The Florida Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive year, with a chance to defend the franchise’s first championship. Despite their recent success, alternate team captain Matthew Tkachuk said on Tuesday that the team still sees itself carrying an "underdog role" heading into a finals rematch against the Edmonton Oilers.

With the clock ticking on Sam Bennett's contract with the Florida Panthers, the star teammate of Matthew Tkachuk and company has reportedly made a final stance on where he wants to play next season in the NHL.

Just less than a year later, those two teams are back in the Stanley Cup Final, a rematch between the champion Panthers and the runner-up Oilers that begins with Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).