Corey Perry one win away from a fifth Stanley Cup Final in six seasons

We all know the Corey Perry story.

After winning his Stanley Cup early in his career with the Ducks, Perry went on to lose in the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 to Dallas, in 2021 to Montreal and in 2022 to Tampa Bay.

After a short stint in Chicago, he also went on to lose in the 2024 finals with the Oilers.

That brings us back to the present. And what we’re seeing is that, once again, Perry is well positioned to play in this year’s Stanley Cup Final.

He’s one win away (the Edmonton Oilers are 3-1 against Dallas and clearly in the driver’s seat) from returning, for the sixth time in his career and fifth time in six seasons, to the Finals.

It would be the first time he had done so with the same team as the year before. He has played for six clubs in his career and, apart from his short stint in Chicago, has taken all his teams to the final. #Wow

In fact, he has 230 games of playoff experience.

Playoff games played since 2000:

– Corey Perry (230)
– Pittsburgh Penguins (219)
– Tampa Bay Lightning (218)
– Boston Bruins (208)
– San Jose Sharks (204)

Corey Perry is in a league of his own pic.twitter.com/MxLOLbLPuC

– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 28, 2025

It’s also worth noting that, unlike last year, Perry is performing well. Last year, in 19 games, he scored once and earned just two assists.

This year? In 15 games, he has six goals and nine points. He’s even tied with Jean Béliveau and other players (Teemu Selanne, Mark Recchi and Ron Francis) for the most goals in a playoff run for a guy at least 39 years old at the start of the playoffs.

At 40, he’s like fine wine. https://t.co/nD3UVWoWET

– TVA Sports (@TVASports) May 28, 2025

In short, he’s on a roll. And his experience is worth its weight in gold.

I’m sure a lot of people would be happy to see him win a second ring… and to see him, by necessity, help Canada bring home the Stanley Cup.

overtime

– It could be the wrist.

Tough break in Edmonton pic.twitter.com/k6q0ggTu3M

– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) May 28, 2025

– Colleague Maxime Truman is on the case.

I found the footage of Jesse Saputo injuring his (right?) knee. It was during contact with 1 opponent near the line.

Jesse tried to play afterwards, but resigned himself to leaving the field.

Unfortunately, I fear 1 operation in his case. https://t.co/qOHcDDPGG9 pic.twitter.com/CzlUvZcbsG

– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) May 28, 2025

– Well done.

Mike Sullivan thanked Pittsburgh with a billboard in the city pic.twitter.com/N5e5ugNqfs

– BarDown (@BarDown) May 28, 2025

– He’ll get back up.

Fernando Tatis Jr. even came to the rookie’s defense. https://t.co/H1rwfKHOQ6

– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) May 28, 2025

– The Mammoth signs his first pick of 2023. He had been drafted by the Coyotes after David Reinbacher, but before Matvei Michkov.

The Utah Mammoth have signed Dmitri Simashev to a three-year, entry-level contract. He was picked sixth overall by Arizona in 2023.

– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 28, 2025