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The Florida Panthers are aiming for a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship, a feat not seen in the NHL since the 1980s.

The team began its season without injured stars Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.

SUNRISE — The 2025 championship banner had just settled into the Amerant Bank Arena rafters when the chant started:

"We want three! We want three!"

Not one. Not two. But three.

The Florida Panthers are back and in the same spot they were a year ago as the defending Stanley Cup champions .

But instead of chasing history, now they are looking to make history.

Winning back-to-back Stanley Cups is cool. Been there. Done that.

But three in a row?

Three NHL franchises have won three or more consecutive Stanley Cups, none in the lifetime of any player in

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