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2023 Stanley Cup Finals

January 01, 1970

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.[2] The series began on June 3, and concluded on June 13.[3]

2023 Stanley Cup Finals
12345 Total
Florida Panthers 223*23 1
Vegas Golden Knights 572*39 4
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Sunrise: FLA Live Arena (3, 4)
Paradise: T-Mobile Arena (1, 2, 5)
CoachesFlorida: Paul Maurice
Vegas: Bruce Cassidy
CaptainsFlorida: Aleksander Barkov
Vegas: Mark Stone
National anthemsFlorida: Phillip Phillips (3)
Cassadee Pope (4)
Vegas: Carnell Johnson
RefereesSteve Kozari (2, 4)
Wes McCauley (1, 4)
Dan O'Rourke (1, 3)
Chris Rooney (2, 5)
Kelly Sutherland (3, 5)
DatesJune 3–13, 2023
MVPJonathan Marchessault (Golden Knights)
Series-winning goalReilly Smith (12:13, second, G5)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC/Sportsnet
(French): TVA Sports
United States:
(English): TNT/TruTV, TBS (1–4)
Announcers(CBC/SN) Chris Cuthbert and Craig Simpson
(TNT/TruTV/TBS) Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk, and Keith Jones
(NHL International) E. J. Hradek and Kevin Weekes[1]

This was the first Finals series since 2018 in which neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup.[4] For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Finals ran through the first weeks of June.[3]

Paths to the Finals edit

Florida Panthers edit

Main article: 2022–23 Florida Panthers season

This was the second Finals appearance for the Panthers. Their only previous appearance was in 1996, which they lost in a four-game sweep to the Colorado Avalanche.[5]

During the offseason, former Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice was hired as the Panthers head coach.[6] The Panthers made a large offseason acquisition, trading Jonathan Huberdeau, who led the team in points the previous year, along with MacKenzie Weegar to the Calgary Flames for Matthew Tkachuk.[7] Tkachuk led the team in points this year with 109. Through free agency, the team acquired forwards Nick Cousins,[8] Colin White,[9] and Eric Staal,[10] defenceman Marc Staal (Eric's brother),[11] and goaltender Alex Lyon.[12] The team also opted to re-sign forward Eetu Luostarinen and goaltender Spencer Knight.[13][14] Midway through the regular season, the team claimed defenceman Casey Fitzgerald off of waivers.[15]

The Panthers finished with a 42–32–8 record and obtained the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with 92 points, the lowest point total of any playoff team. In the first round, the Panthers overcame a 3–1 series deficit against the Boston Bruins, who had set the NHL season records for points and wins, and defeated them in a game seven overtime.[16] They then eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in five games during the second round and swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.[17][18] The Panthers became the fourth eighth seed to reach the Finals, following the Edmonton Oilers in 2006, the Los Angeles Kings in 2012, and the Nashville Predators in 2017.[19]

Vegas Golden Knights edit

Main article: 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season

This was Vegas' second Finals appearance. Their only previous appearance was in 2018, which they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games.[20] The Golden Knights experienced immediate success after beginning play in 2017, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season and qualifying for the playoffs in their first four. However, they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history the previous season, which led to the firing of head coach Peter DeBoer.[21]

During the offseason, the Golden Knights hired former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy as their head coach.[21] They also acquired goaltender Adin Hill in a trade,[22] re-signed Brett Howden,[23] Reilly Smith,[23] Keegan Kolesar,[24] and Nicolas Roy,[25] and also signed Phil Kessel, a two-time Stanley Cup champion during his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, during free agency.[26] At the trade deadline, the Golden Knights acquired forwards Ivan Barbashev (reuniting him with Alex Pietrangelo from the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues) and Teddy Blueger,[27][28] as well as goaltender Jonathan Quick who was flipped by the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Los Angeles Kings (reuniting him with defenceman Alec Martinez, both two-time Stanley Cup champions with the Kings).[29]

The Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference with 111 points via a 51–22–9 record. Vegas defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games during the first round,[30] triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers during the second round in six games,[31] and knocked off the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final in six games.[32]

Game summaries edit

Note: The numbers in parentheses represent each player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire playoffs.

Game one edit

June 3 Florida Panthers 2–5 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap
 
Shea Theodore scored a goal and two points in game one.

In game one, Florida began the scoring with a shorthanded goal by Eric Staal, scored on a wrap-around attempt. Vegas tied the game on a separate power play with Chandler Stephenson setting up Jonathan Marchessault's wrist shot beating Sergei Bobrovsky.[33] In the second period, Shea Theodore's long range shot found its way past Bobrovsky, giving Vegas a 2–1 lead. With ten seconds remaining and a faceoff in the Golden Knights zone, the Panther's Anthony Duclair picked up a loose puck and fired a wrist shot past Hill to make it 2–2. In the third period, the Golden Knights led a rush into the Panther's zone with a shot by Ivan Barbashev deflecting back to Zach Whitecloud who scored for Vegas to make it 3–2. Later in the period, Matthew Tkachuk's clearing attempt was knocked down by Vegas captain Mark Stone, who shot it past Bobrovsky for a 4–2 lead. Florida challenged the play as Stone's stick could have been above his shoulders, which would have been a stoppage of play. Florida was unsuccessful in their challenge and assessed a minor penalty.[34] With frustrations boiling over for Florida, both Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett were called for misconducts for attempting to fight some of the Golden Knights.[35] Reilly Smith then sealed Vegas' victory with an empty net goal to make it 5–2. The victory broke Florida's road-winning streak at eight games.[36]

Game one[37]
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Eric Staal (2) – sh Anton Lundell (7) 09:40 1–0 FLA
VGK Jonathan Marchessault (10) – pp Chandler Stephenson (7), Shea Theodore (8) 17:18 1–1
2nd VGK Shea Theodore (1) Brayden McNabb (3), Brett Howden (4) 10:54 2–1 VGK
FLA Anthony Duclair (4) Unassisted 19:49 2–2
3rd VGK Zach Whitecloud (1) Ivan Barbashev (10), Jack Eichel (13) 06:59 3–2 VGK
VGK Mark Stone (1) Unassisted 13:41 4–2 VGK
VGK Reilly Smith (3) – pp – en Jack Eichel (14) 18:15 5–2 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Nick Cousins Roughing 08:30 2:00
VGK William Carrier Roughing 11:42 2:00
FLA Josh Mahura Interference 16:27 2:00
2nd FLA Josh Mahura Tripping 03:28 2:00
VGK Shea Theodore Hooking 14:40 2:00
3rd VGK Nicolas Roy Hooking 07:12 2:00
FLA Eric Staal Cross-checking 10:04 2:00
FLA Bench (served by Zac Dalpe) Delay of game (unsuccessful coach's challenge) 13:41 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 15:36 2:00
VGK Chandler Stephenson Misconduct 15:36 10:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 15:36 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Misconduct 15:36 10:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 15:36 10:00
VGK Chandler Stephenson Roughing 15:36 2:00
FLA Sam Bennett Roughing 15:36 2:00
FLA Radko Gudas Misconduct 18:15 10:00
Shots by period[37]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 9 14 12 35
VGK 7 14 13 34

Game two edit

June 5 Florida Panthers 2–7 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap
 
Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals, including one on the power play, and three points in game two.

