Matthew Tkachuk Makes Unexpected 'Underdog' Claim Before Stanley Cup Final originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Florida Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive year, with a chance to defend the franchise’s first championship.

With his second goal of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Bennett now has 12 goals this postseason. That's the most by a Panthers player in a single postseason. Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe were tied for the previous record with 11 each,

Just less than a year later, those two teams are back in the Stanley Cup Final, a rematch between the champion Panthers and the runner-up Oilers that begins with Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).