The Panthers, meanwhile, have no such issue. Bobrovsky is their guy. He has been ever since regaining the starting job midway through the first round of the 2023 playoffs, their first of three consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Final. He is as steady as they come, and his performance has shown for it.

The good vibes are all here, but the fellas know this series is far from over as things sit 3-2. In 2024, the Florida Panthers made history by winning their first-ever Stanley Cup Championship.

The Florida Panthers are one win away from capturing their second straight Stanley Cup Championship. A dominating Game 5 performance forced the Edmonton Oilers

Entering Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, with the series tied 2-2, Barkov has just two points in the Cup Final — both assists that came on the power play in Florida’s Game 4 overtime loss on Thursday. He has just 10 total shots on goal through the four games.

Tkachuk perhaps hasn't been the same flame throwing, in-your-face presence he was two seasons ago, when he began to help transform the results and the aura of the Panthers, who are in the Cup Final for a third straight year and on the verge of repeating as champions.

After four high-flying games in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers played their best smothering, dead puck game, throttling the Edmonton Oilers at most every turn in a 5-2 win.

One NHL Insider thinks the Panthers could retain one of their top players in Sam Bennett, who can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

The Florida Panthers are one win away from securing back-to-back Stanley Cup titles after their Game 5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.