The Tampa Bay Lightning made three straight appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, but according to Mkhail Sergachev, it was Jeff Blashill that ruined their chances.

For the players, there are 14 members of the Panthers whose names appear on the cup in both years. The eight first timers are Uvis Balinskis, Jesper Boqvist, A.J. Greer, Seth Jones, Tomas Nosek Mackie ...