In the first period of game two, the Golden Knights scored first on the power play as Jonathan Marchessault shot through a screen to beat the Florida goaltender over the shoulder. Later in the period, with Vegas in possession in the Florida zone, Alec Martinez shot past Josh Mahura's block attempt and the puck went to the top of the net for a 2–0 lead.[38] During the second period, Nicolas Roy gave Vegas a 3–0 lead, shooting the puck under Sergei Bobrovsky's blocker.[39] Brett Howden then forced Florida to swap Bobrovsky for backup Alex Lyon, scoring forehand-backhand on Vegas' thirteenth shot.[40] Following a hit on Jack Eichel, Matthew Tkachuk and Ivan Barbashev both exchanged misconduct penalties for fighting after the whistle.[41] In the third period, the Panthers ended Adin Hill's shutout bid as Anton Lundell scored just 14 seconds in. Vegas regained their four-goal lead as an all-alone Marchessault received a pass from Mark Stone and wristed a shot past Lyon.[42] Michael Amadio then provided the sixth goal for Vegas, beating Lyon for a 6–1 lead.[43] Tkachuk then brought the lead back down to four as his first goal of the series beat Hill. Later in the period, with Florida releasing their frustration, Vegas gained a power play.[44] During the power play, Howden's second goal of the game ended any hopes of a Florida comeback, scoring to give Vegas a 7–2 lead, also the final score of the game.[45][46]

Game two[47]
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VGK Jonathan Marchessault (11) – pp Chandler Stephenson (8), Jack Eichel (15) 07:05 1–0 VGK
VGK Alec Martinez (1) Ivan Barbashev (11) 17:59 2–0 VGK
2nd VGK Nicolas Roy (2) William Carrier (3), Zach Whitecloud (5) 02:59 3–0 VGK
VGK Brett Howden (4) Mark Stone (10), Chandler Stephenson (9) 07:10 4–0 VGK
3rd FLA Anton Lundell (2) Anthony Duclair (7) 00:14 4–1 VGK
VGK Jonathan Marchessault (12) Jack Eichel (16) 02:10 5–1 VGK
VGK Michael Amadio (4) William Karlsson (5) 10:33 6–1 VGK
FLA Matthew Tkachuk (10) Sam Bennett (8), Josh Mahura (3) 12:44 6–2 VGK
VGK Brett Howden (5) – pp Michael Amadio (5), William Carrier (4) 17:52 7–2 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Ryan Lomberg Cross-checking 06:39 2:00
FLA Brandon Montour Roughing 13:53 2:00
VGK Nicolas Roy Hooking 15:38 2:00
2nd VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 07:59 2:00
FLA Colin White Slashing 07:59 2:00
VGK Alex Pietrangelo Interference 10:01 2:00
VGK William Carrier Roughing 12:35 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 17:56 2:00
VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 17:56 2:00
VGK Ivan Barbashev Misconduct 17:56 10:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 17:56 10:00
VGK Alex Pietrangelo Roughing 17:56 2:00
FLA Gustav Forsling Roughing 17:56 2:00
3rd FLA Carter Verhaeghe Cross-checking 03:01 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 14:01 10:00
FLA Casey Fitzgerald Misconduct 16:14 10:00
VGK Keegan Kolesar Misconduct 16:14 10:00
FLA Anthony Duclair Cross-checking 16:28 2:00
FLA Anthony Duclair Misconduct 16:28 10:00
FLA Eric Staal Misconduct 16:28 10:00
FLA Nick Cousins Misconduct 18:41 10:00
VGK Zach Whitecloud Misconduct 18:41 10:00
VGK Reilly Smith Cross-checking 19:52 2:00
FLA Sam Reinhart Misconduct 19:52 10:00
VGK Reilly Smith Misconduct 19:52 10:00
VGK Brett Howden Misconduct 19:52 10:00
Shots by period[47]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 10 13 8 31
VGK 11 7 10 28

Game three edit

June 8 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 OT Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap
 
 
Matthew Tkachuk (left), shown with Calgary, scored the game-tying goal, while Carter Verhaeghe (right) scored the overtime winner in game three.

Back in Florida for game three, Brandon Montour began the scoring for the Panthers in the first period as his shot from the left circle beat Adin Hill. Vegas was able to tie the game during a 4-on-3 power play when Jonathan Marchessault's shot got tipped in by Mark Stone. In the second period, Vegas gained another power play, during which Jack Eichel passed across to Marchessault who shot past Sergei Bobrovsky into the top-left corner for a 2–1 Golden Knights lead. In the third period, with the Florida goaltender pulled for an extra attacker, Matthew Tkachuk scored on a rebound from Carter Verhaeghe to tie the game 2–2. With the game in overtime, Verhaeghe fired a wrist shot past Hill giving Florida a 3–2 victory and their first win in the Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history.[48]

Game three[49]
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st FLA Brandon Montour (7) Matthew Tkachuk (13), Eric Staal (3) 04:08 1–0 FLA
VGK Mark Stone (8) – pp Jonathan Marchessault (10), Shea Theodore (9) 16:03 1–1
2nd VGK Jonathan Marchessault (13) – pp Jack Eichel (17), Mark Stone (11) 14:59 2–1 VGK
3rd FLA Matthew Tkachuk (11) Carter Verhaeghe (10), Aaron Ekblad (6) 17:47 2–2
OT FLA Carter Verhaeghe (7) Sam Bennett (9), Gustav Forsling (5) 04:27 3–2 FLA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st VGK William Carrier High-sticking 06:01 2:00
FLA Marc Staal Tripping 12:14 2:00
FLA Radko Gudas Cross-checking 15:17 2:00
VGK William Carrier Boarding 15:17 2:00
FLA Anthony Duclair Tripping 15:40 2:00
2nd VGK William Carrier Tripping 00:24 2:00
FLA Aaron Ekblad Holding 04:56 2:00
VGK Brayden McNabb Hooking 08:00 2:00
FLA Aleksander Barkov Interference 14:13 2:00
VGK Alec Martinez Interference 16:26 2:00
FLA Anton Lundell Slashing 19:22 2:00
3rd VGK Jack Eichel Hooking 03:01 2:00
VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 10:37 2:00
FLA Radko Gudas Roughing 10:37 2:00
FLA Gustav Forsling Tripping 19:48 2:00
OT None
Shots by period[49]
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
VGK 6 13 6 2 27
FLA 5 8 9 1 23

Game four edit

June 10 Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap
 
Chandler Stephenson (left) scored two goals in game four.

