Seven gamers named to preliminary rosters for the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026 are a part of the 2025 Stanley Cup Remaining, together with Oilers teammates Connor McDavid (Canada) and Leon Draisaitl (Germany), in addition to Panthers forwards Aleksander Barkov (Finland), Sam Reinhart (Canada) and Matthew Tkachuk (USA). Click here for notes on all 72 gamers introduced Monday. * The Stanley Cup will probably be within the constructing tonight because the Panthers goal to clinch a second straight championship and the Oilers attempt to maintain it in its case – precisely 19 years after they gained Game 6 of the 2006 Final, forcing Sport 7 with a Jussi Markkanen shutout and Fernando Pisani game-winner.
* The primary potential Cup-clinching sport of the rematch begins at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, Max, truTV, Sportsnet, TVA Sports activities and CBC. Followers can prepare for puck drop with Stanley Cup Dwell offered by GEICO, at 6:30 p.m. ET on NHL.com and the NHL YouTube channel.
OLYMPIC-BOUND STARS SET FOR GAME 6 OF STANLEY CUP FINAL
Oilers teammates Connor McDavid (Canada) and Leon Draisaitl (Germany), in addition to Panthers teammates Aleksander Barkov (Finland), Sam Reinhart (Canada), Matthew Tkachuk (USA), Uvis Balinskis (Latvia) and Nico Sturm (Germany) all have been named Monday to preliminary rosters for the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026.
REINHART WILL HAVE SHOT AT ’TRIPLE GOLD CLUB,’ MCDAVID HOPES TO AS WELL
Similar to they did on the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, Oilers ahead Connor McDavid and Panthers ahead Sam Reinhart will once more crew up on the worldwide stage with the objective of bringing gold to again to Canada. Whether or not they every will probably be vying for the “Triple Gold Membership” come subsequent February will probably be decided both tonight or Friday.
* McDavid and Reinhart each gained gold with Canada on the 2016 World Championship, alongside three different gamers on this collection (Corey Perry, Calvin Pickard & Brad Marchand).
* Reinhart, in fact, already has a Stanley Cup after scoring the clinching objective final 12 months in Sport 7 – which McDavid might want to assist drive as soon as once more to maintain his “Triple Gold Membership” hopes alive when the puck drops on the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026 on Feb. 11.
* Reinhart and fellow Olympic-bound ahead Brayden Level every have a Cup-clinching goal – which has been scored by a Canadian in six of the previous 10 seasons. Reinhart is at the moment one in all 5 gamers named to preliminary rosters who has a shot at coming into the “Triple Gold Membership” at Milano Cortina 2026.
* A Canadian has captained the Stanley Cup champion in seven of the past 10 seasons, with McDavid aiming so as to add his identify to that listing after falling simply quick throughout his Conn Smythe Trophy-winning efficiency in 2024.
* If McDavid and the Oilers handle to increase the collection in opposition to the Panthers, the second straight Stanley Cup Remaining Sport 7 between these golf equipment would mark profession playoff sport 97 for No. 97. It might mark simply the third Stanley Cup Remaining Sport 7 on Canadian soil within the NHL’s growth period (since 1967-68) and second in Edmonton (1987; additionally 2011 in Vancouver). -16065410.png)
TKACHUK AND BARKOV SEEK ANOTHER CUP BEFORE OLYMPICS SEASON
Since changing into teammates in 2022-23, Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov have mixed for 609 whole factors, helped Florida declare 185 victories (together with 44 within the postseason), attain the Stanley Cup Remaining in all three seasons and declare the primary championship in franchise historical past. Tkachuk and Barkov now have the membership a win away from a repeat, rating first and second on the crew, respectively, in assists and amongst a gaggle of 5 20-point Panthers.
* Barkov is on the point of changing into the primary European to captain a number of Stanley Cup champions, after guiding a crew that included 4 Finnish gamers final 12 months – essentially the most by any Cup winner in League historical past. Although he hasn’t scored a objective since Sport 3 of the Convention Finals, Barkov has 5 assists since then – together with the highlight-reel helper on the series-clinching objective in opposition to Carolina and 0-3—3 throughout the previous two video games versus Edmonton.
* Tkachuk shares the crew lead with 22 points this postseason, the identical whole he co-led the Panthers with last year (alongside Barkov) and two shy of the career-high and team-best 24 he had throughout his first run to the Remaining with Florida in 2023.
DRAISAITL SEEKS GAME 7 FOR SHOT AT JOINING FATHER’S FORMER TEAMMATE
Leon Draisaitl is each the highest-scoring participant in these playoffs – sharing the League lead with Connor McDavid at 33 factors – and the highest-scoring German participant in NHL historical past, with almost double the purpose whole of the subsequent highest scorer in regular season and greater than quadruple within the postseason.
* Draisaitl is ready to make his first-ever look on the Winter Olympic Video games, and can look to hitch future Germany teammate Nico Sturm by heading to Italy with a Stanley Cup in tow. Sturm gained the Cup with Colorado in 2022 and has performed 23 whole video games with Florida since being acquired March 6. 
* Draisaitl was a part of the German roster that helped the crew qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympic Video games, sharing the event lead with 5 factors on the 2017 Males’s Remaining Olympic Ice Hockey Qualification. He’ll goal to ship one other clutch efficiency to present himself a shot at mirroring a feat achieved 29 years in the past by Uwe Krupp: rating a Cup-clinching objective in opposition to Florida. Krupp and Draisaitl’s father, Peter, have been teammates with Germany on the 1998 Olympic Winter Video games – the primary to incorporate NHL gamers.
QUICK CLICKS
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* Aleksander Barkov ‘just has everything’ in latest Stanley Cup run for Panthers
* Oilers eager to get out of ‘another difficult spot’ in Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final
* Matthew Tkachuk ‘feeling the best I’ve felt’ for Panthers heading into Game 6 of Cup Final
* NHL in ‘really good spot’ with Olympics to follow Cup Final, 4 Nations Face-Off
