So here we have it, a Stanley Cup being awarded in September. In a bubble. It will be either the Tampa Bay Lightning (whose only Cup win came back in 2004) against the Dallas Stars (lone Cup in 1999). It's the first time two Sun Belt teams have faced off in the Final.
The Lightning -- looking to become the first preseason Stanley Cup favorites to win it all since the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 -- started the season slow, then became the top offensive team in the regular season.