For the second straight year, Connor McDavid and the Oilers came agonizingly close to winning the Stanley Cup only to fall to the Florida Panthers. After two grueling playoff runs with little to show for it,

Too many slow starts, not enough offense and spotty goaltending left Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers exiting the ice for a second straight June to make way for another Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration.

For the second consecutive season, the Florida Panthers have emerged victorious in the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers—and they sealed the deal Tuesday night in dominant fashion. The Panthers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first period and never looked back,