: Oilers in 6
- Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Oilers in 7
- Sachin Chandan: Oilers in 6
- Meghan Chayka: Oilers in 7
- Ryan S. Clark: Oilers in 7
- Rachel Doerrie: Panthers in 6
- Emily Kaplan: Oilers in 7
- Tim Kavanagh: Oilers in 6
- Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in 6
- Steve Levy: Oilers in 7
- Vince Masi: Oilers in 5
- Victoria Matiash: Panthers in 7
- Sean McDonough: Oilers in 7
- Mark Messier: Oilers in 7
- AJ Mleczko: Panthers in 6
- Arda Öcal: Oilers in 6
- Kristen Shilton: Panthers in 7
- John Thoering: Panthers in 7
- Bob Wischusen: Panthers in 7
- Greg Wyshynski: Panthers in 6
Consensus Pick: Oilers (14 out of 23 picks)
