The Florida Panthers are heading back to the Stanley Cup Finals after a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They were down 0-2 early from two goals by Sebastian Aho, but scored three in quick succession. Carter Verhaeghe scored the game winning goal after Seth Jarvis tied the game in the third, the dagger to end the series. Tonight, we'll see if Edmonton can join them.

The Oilers will have to return to the Finals without Zach Hyman, who is done for the season.

The London Knights play in the Memorial Cup semifinals on Friday night against the Moncton Wildcats.

Wildcats advance to Memorial Cup semifinal with win over Oceanic
Gabe Smith scored two goals and had two assists as the Moncton Wildcats advanced to the Memorial Cup semifinal with a 6-2 win over the Rimouski Oceanic on Wednesday night.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the game was overshadowed by the sudden death of a family member. Taylor MacDougall is the GM of the team, his father Gardiner is the head coach. They and the whole team are mourning the loss of Taylor's father-in-law, Patrick Buckley.

Wildcats coach Gardiner MacDougall reflects on family tragedy at Memorial Cup | TSN
Taylor MacDougall was expecting to see his team hit the ice at the Memorial Cup on Monday when he received a devastating phone call.

On the London Knights side, a depth player who has a habit of getting suspended is... you guessed it... suspended.

CHL Announces Discipline at the 2025 Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup Games Committee today announced that the London Knights have been fined $2,000 and player Ryder Boulton has been suspended for one game for a pregame warmup violation against the Medicine Hat Tigers on May 27, 2025.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost Stacy Roest from their front office. He was the GM of the Syracuse Crunch and head of player development. Rumour has it he's going to the New York Islanders.

Lightning player development head Stacy Roest out as assistant GM
The organization is suddenly without two of its top hockey operations officials.