The Golden Knights go to their second ever Stanley Cup Final where they’ll play the Florida Panthers.
The Vegas Golden Knights are on their way to the Stanley Cup Final to face the Florida Panthers after a 6-0 blowout of the Dallas Stars in Game 6. The Stars fought valiantly to push this series beyond the 3-0 deficit they initially faced, but four wins in a row against the same team is a tough feat, especially with your backs against the wall, and Vegas was the eventual victor in the Western Conference Final.
Much like most of this series, it was the Golden Knights getting off to the hot start by dominating the play, and they were rewarded with the first goal of the game. Just 3:41 into the first period, Keegan Kolesar’s work along the boards resulted in the puck going into the slot right on William Carrier’s stick, andHowever, the issue for Vegas in these past two games was that they let the game get away from them after that first goal.
, and with his ninth goal of the playoffs, he set a new Golden Knights franchise record for goals in a playoff season. The fourth line went to work again a few minutes later, as Kolesar sent a zone entry pass to Carrier and bolted for the net, where and make it 3-0 before the end of the first period. It was outright domination in the first for Vegas, outshooting Dallas 16-7 and having the edge in 5v5 scoring chances at 14-3 and 5v5 expected goals at 1.3-0.19.
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