In game four, Vegas began the scoring 1:39 into the first period as Zach Whitecloud made a cross-ice pass to Chandler Stephenson, who maneuvered through all Florida defenders and shot the puck past Sergei Bobrovsky.[50] Stephenson continued his scoring into the second period as a pass by Mark Stone found its way to the forward whose one-timer beat Bobrovsky for a 2–0 Vegas lead. Following soon after, William Karlsson picked up Nicolas Hague's rebound shot and gave the Golden Knights a 3–0 lead. With less than four minutes remaining in the period, Florida defenceman Brandon Montour shot the puck at the net and it deflected off Brayden McNabb and Shea Theodore past Adin Hill to cut Vegas' lead to two goals. Florida then cut their deficit to one goal as the Panthers rushed into the Vegas zone, Montour backhanded a pass to captain Aleksander Barkov whose fired past Hill from the right circle. Vegas maintained their 3–2 lead, including fending off a power play with 17.4 seconds left, as Hill stopped 29 of 31 shots to give the Golden Knights a 3–1 series lead.[51]

Game four[52]
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VGK Chandler Stephenson (9) Zach Whitecloud (6), Mark Stone (12) 01:39 1–0 VGK
2nd VGK Chandler Stephenson (10) Mark Stone (13), Nicolas Hague (3) 07:28 2–0 VGK
VGK William Karlsson (11) Nicolas Hague (4), Jonathan Marchessault (11) 11:04 3–0 VGK
FLA Brandon Montour (8) Aleksander Barkov (11), Anton Lundell (8) 16:09 3–1 VGK
3rd FLA Aleksander Barkov (5) Brandon Montour (4), Anton Lundell (8) 03:50 3–2 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st None
2nd FLA Marc Staal Tripping 02:52 2:00
3rd VGK Alex Pietrangelo Delay of game (puck over glass) 19:42 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Slashing 20:00 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Unsportsmanlike conduct 20:00 2:00
FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 20:00 10:00
VGK Adin Hill Unsportsmanlike conduct 20:00 2:00
FLA Brandon Montour Charging 20:00 2:00
FLA Brandon Montour Misconduct 20:00 10:00
Shots by period[52]
Team 1 2 3 Total
VGK 12 11 8 31
FLA 12 7 12 31

Game five edit

June 13 Florida Panthers 3–9 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap
 
 
Mark Stone (left) scored a hat trick, while Reilly Smith (right) scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game five.

In game five, the Golden Knights began the scoring on a shorthanded rush as Mark Stone outwaited Sergei Bobrovsky to beat him on the glove side.[53] The Golden Knights doubled their lead as Jack Eichel's shot bumped over Bobrovsky's shoulder and got covered, but was quickly poked away. With the free puck, Nicolas Hague scored for Vegas.[54] The Panthers made it 2–1 early in the second period as Nick Cousins forced a turnover in the Vegas defensive zone and passed it to defenceman Aaron Ekblad whose long range shot made its way into the net.[55] The Golden Knights recovered their two-goal lead as a stretch pass by Alex Pietrangelo made its way to Eichel who then dropped a pass to Alec Martinez and he shot it past Bobrovsky.[56] Reilly Smith soon gave the Golden Knights a 4–1 lead as he fired in a between-the-legs pass from William Karlsson. Stone's second goal made it 5–1 as a Chandler Stephenson-led rush led to a cross-ice pass from Brett Howden, which Stone then shot between Bobrovsky's pads for his second goal of the game.[57] Michael Amadio extended the Golden Knights lead to 6–1 with two seconds remaining; after pushing the puck towards the Panthers goaltender and being pushed himself into the net by a Panther defenceman, the puck found its way under Bobrovsky and in.[58] In the third period, Vegas made the game a rout, with Ivan Barbashev scoring Vegas' seventh goal of the game. Florida brought their deficit down to five when a quick shot by Sam Reinhart hit the top corner past Adin Hill.[59] Sam Bennett then dropped Florida's deficit to four goals as his long range shot was deflected into the net.[60] With approximately six minutes remaining in the game, Florida head coach Paul Maurice opted to go for an empty net.[61] However, Stone scored on the empty net to complete his hat trick, making it 8–3. His hat trick, the 40th to occur in the Stanley Cup Finals,[62] was the first since 1996, which was also against the Panthers,[63] and the first to occur in a Cup-winning game since 1922.[64] Nicolas Roy potted Vegas' ninth goal of the evening with 1:02 remaining to seal the Golden Knights victory and their first Stanley Cup.[65] Vegas' nine goals set a new record for goals scored in a Cup-clinching game, surpassing the 8–0 score by which the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the title in 1991,[66] and tied the record for most goals by a team in a Finals game, previously set by the Detroit Red Wings in 1936 and later matched by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942.[67][68]

Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs,[65] becoming the first undrafted player to win the award since Wayne Gretzky in 1988.[69] Vegas became the second fastest team to win the Stanley Cup as an expansion franchise, following the Edmonton Oilers in 1984.[70] Marchessault, William Carrier, William Karlsson, Brayden McNabb, Reilly Smith, and Shea Theodore were the only players from the Golden Knights' expansion draft, inaugural season, and 2018 Stanley Cup Finals campaign to remain with the team up until the Stanley Cup victory; this group of players earned the collective monikers "Golden Misfits" and "Original Misfits".[71][72] The win gave the state of Nevada and the Las Vegas metropolitan area its first ever major (North American "Big Four") men's professional sports championship, and the first ever championship for a North American Big Four men's professional sports team founded in the 21st century.[a][73]

Chandler Stephenson, who previously defeated Vegas for the Cup in 2018 as a member of the Washington Capitals, became the third player of the expansion era to win a Cup with a team he previously defeated for it, joining Scott Niedermayer (with New Jersey in 2003 and Anaheim in 2007) and Billy Carroll (with the New York Islanders in 1983 and Edmonton in 1985).[74]

Meanwhile, the Panthers were one of two South Florida teams to lose major championships within two days, as the Miami Heat also lost the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets one day prior.[75]

Game five[76]
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VGK Mark Stone (9) – sh Unassisted 11:52 1–0 VGK
VGK Nicolas Hague (2) Jack Eichel (18), Jonathan Marchessault (12) 13:41 2–0 VGK
2nd FLA Aaron Ekblad (2) Nick Cousins (5) 02:15 2–1 VGK
VGK Alec Martinez (2) Jack Eichel (19), Alex Pietrangelo (9) 10:28 3–1 VGK
VGK Reilly Smith (4) William Karlsson (6), Shea Theodore (10) 12:13 4–1 VGK
VGK Mark Stone (10) Brett Howden (5), Chandler Stephenson (10) 17:15 5–1 VGK
VGK Michael Amadio (5) Reilly Smith (10) 19:58 6–1 VGK
3rd VGK Ivan Barbashev (7) Jack Eichel (20), Shea Theodore (11) 08:22 7–1 VGK
FLA Sam Reinhart (8) Sam Bennett (10), Brandon Montour (5) 08:47 7–2 VGK
FLA Sam Bennett (5) Gustav Forsling (6), Sam Reinhart (5) 11:39 7–3 VGK
VGK Mark Stone (11) – en Unassisted 14:06 8–3 VGK
VGK Nicolas Roy (3) Shea Theodore (12), Brayden McNabb (4) 18:58 9–3 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FLA Aaron Ekblad Interference 07:53 2:00
VGK Keegan Kolesar Interference 10:38 2:00
2nd None
3rd None
Shots by period[76]
Team 1 2 3 Total
FLA 8 6 19 33
VGK 11 14 6 31

Team rosters edit

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Florida Panthers edit

 
Aleksander Barkov captained the Panthers to their second Finals appearance in franchise history.

