The championship trophy tussles are heating up, with history being made in both the NHL and NBA finals series.

It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year, with both the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final underway simultaneously.

The NHL’s Florida Panthers meet the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with both squads hoping to nab the hardest trophy in sports for the first time in (their admittedly short) franchise history.

With the Eastern Conference champion already decided, the quest for the West rages on and could be decided by the end of the weekend.

Unlike their ball-bouncing buddies, both NHL Conference Finals could end in sweeps in the coming days.

All four Conference Finals games have gone to overtime (OT), and with two squads taking early 2-0 leads, it’s brought some serious tension.

While the NHL contends with questions about the Arizona Coyotes’ future, four other warm-weather squads are taking to the ice for the Conference Finals.

It’s been 30 years…and now it’ll be at least one more before a Canadian team brings the Stanley Cup back to the Great White North after both remaining squads were eliminated over the weekend.

While the Carolina Hurricanes (up 3-1 over the NJ Devils) can punch their ticket to the third round tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET, Canada’s teams find themselves on the wrong side of potential elimination scenarios.

South of the border aside, let’s take a closer look at our Canadian contenders, future stars included.

Both Canadian contenders started the second round at a deficit, but there’s still plenty to fight for in these seven-game battles.