Oilers gladly contact West trophy after Panthers keep hands-off in East

McDavid gladly touched the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl when accepting it after the Oilers’ 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 on Thursday evening that despatched the Oilers to a Stanley Cup Final rematch towards the Florida Panthers. 

“It’s pretty obvious I think,” McDavid mentioned about what was once other from the tip of remaining yr’s West ultimate. “Don’t touch it last year, you don’t win. Touch it this year, hopefully we win.”

Most NHL groups keep away from touching the convention championship trophy, with their purpose as a substitute to hoist the Stanley Cup. 

And Florida did not contact the Prince of Wales Trophy after wrapping up the East ultimate with a Game 5 win at Carolina on Wednesday evening. The Panthers are going to their 3rd Stanley Cup Final in a row. 

The Panthers touched the Prince of Wales Trophy after successful the East in 2023, and misplaced the overall. They did not remaining yr after which received the Stanley Cup in a seven-game collection over McDavid and the Oilers. 

Edmonton hasn’t received a Stanley Cup since all 5 of the Oilers’ titles got here all the way through a seven-season span from 1984-90. They additionally made it again to the Cup Final in 2006.