The Panthers would love to make this the 31st consecutive season it is won by a team in the U.S. They have played a lot of games over the past three years and trips to the final, but the chance to lift the trophy is enough to push off that fatigue for at least one more game and two at most.

Following their 5-2 win Saturday in Game 5 of a Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Oilers, the Panthers have a 3-2 series lead. Florida can clinch its second straight title as early as Tuesday, when it plays Game 6 on home ice at Amerant Bank Arena.