Seth Jones certainly paid his dues. Suiting up in more than 900 games between the regular season and playoffs, the veteran defenseman is savoring his first trip to the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers. “I’m just trying to take it all in,” he said of playing on hockey’s biggest stage.

Stanley Cup Final is the same as the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, but the early results are different. The defending champion Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are tied 1-1 through two games.

Brad Marchand scored in double overtime as the Panthers won Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers at a game apiece. After losing Game 1 in overtime, Florida looked set to win in regulation tonight but Corey Perry forced OT with 18 seconds left,