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Family matters: Which 2024 draft prospects have relatives with NHL ties?
From Macklin Celebrini to Tij Iginla to Miroslav Satan Jr., this year's group features several names that might sound familiar.
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EDMONTON WINS 8-1
GAME 5 TUESDAY, 8 P.M. ON ABC/ESPN+
Oilers strike back with Game 4 blowout: Grades, takeaways and a look ahead to Game 5
The two clubs are headed back to Florida after Edmonton's dominant play. Here's what we learned, and what to watch in Game 5.
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PLAYOFFS CENTRAL
Stanley Cup Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, game previews for the NHL's postseason
From the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered. Explore the full results, and coverage on each team.
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MARIO KART OR POKER?
An underlying battle of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final? Mario Kart vs. Poker
The Oilers and Panthers set a record for the longest distance between two teams in a Cup Final. They have different ways to pass the time in transit.
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WHAT HAPPENS THIS SUMMER?
DRAFT, TRADES, FREE AGENCY, MORE
GMs, agents predict the NHL offseason: Stamkos' decision, goalie carousel, Utah's big swing(s)
As the Panthers and Oilers battle for the Cup, all 32 of the league's GMs are preparing for the draft, trades and free agency. Here's the latest buzz.
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LEGEND OF THE CUP
'You don't touch the Stanley Cup until you've earned it': How the Keeper of the Cup helped shape hockey lore
The NHL postseason is steeped in tradition: playoff beards, post-game handshakes, and more. Yet there is one ritual that eclipses them all.
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TKACHUK RETURNS TO ALBERTA
Veteran of the Battle of Alberta, Matthew Tkachuk returns to Edmonton as Public Enemy No. 1
Oilers fans are quite familiar with the Panthers winger, who used to torment them as a member of the Calgary Flames.
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OILERS' PSYCHOLOGY EDGE
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'Unshakable belief and confidence:' How a sports psychologist helped make the Oilers Cup finalists
George Mumford has worked with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant among others and this season he's helped the Oilers find success and reach the Stanley Cup Final.
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TRAVEL TALES
The 2024 Cup Final journey: How Panthers, Oilers can manage a 2,541-mile trip between cities
How will the Panthers and Oilers deal with the record-setting travel distance during the Cup Final? Here's what a behavioral sleep expert had to say.
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- Gushin' with goals: Oilers avoid sweep, win 8-1
- Maurice: Blowout loss 'all part of this process'
- McDavid sets single-postseason assists record
- Bobrovsky pulled as Panthers fail to clinch Cup
- Assistant coach Boucher won't be back with Leafs
- Hurricanes, D-man Chatfield have 3-year, $9M deal
- Panthers not assuming anything with 3-0 lead
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