For the first time in NHL history, it will be the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars facing off in the Stanley Cup Finals. And one of those two teams will be winning its first Cup in more than a decade.
On Thursday night, the Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, securing a 4-2 series victory to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2015. It's been longer, though, since Tampa Bay has won it all, as it last won the Cup in 2004.