[77]

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
16   Aleksander Barkov – C C L 27 2013 Tampere, Finland first
9   Sam Bennett C/W L 26 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario first
72   Sergei Bobrovsky G L 34 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union first
21   Nick Cousins C L 29 2022 Belleville, Ontario first
22   Zac Dalpe C R 33 2021 Paris, Ontario first
14   Grigori Denisenko RW R 22 2018 Novosibirsk, Russia first
10   Anthony Duclair LW L 27 2020 Pointe-Claire, Quebec first
5   Aaron Ekblad – A D R 27 2014 Windsor, Ontario first
4   Casey Fitzgerald D R 26 2023 Boca Raton, Florida first
42   Gustav Forsling D L 26 2021 Linköping, Sweden first
7   Radko Gudas D R 32 2020 Kladno, Czechoslovakia first
94   Ryan Lomberg W L 28 2020 Richmond Hill, Ontario first
15   Anton Lundell C L 21 2020 Espoo, Finland first
27   Eetu Luostarinen C L 24 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland first
34   Alex Lyon G L 30 2022 Baudette, Minnesota first
28   Josh Mahura D L 25 2022 St. Albert, Alberta first
62   Brandon Montour D R 29 2021 Ohsweken, Ontario first
13   Sam Reinhart C R 27 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia first
54   Givani Smith RW L 25 2022 Toronto, Ontario first
12   Eric Staal C L 38 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario third (2006, 2021)[78][79]
18   Marc Staal D L 36 2022 Thunder Bay, Ontario second (2014)[80]
19   Matthew Tkachuk – A LW L 25 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona first
23   Carter Verhaeghe C L 27 2020 Waterdown, Ontario second (2020)[81]
6   Colin White C R 26 2022 Hanover, Massachusetts first

Vegas Golden Knights edit

 
Mark Stone captained the Golden Knights to their second Finals appearance in franchise history.

[82]

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
22   Michael Amadio C R 27 2021 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario first
49   Ivan Barbashev C L 27 2023 Moscow, Russia second (2019)[83]
53   Teddy Blueger C L 28 2023 Riga, Latvia first
39   Laurent Brossoit G L 30 2021 Port Alberni, British Columbia first
28   William Carrier LW L 28 2017 LaSalle, Quebec second (2018)[84]
9   Jack Eichel C R 26 2021 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts first
14   Nicolas Hague D L 24 2017 Kitchener, Ontario first
33   Adin Hill G L 27 2022 Comox, British Columbia first
21   Brett Howden C L 25 2021 Oakbank, Manitoba first
17   Ben Hutton D L 30 2021 Brockville, Ontario first
71   William Karlsson C L 30 2017 Märsta, Sweden second (2018)[84]
8   Phil Kessel RW R 35 2022 Madison, Wisconsin third (2016, 2017)[85][86]
55   Keegan Kolesar RW R 26 2017 Brandon, Manitoba first
81   Jonathan Marchessault C R 32 2017 Cap-Rouge, Quebec third (2015, 2018)[87][84]
23   Alec Martinez D L 35 2020 Rochester Hills, Michigan third (2012, 2014)[88][80]
3   Brayden McNabb D L 32 2017 Davidson, Saskatchewan second (2018)[84]
94   Brayden Pachal D R 23 2019 Estevan, Saskatchewan first
7   Alex Pietrangelo – A D R 33 2020 King City, Ontario second (2019)[83]
32   Jonathan Quick G L 37 2023 Milford, Connecticut third (2012, 2014)[88][80]
10   Nicolas Roy RW R 26 2019 Amos, Quebec first
19   Reilly Smith – A RW L 32 2017 Etobicoke, Ontario second (2018)[84]
20   Chandler Stephenson C L 29 2019 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan second (2018)[84]
61   Mark Stone – C RW R 31 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba first
27   Shea Theodore D L 27 2017 Langley, British Columbia second (2018)[84]
2   Zach Whitecloud D R 26 2018 Brandon, Manitoba first

Stanley Cup engraving edit

The Stanley Cup was presented to Golden Knights captain Mark Stone by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman following the Golden Knights' 9–3 win in game five.

The following Golden Knights players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:[89]

2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights

Players

  Goaltenders


^ – played both wing and centre.
† – did not play or dress in the Finals.

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Bill Foley (Owner/Chairman), Robert Foley (Chief Business Officer), George McPhee (President of Hockey Operations), Kelly McCrimmon (General Manager)
  • Bruce Cassidy (Head Coach), John Stevens (Asst. Coach), Ryan Craig (Asst. Coach), Sean Burke (Director of Goaltending/NHL Goaltending Coach)
  • Misha Donskov (Asst. Coach), Dave Rogowski (Video Coach), Kyle Moore (Associate Head Athletic Trainer), Mike Muir (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
  • Raul Dorantes (Manual Therapist), Doug Davidson (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Aaron Heishman (Head of Sport Science and Reconditioning)
  • Chris Davidson-Adams (Head Equipment Manager), J.W. Aiken (Assistant Equipment Manager), Rick Braunstein (Director of Team Services)
  • Katy Headman Boettinger (Director of Hockey Administration), Vaughn Karpan (Director of Player Personnel), Bob Lowes (Assistant Director of Player Personnel)
  • Scott Luce (Director of Amateur Scouting), Andrew Lugerner (Director of Hockey Legal Affairs), Wil Nichol (Director of Player Development), Tom Poraszka (Director of Hockey Operations)

Engraving notes edit

  • #49 Ivan Barbashev (C/LW) - played 82 regular-season games (59 with the St. Louis Blues and 23 with the Golden Knights), plus all 22 playoff games. He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
  • #8 Phil Kessel (RW) - played all 82 regular-season games and 4 playoff games (all in the first round). He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in half of Vegas’ regular-season games.
  • #53 Teddy Blueger (C) - played 63 regular-season games (45 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and 18 with the Golden Knights), plus 6 playoff games (2 in the second round, 4 in the Western Conference final). As he did not automatically qualify for engraving, Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup.
  • #43 Paul Cotter (LW) - played 55 regular-season games, but no playoff games. He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in half of Vegas' regular season games.
  • #32 Jonathan Quick (G) - played 41 regular-season games (31 with the Los Angeles Kings and 10 with the Golden Knights), and dressed for 15 playoff games as the backup goaltender (1 in the first round, 3 in the second round, and the entire Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals). He qualified to have his name engraved for dressing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
  • #36 Logan Thompson (G) - played 37 regular-season games and dressed in 55 regular season games total, but missed the entirety of the playoffs due to injury. He qualified to have his name engraved for dressing in half of Vegas' regular season games.
  • #33 Adin Hill (G) - played 21 regular-season games and 16 playoff games, including the entirety of the Stanley Cup Finals. He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
  • #17 Ben Hutton (D) - played 31 regular-season games and 2 playoff games (1 each in the first and second round). As he did not automatically qualify for engraving, Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup.
  • #39 Laurent Brossoit (G) - played 11 regular-season games and 8 playoff games (5 in the first round, 3 in the second round) before missing the remainder of the playoffs due to injury. As he did not automatically qualify for engraving, Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup.
  • #94 Brayden Pachal (D) - played 10 regular-season games and one playoff game in the first round. As he did not automatically qualify for engraving, Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup.
  • #90 Robin Lehner (G) and #41 Nolan Patrick (C) - both missed the entirety of the 2022–23 season due to injury. Neither qualified to be engraved, and Vegas did not request exemptions from the league.
  • With Adin Hill, Jonathan Quick, and Logan Thompson all automatically qualified for engraving, and Laurent Brossoit added via exemption, Vegas became the first team in NHL history to have four goaltenders engraved on the Cup; the previous high of three goaltenders was most recently reached by the 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins (with Matt Murray, Marc-André Fleury, and Jeff Zatkoff).[90][91]

