The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs began with sixteen hopeful teams, but that number has now been reduced to just two. For the second consecutive year, the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers are set to battle it out in the Stanley Cup Final.
Will the Oilers achieve their goal and lift the Cup for the first time since 1990? Or can the Panthers secure another victory, potentially establishing themselves as a new dominant force in the NHL?
Members of the ESPN hockey coverage team have evaluated the possibilities and shared their predictions for the series winner.
Stanley Cup Final Picks
- Sean Allen: Panthers in six
- Blake Bolden: Oilers in seven
- John Buccigross: Oilers in seven
- Ryan Callahan: Oilers in six
- Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Oilers in seven
- Sachin Chandan: Oilers in six
- Meghan Chayka: Oilers in seven
- Ryan S. Clark: Oilers in seven
- Rachel Doerrie: Panthers in six
- Emily Kaplan: Oilers in seven
- Tim Kavanagh: Oilers in six
- Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in six
- Steve Levy: Oilers in seven
- Vince Masi: Oilers in five
- Victoria Matiash: Panthers in seven
- Sean McDonough: Oilers in seven
- Mark Messier: Oilers in seven
- AJ Mleczko: Panthers in six
- Arda Öcal: Oilers in six
- Kristen Shilton: Panthers in seven
- John Thoering: Panthers in seven
- Bob Wischusen: Panthers in seven
- Greg Wyshynski: Panthers in six
Consensus prediction: Oilers (14 out of 23 picks)
