Panthers beat Oilers in Stanley Cup Final Game 7 as Canada’s drought continues

• As it happened: Edmonton Oilers 1-2 Florida Panthers
• Florida claim first title in franchise history

Carter Verhaeghe scored one goal and assisted on another to pace the Florida Panthers to a title-clinching 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Sam Reinhart netted the Cup-winning for the Panthers, who saw a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series disappear before claiming the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. Edmonton's defeat extends the string of years since a Canadian team last won the Stanley Cup to 31. The Montreal Canadiens last brought the cup north in 1993. Since then, there have been seven attempts by teams from Canadian-based cities - Vancouver in 1994 and 2011, Calgary in 2004, the Oilers in 2006, Ottawa in 2007 and the Canadiens in 2021 - to win titles, and all were in vain.