EDMONTON, Alberta -- Matthew Tkachuk believes the reigning champion Florida Panthers are the underdogs in their Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers .

"Absolutely. We'll continue riding that underdog role. We have so far," said the Panthers winger at Tuesday's media day.

The Oilers finished with 101 points in the regular season, three more than the Panthers (98) earned over in the Eastern Conference, to secure home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final, which begins on Wednesday night. Florida defeated Edmonton for the Stanley Cup in seven games last postseason after blowing a 3-0 series lead.

But that didn't earn them favorite status for this rematch. The majority of pundits have superstar Connor McDavid lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time after an Oile

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