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Florida Panthers to face the Oilers for first game of the final

A hockey player looks to pass the puck on the ice during a game.
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Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) looks to pass the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y.

The rematch Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers gets going with Game 1 tonight.

The Oilers have home-ice advantage this time after starting the series in Florida a year ago.

The Panthers went up 3-0 back then, lost three in a row and then won Game 7 to capture the first title in franchise history.

The Panthers are in the final for a third consecutive season.

The team is just four wins away from becoming the National Hockey League's first back-to-back champions since state rival the Tampa Bay Lightning won in 2020 and 2021.

READ MORE: The Panthers had to learn how to win. The Lightning helped show them the way

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Sherrilyn Cabrera is WLRN's senior producer.
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