The Panthers will try to become the first team to defeat the same opponent in the Cup Final in consecutive seasons since the Montreal Canadiens swept the Boston Bruins in four games in 1977 and defeated them in six in 1978. Florida knows it won't be easy to knock off Edmonton again because it wasn't last season either.

The Panthers and Oilers will do battle for the second consecutive season after Edmonton's Game 5 win on Thursday

Forward Connor Brown, who exited Game 3 of the Western Conference Final after a hit from the Stars' Alexander Petrovic, returned to practice and confirmed his availability for the series opener. The 31-year-old missed Games 4 and 5 of the conference finals with what the team vaguely described as an "undisclosed" injury.