For the first time in nearly two decades, the Edmonton Oilers will take part in the Stanley Cup final when it begins on Saturday, June 8, in Sunrise, Fla. Standing in their way will be the Florida Panthers – a team that didn’t exist the previous time the Oilers won a championship – who are back in the final for the second successive year and looking to atone for their 4-1 best-of-seven-series loss to the Vegas Golden Knights last June.

For Edmonton, this is a chance for its latest golden generation, led by captain Connor McDavid and ably assisted by

Leon Draisaitl, to deliver on the promise that had seemed assured when the team drafted McDavid first overall in 2015.

The Oilers went on a Cinderella run during the playoff series of 2006, eliminating the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings in the opening round of the playoffs, before dispatching the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In so doing, the Edmonton Oilers became the first eighth seed in NHL history to reach the final.