Player notes edit

These players were on the extended roster during the playoffs, with some having played regular-season games for Vegas. None appeared in the playoffs. They will receive championship rings, but were left off the Stanley Cup engraving.[92][93]

Media rights edit

For the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began, both the Cup Finals and the NBA Finals roughly coincided during the first weeks of June.[3][94] As with prior years since at least 2016 when both leagues hold their respective championship series at roughly the same time, games of the Cup Finals are scheduled on different days than those of the 2023 NBA Finals, typically on the day prior to or after the other league's games.[95]

In Canada, this was the ninth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. The series was also streamed on Sportsnet Now.[96]

In the United States, the series was televised by TNT, and it marked the first time that the Stanley Cup Finals did not air in part on U.S. broadcast television since 1994. As is common for other major events broadcast by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (such as the NCAA men's basketball national championship), all games were aired in simulcast across multiple Turner Broadcasting channels, including TBS (except for games held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays due to MLB on TBS Tuesday Night and AEW Dynamite respectively) and TruTV.[97]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Including the Seattle Kraken (NHL), Houston Texans (NFL), and New Orleans Pelicans (NBA).

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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 2 The series began on June 3 and concluded on June 13 3 2023 Stanley Cup Finals12345 TotalFlorida Panthers 223 23 1Vegas Golden Knights 572 39 4 Denotes overtime period s Location s Sunrise FLA Live Arena 3 4 Paradise T Mobile Arena 1 2 5 CoachesFlorida Paul MauriceVegas Bruce CassidyCaptainsFlorida Aleksander BarkovVegas Mark StoneNational anthemsFlorida Phillip Phillips 3 Cassadee Pope 4 Vegas Carnell JohnsonRefereesSteve Kozari 2 4 Wes McCauley 1 4 Dan O Rourke 1 3 Chris Rooney 2 5 Kelly Sutherland 3 5 DatesJune 3 13 2023MVPJonathan Marchessault Golden Knights Series winning goalReilly Smith 12 13 second G5 NetworksCanada English CBC Sportsnet French TVA SportsUnited States English TNT TruTV TBS 1 4 Announcers CBC SN Chris Cuthbert and Craig Simpson TNT TruTV TBS Kenny Albert Eddie Olczyk and Keith Jones NHL International E J Hradek and Kevin Weekes 1 2022 Stanley Cup Finals 2024 This was the first Finals series since 2018 in which neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup 4 For the first time since before the COVID 19 pandemic the Finals ran through the first weeks of June 3 Contents 1 Paths to the Finals 1 1 Florida Panthers 1 2 Vegas Golden Knights 2 Game summaries 2 1 Game one 2 2 Game two 2 3 Game three 2 4 Game four 2 5 Game five 3 Team rosters 3 1 Florida Panthers 3 2 Vegas Golden Knights 4 Stanley Cup engraving 4 1 Players 4 2 Coaching and administrative staff 4 3 Engraving notes 4 4 Player notes 5 Media rights 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPaths to the Finals editFlorida Panthers edit Main article 2022 23 Florida Panthers season This was the second Finals appearance for the Panthers Their only previous appearance was in 1996 which they lost in a four game sweep to the Colorado Avalanche 5 During the offseason former Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice was hired as the Panthers head coach 6 The Panthers made a large offseason acquisition trading Jonathan Huberdeau who led the team in points the previous year along with MacKenzie Weegar to the Calgary Flames for Matthew Tkachuk 7 Tkachuk led the team in points this year with 109 Through free agency the team acquired forwards Nick Cousins 8 Colin White 9 and Eric Staal 10 defenceman Marc Staal Eric s brother 11 and goaltender Alex Lyon 12 The team also opted to re sign forward Eetu Luostarinen and goaltender Spencer Knight 13 14 Midway through the regular season the team claimed defenceman Casey Fitzgerald off of waivers 15 The Panthers finished with a 42 32 8 record and obtained the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with 92 points the lowest point total of any playoff team In the first round the Panthers overcame a 3 1 series deficit against the Boston Bruins who had set the NHL season records for points and wins and defeated them in a game seven overtime 16 They then eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in five games during the second round and swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final 17 18 The Panthers became the fourth eighth seed to reach the Finals following the Edmonton Oilers in 2006 the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and the Nashville Predators in 2017 19 Vegas Golden Knights edit Main article 2022 23 Vegas Golden Knights season This was Vegas second Finals appearance Their only previous appearance was in 2018 which they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games 20 The Golden Knights experienced immediate success after beginning play in 2017 reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season and qualifying for the playoffs in their first four However they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history the previous season which led to the firing of head coach Peter DeBoer 21 During the offseason the Golden Knights hired former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy as their head coach 21 They also acquired goaltender Adin Hill in a trade 22 re signed Brett Howden 23 Reilly Smith 23 Keegan Kolesar 24 and Nicolas Roy 25 and also signed Phil Kessel a two time Stanley Cup champion during his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins during free agency 26 At the trade deadline the Golden Knights acquired forwards Ivan Barbashev reuniting him with Alex Pietrangelo from the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St Louis Blues and Teddy Blueger 27 28 as well as goaltender Jonathan Quick who was flipped by the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Los Angeles Kings reuniting him with defenceman Alec Martinez both two time Stanley Cup champions with the Kings 29 The Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference with 111 points via a 51 22 9 record Vegas defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games during the first round 30 triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers during the second round in six games 31 and knocked off the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final in six games 32 Game summaries editNote The numbers in parentheses represent each player s total goals or assists to that point of the entire playoffs Game one edit June 3 Florida Panthers 2 5 Vegas Golden Knights T Mobile Arena Recap nbsp Shea Theodore scored a goal