The 2023 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2022–23 season and the culmination of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers four games to one in the best-of-seven series to earn their first championship in their sixth season. Hotel-casino owner Derek Stevens, center left, celebrates after the Golden Knights scored during the third period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the May 28, 2023 10:29 am ET. Tune in to watch Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals on Monday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN when the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Dallas Stars. The Golden Knights lead 3-2 in the series. Dallas secured a 4-2 road victory over the Vegas Golden Knights its last time out on May 27. Vegas’ last game was a home loss, 4-2, to The Golden Knights allowed less than three goals per game and punished opponents with calculated physicality, a benefit of the depth that ensured no one player had to be overextended. “Everyone’s got to give a little bit,” said defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, now a two-time Cup winner after captaining St. Louis to its first championship in 2019. INSKEEP: The Vegas Golden Knights won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history by defeating the Florida Panthers in five games. In the final, Mark Stone of the Knights had a hat trick - three Golden Knights take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final with big win over Panthers Coming into the Stanley Cup Final, he had won 11 of his last 12 starts with a 1.95 goals-against average and .942 22 hours ago · The Golden Knights lost the special teams battle by a score of 2-0. The first goal given up was a breakdown from the faceoff. It took the Avalanche 10 seconds to win a faceoff, execute four passes Published May 31. Jon Hamm is excited for this Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights. “Stoked, man,” the actor and noted hockey fan said. “I live in L.A The Stanley Cup is often described as the hardest trophy in sports to win, but it certainly didn’t look like it this year. The Golden Knights went 15-6 on their way to winning the Cup. If you bet on the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup Final, you're experiencing this first hand. In their inaugural season, the Golden Knights were offered as long as 500-1 odds to win y0B2gQX.