2024 Stanley Cup Final: Winners and Losers from Panthers-Oilers Game 6 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

It's the greatest spectacle in team sports.

Particularly a Game 7 that'll decide a championship.

That's what's coming for NHL fans on Monday for the first time since 2019 when the St. Louis Blues hoisted the Stanley Cup after a 4-3 defeat of the Boston Bruins in the deciding game.

It's the first Game 7 in the 2024 tournament for the Panthers, who cruised past Tampa Bay (4-1), Boston (4-2) and the New York Rangers (4-2) through the first three rounds.

Edmonton, meanwhile, already played in and won a seventh game on the road this season, defeating Vancouver in the second round after trailing the series three games to two.

And, like the Blues five years ago, their rally to the brink of a title came after a regular season that started poorly, cost a coach (Jay Woodcroft) his job, and saw them reach the final after having been 10 points out of a playoff spot before the midway point of the schedule.

"There is a strong belief in our locker room," forward Zach Hyman told ESPN's Emily Kaplan. "We've talked about it a bunch, but no matter how dire the circumstances we have an unshakeable belief that we can still accomplish our objectives.

"The next one's gonna be the hardest, but it feels unbelievable and it's our first opportunity to win (the series), so we relish that."