We are now fifty five days into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The last game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was yesterday. That game was game four of the Stanley Cup Finals. This series is between the Wester Conference Champions Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference Champions Florida Panthers. The Golden Knights won game one and game two. The next game in this series is on Tuesday.
Coming into game four of the Stanley Cup Finals the Vegas Golden Knights had a 2-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers after winning game one 5-2 and game two 7-2. The Panthers won game three 3-2 in overtime. Game three started off with an early Golden Knights goal. Chandler Stephenson scored to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. The scored after the first period was 1-0 Golden Knights.
Chandler Stephenson scored again to give the Golden Knights a two goal lead. William Karlson scored to give the Golden Knights a three goal lead. Brandon Montour scored to get the Panthers on the board. The score was 3-1 Golden Knights heading into he third period.
Aleksander Barkov scored the only goal of the third period. His goal for the Panthers would not be enough. The Golden Knights held on to win 3-2. The Vegas Golden Knights now have a 3-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
This was a big response from the Golden Knights. While this game was still close the Golden Knights maintained control throughout the game. Once they went up by three it was pretty much over for the Panthers. Now the Panthers will have to have a huge response in game five to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive. Which is no easy task in Las Vegas. Will the Vegas Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup with a game five win? How will the Florida Panthers respond? Will the Panthers be able to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive?
Game three will be on Tuesday, June 13th. The start time is set for 5:00pm PST. The game will be in Las Vegas.
Game five is on Tuesday.
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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