and two points in game one In game one Florida began the scoring with a shorthanded goal by Eric Staal scored on a wrap around attempt Vegas tied the game on a separate power play with Chandler Stephenson setting up Jonathan Marchessault s wrist shot beating Sergei Bobrovsky 33 In the second period Shea Theodore s long range shot found its way past Bobrovsky giving Vegas a 2 1 lead With ten seconds remaining and a faceoff in the Golden Knights zone the Panther s Anthony Duclair picked up a loose puck and fired a wrist shot past Hill to make it 2 2 In the third period the Golden Knights led a rush into the Panther s zone with a shot by Ivan Barbashev deflecting back to Zach Whitecloud who scored for Vegas to make it 3 2 Later in the period Matthew Tkachuk s clearing attempt was knocked down by Vegas captain Mark Stone who shot it past Bobrovsky for a 4 2 lead Florida challenged the play as Stone s stick could have been above his shoulders which would have been a stoppage of play Florida was unsuccessful in their challenge and assessed a minor penalty 34 With frustrations boiling over for Florida both Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett were called for misconducts for attempting to fight some of the Golden Knights 35 Reilly Smith then sealed Vegas victory with an empty net goal to make it 5 2 The victory broke Florida s road winning streak at eight games 36 Game one 37 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st FLA Eric Staal 2 sh Anton Lundell 7 09 40 1 0 FLA VGK Jonathan Marchessault 10 pp Chandler Stephenson 7 Shea Theodore 8 17 18 1 1 2nd VGK Shea Theodore 1 Brayden McNabb 3 Brett Howden 4 10 54 2 1 VGK FLA Anthony Duclair 4 Unassisted 19 49 2 2 3rd VGK Zach Whitecloud 1 Ivan Barbashev 10 Jack Eichel 13 06 59 3 2 VGK VGK Mark Stone 1 Unassisted 13 41 4 2 VGK VGK Reilly Smith 3 pp en Jack Eichel 14 18 15 5 2 VGK Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st FLA Nick Cousins Roughing 08 30 2 00 VGK William Carrier Roughing 11 42 2 00 FLA Josh Mahura Interference 16 27 2 00 2nd FLA Josh Mahura Tripping 03 28 2 00 VGK Shea Theodore Hooking 14 40 2 00 3rd VGK Nicolas Roy Hooking 07 12 2 00 FLA Eric Staal Cross checking 10 04 2 00 FLA Bench served by Zac Dalpe Delay of game unsuccessful coach s challenge 13 41 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 15 36 2 00 VGK Chandler Stephenson Misconduct 15 36 10 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 15 36 2 00 FLA Sam Bennett Misconduct 15 36 10 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 15 36 10 00 VGK Chandler Stephenson Roughing 15 36 2 00 FLA Sam Bennett Roughing 15 36 2 00 FLA Radko Gudas Misconduct 18 15 10 00 Shots by period 37 Team 1 2 3 Total FLA 9 14 12 35 VGK 7 14 13 34 Game two edit June 5 Florida Panthers 2 7 Vegas Golden Knights T Mobile Arena Recap nbsp Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals including one on the power play and three points in game two In the first period of game two the Golden Knights scored first on the power play as Jonathan Marchessault shot through a screen to beat the Florida goaltender over the shoulder Later in the period with Vegas in possession in the Florida zone Alec Martinez shot past Josh Mahura s block attempt and the puck went to the top of the net for a 2 0 lead 38 During the second period Nicolas Roy gave Vegas a 3 0 lead shooting the puck under Sergei Bobrovsky s blocker 39 Brett Howden then forced Florida to swap Bobrovsky for backup Alex Lyon scoring forehand backhand on Vegas thirteenth shot 40 Following a hit on Jack Eichel Matthew Tkachuk and Ivan Barbashev both exchanged misconduct penalties for fighting after the whistle 41 In the third period the Panthers ended Adin Hill s shutout bid as Anton Lundell scored just 14 seconds in Vegas regained their four goal lead as an all alone Marchessault received a pass from Mark Stone and wristed a shot past Lyon 42 Michael Amadio then provided the sixth goal for Vegas beating Lyon for a 6 1 lead 43 Tkachuk then brought the lead back down to four as his first goal of the series beat Hill Later in the period with Florida releasing their frustration Vegas gained a power play 44 During the power play Howden s second goal of the game ended any hopes of a Florida comeback scoring to give Vegas a 7 2 lead also the final score of the game 45 46 Game two 47 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st VGK Jonathan Marchessault 11 pp Chandler Stephenson 8 Jack Eichel 15 07 05 1 0 VGK VGK Alec Martinez 1 Ivan Barbashev 11 17 59 2 0 VGK 2nd VGK Nicolas Roy 2 William Carrier 3 Zach Whitecloud 5 02 59 3 0 VGK VGK Brett Howden 4 Mark Stone 10 Chandler Stephenson 9 07 10 4 0 VGK 3rd FLA Anton Lundell 2 Anthony Duclair 7 00 14 4 1 VGK VGK Jonathan Marchessault 12 Jack Eichel 16 02 10 5 1 VGK VGK Michael Amadio 4 William Karlsson 5 10 33 6 1 VGK FLA Matthew Tkachuk 10 Sam Bennett 8 Josh Mahura 3 12 44 6 2 VGK VGK Brett Howden 5 pp Michael Amadio 5 William Carrier 4 17 52 7 2 VGK Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st FLA Ryan Lomberg Cross checking 06 39 2 00 FLA Brandon Montour Roughing 13 53 2 00 VGK Nicolas Roy Hooking 15 38 2 00 2nd VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 07 59 2 00 FLA Colin White Slashing 07 59 2 00 VGK Alex Pietrangelo Interference 10 01 2 00 VGK William Carrier Roughing 12 35 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 17 56 2 00 VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 17 56 2 00 VGK Ivan Barbashev Misconduct 17 56 10 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 17 56 10 00 VGK Alex Pietrangelo Roughing 17 56 2 00 FLA Gustav Forsling Roughing 17 56 2 00 3rd FLA Carter Verhaeghe Cross checking 03 01 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 14 01 10 00 FLA Casey Fitzgerald Misconduct 16 14 10 00 VGK Keegan Kolesar Misconduct 16 14 10 00 FLA Anthony Duclair Cross checking 16 28 2 00 FLA Anthony Duclair Misconduct 16 28 10 00 FLA Eric Staal Misconduct 16 28 10 00 FLA Nick Cousins Misconduct 18 41 10 00 VGK Zach Whitecloud Misconduct 18 41 10 00 VGK Reilly Smith Cross checking 19 52 2 00 FLA Sam Reinhart Misconduct 19 52 10 00 VGK Reilly Smith Misconduct 19 52 10 00 VGK Brett Howden Misconduct 19 52 10 00 Shots by period 47 Team 1 2 3 Total FLA 10 13 8 31 VGK 11 7 10 28 Game three edit June 8 Vegas Golden Knights 2 3 OT Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap nbsp nbsp Matthew Tkachuk left shown with Calgary scored the game tying goal while Carter Verhaeghe right scored the overtime winner in game three Back in Florida for game three Brandon Montour began the scoring for the Panthers in the first period as his shot from the left circle beat Adin Hill Vegas was able to tie the game during a 4 on 3 power play when Jonathan Marchessault s shot got tipped in by Mark Stone In the second period Vegas gained another power play during which Jack Eichel passed across to Marchessault who shot past Sergei Bobrovsky into