We are now forty eight days into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There was one game yesterday. Yesterdays game was game one of the Stanley Cup Finals. This series is between the Wester Conference Champions Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference Champions Florida Panthers. The Next game in this series will be tomorrow.
It was game one of the Stanley Cup Finals. This game could set the tone for the rest of the series. Winning this game means a lot. Eric Staal scored the opening goal of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals. His short handed goal gave the Panthers the lead. Jonathan Marchessault scored late in the period on the powerplay to tie the game. The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
Shea Theadore scored to give the Golden Knights the lead. Anthony Duclair late in the period. His goal would tie the game again. The score was tied at 2-2 going into third period.
Zac Whitecloud scored to give the Golden Knights the lead. Mark Stone scored to give the Golden Knights a two goal lead. Reilly Smith scored late in the third period. His goal would give the Golden Knights a three goal lead. The final score was 5-1 Golden Knights. The Vegas Golden Knights now have a 1-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Golden Knights didn’t give up after going down a goal. They stuck with it and kept it tied into the third period. In the third period the Golden Knights found another gear. They were able to keep the Panthers out of the net while their offense got rolling. This is a big win for them. This is the first Panther loss since the second round. I imagine they are not happy about that. It is only the first game. There is still a lot of hockey left to be played. Will the Golden Knights continue to outplay the Panthers in game two? How will the Panthers respond?
Game two will be on Monday, June 5th, 2023. The start time is set for 5:00pm PST. The game will be in Las Vegas.
Game two will be on Monday, June 5th, 2023.
The Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, and New Jersey Devils advanced to round two. The Winnipeg Jets, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers were eliminated in round one.
The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Seattle Kraken have been eliminated in round two.
The Carolina Hurricanes have been eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Florida Panthers have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Dallas Stars have been eliminated in the Western Conference Finals. The Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Staley Cup Finals.
The Stanley Cup Finals will be between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers.
Zac Electrifly 
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