Golden Knights beat Panthers for first Stanley Cup

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in recreation 5 to win the Stanley Cup for the primary time within the franchise’s six-year historical past.

Golden Knights captain Mark Stone scored three objectives whereas goaltender Adin Hill made 31 saves.

“I can’t even describe the sentiments in my abdomen proper now. The whole lot you’ll be able to think about,” mentioned Stone.

“The grind of an 82-game season, 4 play-off rounds… You grind and also you grind and also you grind. On the finish of the day, we’re the final staff standing. It’s unbelievable.”

Vegas ahead Jonathan Marchessault, who ended the postseason with 25 factors, picked up the Conn Smythe Trophy as he was named the play-offs’ Most Precious Participant (MVP).

Nicolas Hague, Alec Martinez, Reilly Smith, Michael Amadio, Ivan Barbashev and Nicolas Roy every scored as soon as for Vegas so as to add to Stone’s hat-trick – the primary within the finals since Peter Forsberg’s for the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.

The victory for Vegas, who had been based in 2017 as an growth staff, made good on Golden Knights proprietor Invoice Foley’s prediction that the staff would win a Stanley Cup inside their first six seasons.

Vegas gained the primary two video games of the collection at house earlier than claiming the second recreation performed in Florida.

Florida, who acquired the ultimate wildcard for the play-off, had defeated three of the NHL’s prime 4 groups on their technique to their first Stanley Cup ultimate since 1996.

“We had been swinging out of our weight class within the play-offs,” mentioned Panthers coach Paul Maurice.

“We hit 4 groups that had 110 factors plus. One had 135. It’s not an excuse, we don’t want one. These guys have earned the appropriate. They gave every thing they’d.”