the top left corner for a 2 1 Golden Knights lead In the third period with the Florida goaltender pulled for an extra attacker Matthew Tkachuk scored on a rebound from Carter Verhaeghe to tie the game 2 2 With the game in overtime Verhaeghe fired a wrist shot past Hill giving Florida a 3 2 victory and their first win in the Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history 48 Game three 49 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st FLA Brandon Montour 7 Matthew Tkachuk 13 Eric Staal 3 04 08 1 0 FLA VGK Mark Stone 8 pp Jonathan Marchessault 10 Shea Theodore 9 16 03 1 1 2nd VGK Jonathan Marchessault 13 pp Jack Eichel 17 Mark Stone 11 14 59 2 1 VGK 3rd FLA Matthew Tkachuk 11 Carter Verhaeghe 10 Aaron Ekblad 6 17 47 2 2 OT FLA Carter Verhaeghe 7 Sam Bennett 9 Gustav Forsling 5 04 27 3 2 FLA Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st VGK William Carrier High sticking 06 01 2 00 FLA Marc Staal Tripping 12 14 2 00 FLA Radko Gudas Cross checking 15 17 2 00 VGK William Carrier Boarding 15 17 2 00 FLA Anthony Duclair Tripping 15 40 2 00 2nd VGK William Carrier Tripping 00 24 2 00 FLA Aaron Ekblad Holding 04 56 2 00 VGK Brayden McNabb Hooking 08 00 2 00 FLA Aleksander Barkov Interference 14 13 2 00 VGK Alec Martinez Interference 16 26 2 00 FLA Anton Lundell Slashing 19 22 2 00 3rd VGK Jack Eichel Hooking 03 01 2 00 VGK Ivan Barbashev Roughing 10 37 2 00 FLA Radko Gudas Roughing 10 37 2 00 FLA Gustav Forsling Tripping 19 48 2 00 OT None Shots by period 49 Team 1 2 3 OT Total VGK 6 13 6 2 27 FLA 5 8 9 1 23 Game four edit June 10 Vegas Golden Knights 3 2 Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena Recap nbsp Chandler Stephenson left scored two goals in game four In game four Vegas began the scoring 1 39 into the first period as Zach Whitecloud made a cross ice pass to Chandler Stephenson who maneuvered through all Florida defenders and shot the puck past Sergei Bobrovsky 50 Stephenson continued his scoring into the second period as a pass by Mark Stone found its way to the forward whose one timer beat Bobrovsky for a 2 0 Vegas lead Following soon after William Karlsson picked up Nicolas Hague s rebound shot and gave the Golden Knights a 3 0 lead With less than four minutes remaining in the period Florida defenceman Brandon Montour shot the puck at the net and it deflected off Brayden McNabb and Shea Theodore past Adin Hill to cut Vegas lead to two goals Florida then cut their deficit to one goal as the Panthers rushed into the Vegas zone Montour backhanded a pass to captain Aleksander Barkov whose fired past Hill from the right circle Vegas maintained their 3 2 lead including fending off a power play with 17 4 seconds left as Hill stopped 29 of 31 shots to give the Golden Knights a 3 1 series lead 51 Game four 52 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st VGK Chandler Stephenson 9 Zach Whitecloud 6 Mark Stone 12 01 39 1 0 VGK 2nd VGK Chandler Stephenson 10 Mark Stone 13 Nicolas Hague 3 07 28 2 0 VGK VGK William Karlsson 11 Nicolas Hague 4 Jonathan Marchessault 11 11 04 3 0 VGK FLA Brandon Montour 8 Aleksander Barkov 11 Anton Lundell 8 16 09 3 1 VGK 3rd FLA Aleksander Barkov 5 Brandon Montour 4 Anton Lundell 8 03 50 3 2 VGK Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st None 2nd FLA Marc Staal Tripping 02 52 2 00 3rd VGK Alex Pietrangelo Delay of game puck over glass 19 42 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Slashing 20 00 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Unsportsmanlike conduct 20 00 2 00 FLA Matthew Tkachuk Misconduct 20 00 10 00 VGK Adin Hill Unsportsmanlike conduct 20 00 2 00 FLA Brandon Montour Charging 20 00 2 00 FLA Brandon Montour Misconduct 20 00 10 00 Shots by period 52 Team 1 2 3 Total VGK 12 11 8 31 FLA 12 7 12 31 Game five edit June 13 Florida Panthers 3 9 Vegas Golden Knights T Mobile Arena Recap nbsp nbsp Mark Stone left scored a hat trick while Reilly Smith right scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal in game five In game five the Golden Knights began the scoring on a shorthanded rush as Mark Stone outwaited Sergei Bobrovsky to beat him on the glove side 53 The Golden Knights doubled their lead as Jack Eichel s shot bumped over Bobrovsky s shoulder and got covered but was quickly poked away With the free puck Nicolas Hague scored for Vegas 54 The Panthers made it 2 1 early in the second period as Nick Cousins forced a turnover in the Vegas defensive zone and passed it to defenceman Aaron Ekblad whose long range shot made its way into the net 55 The Golden Knights recovered their two goal lead as a stretch pass by Alex Pietrangelo made its way to Eichel who then dropped a pass to Alec Martinez and he shot it past Bobrovsky 56 Reilly Smith soon gave the Golden Knights a 4 1 lead as he fired in a between the legs pass from William Karlsson Stone s second goal made it 5 1 as a Chandler Stephenson led rush led to a cross ice pass from Brett Howden which Stone then shot between Bobrovsky s pads for his second goal of the game 57 Michael Amadio extended the Golden Knights lead to 6 1 with two seconds remaining after pushing the puck towards the Panthers goaltender and being pushed himself into the net by a Panther defenceman the puck found its way under Bobrovsky and in 58 In the third period Vegas made the game a rout with Ivan Barbashev scoring Vegas seventh goal of the game Florida brought their deficit down to five when a quick shot by Sam Reinhart hit the top corner past Adin Hill 59 Sam Bennett then dropped Florida s deficit to four goals as his long range shot was deflected into the net 60 With approximately six minutes remaining in the game Florida head coach Paul Maurice opted to go for an empty net 61 However Stone scored on the empty net to complete his hat trick making it 8 3 His hat trick the 40th to occur in the Stanley Cup Finals 62 was the first since 1996 which was also against the Panthers 63 and the first to occur in a Cup winning game since 1922 64 Nicolas Roy potted Vegas ninth goal of the evening with 1 02 remaining to seal the Golden Knights victory and their first Stanley Cup 65 Vegas nine goals set a new record for goals scored in a Cup clinching game surpassing the 8 0 score by which the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched the title in 1991 66 and tied the record for most goals by a team in a Finals game previously set by the Detroit Red Wings in 1936 and later matched by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942 67 68 Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs 65 becoming the first undrafted player to win the award since Wayne Gretzky in 1988 69 Vegas became the second fastest team to win the Stanley Cup as an expansion franchise following the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 70 Marchessault William Carrier William Karlsson Brayden McNabb Reilly Smith and Shea Theodore were the only players from the Golden Knights expansion draft inaugural