LAS VEGAS — When the Vegas Golden Knights entered the NHL in 2017 as an expansion team, their owner Bill Foley said his plan was to win the Stanley Cup in six years. That prophecy was emphatically fulfilled Tuesday night in Las Vegas, as the Golden Knights blew out the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game […]
Continue readingLAS VEGAS — In addition to being one of the Vegas Golden Knights’ six “Original Misfits,” Jonathan Marchessault can add another title to his name: Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Marchessault, 32, was named most valuable player of the playoffs following the Golden Knights’ commanding 9-3 Stanley Cup-clinching Game 5 victory Tuesday night against the Florida […]
Continue readingThe Vegas Golden Knights will try to close out the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night. Florida is trying to become just the second team in NHL history to rally from a 3-1 series deficit (or worse) to win the Stanley Cup. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs came […]
Continue readingThe 2023 Stanley Cup Final looked to be slipping away from the Florida Panthers after the team lost Games 1 and 2 by a 12-4 margin in aggregate to the Vegas Golden Knights. Heading into Game 3, Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk commented that the Panthers couldn’t “make it a series” unless they won that night. […]
Continue readingAre the Panthers destined to knot this series up? Or was this just a bump in the road to Stanley for the Knights? Wager accordingly. Here’s what I like for Game 4, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Saturday night in Florida. Resources: Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Daily lines […]
Continue readingFORT LAUDERDALE — The Vegas Golden Knights were minutes away from taking Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday before the Florida Panthers capped a furious rally late in regulation to force overtime and ultimately dump Vegas 3-2. A win would have given the Golden Knights a 3-0 stranglehold on the series and […]
Continue readingThe Stanley Cup Final heads back to Las Vegas with the Golden Knights one win away from lifting the trophy. After jumping out to a commanding 3-0 advantage in Game 4, the Golden Knights held off the Florida Panthers to take a 3-1 series lead. Chandler Stephenson scored the game’s first two goals, with William […]
Continue readingSUNRISE, Fla. — The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from the first Stanley Cup victory in franchise history. Vegas topped the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Golden Knights have the first of what could be three opportunities to close out the Panthers on […]
Continue readingThe 57-year-old Cassidy was fired by Boston following 5½ seasons in June after the Bruins were eliminated by Carolina in the opening round of the playoffs. Eight days after he was let go, he was hired by Vegas. In a matchup of two of the league’s top three teams, Western Conference-leading Vegas opened a 3-0 […]
Continue readingThe weekend’s limited in-conference action launches when the Ducks visit the Wild at 2pm ET, followed by Toronto’s Mitchell Marner vying to register a point in a potentially record-breaking 19th straight game in Tampa, then wraps up with the Coyotes visiting the now Thatcher Demko-less Canucks in Vancouver. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | […]
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