The Stanley Cup final is set to start Saturday and here\u0027s a quick look at the two non\u002Dtraditional participants.
However, after a hectic schedule fraught with travel in the first two rounds, rust might be a factor now.They fended off a late run by Edmonton to be the West’s top seed and basically took care of any Canadian hopes to end a 30-year Cup jinx by beating the Winnipeg Jets in five and the Oilers in a hard-fought six-game series against Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Dallas threw a scare into them after Vegas grabbed a 3-0 lead, but they persevered and have home ice in the final.The mystique of Matthew Tkachuk grows with each series, whether it’s surreptitious post-whistle pokes to rile foes or dramatic overtime goals. Not a bad quote either, which is good for the game in a series that might not grab national attention at first.Article content
Sergei Bobrovsky, much later in his highly paid career than people expected, has become the goaltending force that every Cup aspirant must have. The Panthers’ defence features the rock-solid Radko Gudas and Brandon Montour, who, thanks to OT, is averaging close to 28 minutes a game.Jonathan Marchessault has 13 points in his past eight games, which picked up for Jack Eichel, who failed to score in the Dallas series.
Paul Maurice thought he might be out of the game again for awhile after parting ways with the Winnipeg Jets, but the fifth-highest winner in league history stepped into a great situation with the dormant 2022 regular-season champions. Bruce Cassidy, also in his first year with a new club, looked like he’d be upstaged when Jim Montgomery took over his old Bruins and set numerous franchise and league records. But Butch gets another shot at his first Cup with Vegas after losing to the Blues in Game 7 in 2019.Numbers get skewed a little in playoffs, but Florida has the better power play at 27.9% to the Knights’ 18.5%, while both teams are below 75% in penalty killing. Tkachuk has nine power-play points.
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