The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are down to their final two teams, as the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers meet for the second straight season for the right to lift the chalice. One of the players in this series is going to win the Conn Smythe as NHL postseason MVP.
Mikko Rantanen led the Conn Smythe Watch over the past two rounds of voting. But he's gone, and so are the Dallas Stars, which means there's a new leader for NHL postseason most valuable player.
We asked more than two dozen national and beat writers covering the Stanley Cup Final to name their top three MVP candidates after three rounds of play.