2024 Stanley Cup Final: Ranking the top 10 impact players in Panthers vs. Oilers

These players will play a major role in determining the next Stanley Cup champion

By Austin Nivison  & Chris Bengel Jun 8, 2024 at 3:16 am ET• 6 min read

The 2024 Stanley Cup Final features a pair of the NHL's most loaded rosters. The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers both have plenty of star power, and those marquee names will go toe-to-toe for hockey's ultimate prize.

The top of the Oilers' lineup, headlined by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, is as loaded as they come. Edmonton has no problem lighting up the scoreboard with so much high-end skill on the ice, but players like Mattias Ekholm give the lineup some balance on the back end too.

The Panthers, on the other hand, are a team that prides themselves on playing suffocating defense from top to bottom. Captain Aleksander Barkov and defenseman Gustav Forsling will be asked to contain McDavid as much as possible while Matthew Tkachuk leads a punishing forecheck for the Panthers in the offensive zone.

Over the next four to seven games, key players on both sides of this matchup will make big plays to determine the NHL's next champion. Here's a look at the top 10 impact players in this year's Stanley Cup Final.