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Florida Panthers won back-to-back Stanley Cups after winning games 6 over Edmonton Oilers, 5-1, Tuesday night.
As one would expect, a party followed in the AMERANT BANK Arena, and it lasted all night long for both players and fans.
However, what Captain Aleksander Barkov did in the early hours of Wednesday morning is one of the funniest Stanley Cup stories of all time.
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Florida Panthers Center Aleksander Barkov, #16, lifts the Stanley Cup after winning the game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup final against Edmonton Oilers in the American Bank Arena. (SAM NAVARRO-MAILED PICTURES)
A ring camera in Barkov’s development caught him in house for house and showed his neighbors Stanley Cup. Yes, he brought it home with him.
Panthers GM Bill Zito appeared on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show”, where he shared that Barkov was walking around his neighborhood at. 5 with Lord Stanley’s Cup.
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“Apparently he went home like five in the morning to change and clean up before they continued to go,” Zito told the show. “And walked around his neighborhood and knocked on everyone’s front door. ‘Hi, do you want coffee with the cup?'”
The Stanley Cup has been practically everywhere over the years, especially with each player and coach who gets a day with it before the new season begins.
Florida Panthers Center Aleksander Barkov, #16, controls the puck against Edmonton Oilers in the second period in match five of the 2025 Stanley Cup final at Rogers Place. (Sergei Belski-Pre-Preferred Pictures)
So even though Barkov’s story is not the craziest situation the cup has been in, it is still a fun as he wanted to share the celebration with everyone he could, even his neighbors.
Barkov, now a two-time Stanley Cup champion, had two assists in the game 6 Rout of the Oilers, including the perfect passport for Sam Reinhart on his second of four goals at night. This goal gave Florida a commanding 3-0 lead in the second period.
Panthers has played to the point where the dynasty conversation has come up, and Barkov is one of many superstars on the guard schedule returning to the 2025-26 season.
Florida Panthers Center Aleksander Barkov, #16, lifts the Stanley Cup after winning the game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup final against Edmonton Oilers in the American Bank Arena. (SAM NAVARRO-MAILED PICTURES)
However, preparation for three titles in a row will definitely come. Currently, Barkov and the rest of his teammates keep the party going, and he will definitely have everyone involved.
