Ex-Sabre factor
Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues and Dmitry Kulikov all won their first Cups last year with the Panthers. Evander Kane and Jeff Skinner are trying for their first with the Oilers, with Skinner potentially going the distance after playing an NHL-record 1,078 games before his first trip to the playoffs. Incredible Stat Alert: Kane would become the ninth member of the 2016-17 Sabres (78 points, last in the Atlantic) to win a Cup after leaving Buffalo.