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The Guardian - US
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David Lengel

Florida Panthers beat Edmonton Oilers in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 – as it happened

Florida Panthers fans celebrate their team’s decisive goal in the second period
Florida Panthers fans celebrate their team’s decisive goal in the second period. Photograph: Sam Navarro/USA Today Sports

The Cup cometh

Aleksander Barkov is the first Finnish-born captain to hoist the Stanley Cup in its 132-year history! After 30 years and four tedious attempts this time around, Florida have done it, taking their first trophy, avenging their defeat a season ago to Vegas. Congratulations once again to the Panthers!

That does it for our live coverage of a memorable Game 7, thanks to all of you for following along with us! Wherever you are, good morning, afternoon and goodnight! You can read a full report here:

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MVP

Gary Bettman is talking, which is always an invitation to boo as much as possible, regardless of what he’s saying.

But wait, the Conn Smythe trophy goes to Connor McDavid! Isn’t he on the losing team? You don’t see that often! It’s for the entity of the playoffs of course. How about that?

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