2025 STANLEY CUP FINAL: GAME 6 - Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, MAX, truTV, SN, TVAS, CBC)
Player to watch for point, assist and/or goal: Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA
The Florida Panthers center has 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in 22 games in the postseason and three assists in his past two games during the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Barkov had 44 points (13 goals, 31 assists) at home in the regular season (compared to 27 points on road) and has eight points (three goals, five assists) in nine home games this postseason. Per NHL EDGE stats, Barkov ranks third among all forwards in the postseason in total miles skated (72.23), is fourth in high-danger shots on goal (22) and tied for ninth in high-danger goals (four). Barkov also ranks highly in offensive zone time percentage at even strength (45.5; 93rd percentile). -- Chris Meaney
Player to watch for goal, point and/or shots on goal: Corey Perry, F, EDM
The Oilers veteran is one of four players with double-digit goal totals this postseason (10; tied for third) after scoring again in Game 5; the 40-year-old wing has scored in three of the five Stanley Cup Final games, has had multiple shots on goal in all five games and a total of 17 SOG in the series. Perry is tied with Matthew Tkachuk of the Panthers for the most power-play goals (five each) in the 2025 playoffs and, per NHL EDGE stats, is tied with Florida’s Sam Bennett for the League lead in high-danger goals (eight each). Perry is also second in the NHL in high-danger shots on goal and ranks highly in even-strength skating distance (40.59 miles; 91st percentile). -- Pete Jensen
Player to watch for multiple points, shots on goal and/or goal: Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM
The Oilers forward leads all skaters in the Stanley Cup Final with eight points (four goals, four assists) through five games against the Panthers and shares the NHL lead with 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) through 21 games this postseason, tied with teammate Connor McDavid (seven goals, 26 assists). Draisaitl has 19 points (three goals, 16 assists) in 14 games when facing elimination in his career, including five multipoint games; his 16 assists in that situation ranks tied for second among active players trailing only Patrick Kane (18 in 23 games). Draisaitl has 13 shot attempts and six shots on goal in the past two games after he was held without either in Game 3. Per NHL EDGE IQ, Draisaitl has generated seven high-probability shot attempts (at or above a projected goal rate of 12.0 percent) in the series, tied with Florida's Sam Bennett for the most of any player in the Cup Final. Draisaitl, an elite goal-scorer who led the NHL in goals during the regular season (52), is also an NHL EDGE standout in terms of 20-plus mph speed bursts (73; third), high-danger goals (seven; tied for third), total skating distance (73.73 miles; fourth) and high-danger SOG (19; tied for eighth) this postseason. -- Troy Perlowitz
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Others to watch for goal and/or point:
Connor McDavid, F, EDM
Brad Marchand, F, FLA
Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA
Others to watch for assist and/or point:
Eetu Luostarinen, F, FLA
Anton Lundell, F, FLA
Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM
Others to watch for shots on goal:
Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
Sam Bennett, F, FLA
Sam Reinhart, F, FLA
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Top 5 to consider for Conn Smythe Trophy:
1. Sam Bennett, FLA
2. Brad Marchand, FLA
3. Connor McDavid, EDM
4. Leon Draisaitl, EDM
5. Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA
