“Hopefully we’ll see you next year” was the message Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk delivered to Oilers captain Connor McDavid during the handshake line after the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, and 1,392 NHL games later that has become a reality. Florida and Edmonton both skated to decisive series wins as the lower seeds during the Conference Finals to set up just the second Stanley Cup Final rematch in the past 40 years.

Game 1 goes Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Max, Sportsnet, TVA Sports and CBC.