season and 2018 Stanley Cup Finals campaign to remain with the team up until the Stanley Cup victory this group of players earned the collective monikers Golden Misfits and Original Misfits 71 72 The win gave the state of Nevada and the Las Vegas metropolitan area its first ever major North American Big Four men s professional sports championship and the first ever championship for a North American Big Four men s professional sports team founded in the 21st century a 73 Chandler Stephenson who previously defeated Vegas for the Cup in 2018 as a member of the Washington Capitals became the third player of the expansion era to win a Cup with a team he previously defeated for it joining Scott Niedermayer with New Jersey in 2003 and Anaheim in 2007 and Billy Carroll with the New York Islanders in 1983 and Edmonton in 1985 74 Meanwhile the Panthers were one of two South Florida teams to lose major championships within two days as the Miami Heat also lost the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets one day prior 75 Game five 76 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st VGK Mark Stone 9 sh Unassisted 11 52 1 0 VGK VGK Nicolas Hague 2 Jack Eichel 18 Jonathan Marchessault 12 13 41 2 0 VGK 2nd FLA Aaron Ekblad 2 Nick Cousins 5 02 15 2 1 VGK VGK Alec Martinez 2 Jack Eichel 19 Alex Pietrangelo 9 10 28 3 1 VGK VGK Reilly Smith 4 William Karlsson 6 Shea Theodore 10 12 13 4 1 VGK VGK Mark Stone 10 Brett Howden 5 Chandler Stephenson 10 17 15 5 1 VGK VGK Michael Amadio 5 Reilly Smith 10 19 58 6 1 VGK 3rd VGK Ivan Barbashev 7 Jack Eichel 20 Shea Theodore 11 08 22 7 1 VGK FLA Sam Reinhart 8 Sam Bennett 10 Brandon Montour 5 08 47 7 2 VGK FLA Sam Bennett 5 Gustav Forsling 6 Sam Reinhart 5 11 39 7 3 VGK VGK Mark Stone 11 en Unassisted 14 06 8 3 VGK VGK Nicolas Roy 3 Shea Theodore 12 Brayden McNabb 4 18 58 9 3 VGK Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st FLA Aaron Ekblad Interference 07 53 2 00 VGK Keegan Kolesar Interference 10 38 2 00 2nd None 3rd None Shots by period 76 Team 1 2 3 Total FLA 8 6 19 33 VGK 11 14 6 31Team rosters editYears indicated in boldface under the Finals appearance column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year Florida Panthers edit nbsp Aleksander Barkov captained the Panthers to their second Finals appearance in franchise history 77 Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 16 nbsp Aleksander Barkov C C L 27 2013 Tampere Finland first 9 nbsp Sam Bennett C W L 26 2021 East Gwillimbury Ontario first 72 nbsp Sergei Bobrovsky G L 34 2019 Novokuznetsk Soviet Union first 21 nbsp Nick Cousins C L 29 2022 Belleville Ontario first 22 nbsp Zac Dalpe C R 33 2021 Paris Ontario first 14 nbsp Grigori Denisenko RW R 22 2018 Novosibirsk Russia first 10 nbsp Anthony Duclair LW L 27 2020 Pointe Claire Quebec first 5 nbsp Aaron Ekblad A D R 27 2014 Windsor Ontario first 4 nbsp Casey Fitzgerald D R 26 2023 Boca Raton Florida first 42 nbsp Gustav Forsling D L 26 2021 Linkoping Sweden first 7 nbsp Radko Gudas D R 32 2020 Kladno Czechoslovakia first 94 nbsp Ryan Lomberg W L 28 2020 Richmond Hill Ontario first 15 nbsp Anton Lundell C L 21 2020 Espoo Finland first 27 nbsp Eetu Luostarinen C L 24 2020 Siilinjarvi Finland first 34 nbsp Alex Lyon G L 30 2022 Baudette Minnesota first 28 nbsp Josh Mahura D L 25 2022 St Albert Alberta first 62 nbsp Brandon Montour D R 29 2021 Ohsweken Ontario first 13 nbsp Sam Reinhart C R 27 2021 North Vancouver British Columbia first 54 nbsp Givani Smith RW L 25 2022 Toronto Ontario first 12 nbsp Eric Staal C L 38 2022 Thunder Bay Ontario third 2006 2021 78 79 18 nbsp Marc Staal D L 36 2022 Thunder Bay Ontario second 2014 80 19 nbsp Matthew Tkachuk A LW L 25 2022 Scottsdale Arizona first 23 nbsp Carter Verhaeghe C L 27 2020 Waterdown Ontario second 2020 81 6 nbsp Colin White C R 26 2022 Hanover Massachusetts first Vegas Golden Knights edit nbsp Mark Stone captained the Golden Knights to their second Finals appearance in franchise history 82 Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 22 nbsp Michael Amadio C R 27 2021 Sault Ste Marie Ontario first 49 nbsp Ivan Barbashev C L 27 2023 Moscow Russia second 2019 83 53 nbsp Teddy Blueger C L 28 2023 Riga Latvia first 39 nbsp Laurent Brossoit G L 30 2021 Port Alberni British Columbia first 28 nbsp William Carrier LW L 28 2017 LaSalle Quebec second 2018 84 9 nbsp Jack Eichel C R 26 2021 North Chelmsford Massachusetts first 14 nbsp Nicolas Hague D L 24 2017 Kitchener Ontario first 33 nbsp Adin Hill G L 27 2022 Comox British Columbia first 21 nbsp Brett Howden C L 25 2021 Oakbank Manitoba first 17 nbsp Ben Hutton D L 30 2021 Brockville Ontario first 71 nbsp William Karlsson C L 30 2017 Marsta Sweden second 2018 84 8 nbsp Phil Kessel RW R 35 2022 Madison Wisconsin third 2016 2017 85 86 55 nbsp Keegan Kolesar RW R 26 2017 Brandon Manitoba first 81 nbsp Jonathan Marchessault C R 32 2017 Cap Rouge Quebec third 2015 2018 87 84 23 nbsp Alec Martinez D L 35 2020 Rochester Hills Michigan third 2012 2014 88 80 3 nbsp Brayden McNabb D L 32 2017 Davidson Saskatchewan second 2018 84 94 nbsp Brayden Pachal D R 23 2019 Estevan Saskatchewan first 7 nbsp Alex Pietrangelo A D R 33 2020 King City Ontario second 2019 83 32 nbsp Jonathan Quick G L 37 2023 Milford Connecticut third 2012 2014 88 80 10 nbsp Nicolas Roy RW R 26 2019 Amos Quebec first 19 nbsp Reilly Smith A RW L 32 2017 Etobicoke Ontario second 2018 84 20 nbsp Chandler Stephenson C L 29 2019 Saskatoon Saskatchewan second 2018 84 61 nbsp Mark Stone C RW R 31 2019 Winnipeg Manitoba first 27 nbsp Shea Theodore D L 27 2017 Langley British Columbia second 2018 84 2 nbsp Zach Whitecloud D R 26 2018 Brandon Manitoba firstStanley Cup engraving editThe Stanley Cup was presented to Golden Knights captain Mark Stone by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman following the Golden Knights 9 3 win in game five The following Golden Knights players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 89 2022 23 Vegas Golden Knights Players Centres 9 Jack Eichel 10 Nicolas Roy 20 Chandler Stephenson 21 Brett Howden 43 Paul Cotter 49 Ivan Barbashev 53 Teddy Blueger 71 William Karlsson Wingers 8 Phil Kessel 19 Reilly Smith A 22 Michael Amadio 28 William Carrier 55 Keegan Kolesar 61 Mark Stone C 81 Jonathan Marchessault Defencemen 2 Zach Whitecloud 3 Brayden McNabb 7 Alex Pietrangelo A 14 Nicolas Hague 17 Ben Hutton 23 Alec Martinez 27 Shea Theodore 94 Brayden Pachal Goaltenders 32 Jonathan Quick 33 Adin Hill 36 Logan Thompson 39 Laurent Brossoit played both wing and centre did not play or dress in the Finals Coaching and administrative staff Bill Foley Owner Chairman Robert Foley Chief Business Officer George McPhee President of Hockey Operations Kelly McCrimmon General Manager Bruce Cassidy Head Coach John Stevens Asst Coach Ryan Craig Asst Coach Sean Burke Director of Goaltending NHL Goaltending Coach Misha Donskov Asst Coach Dave Rogowski Video Coach Kyle Moore Associate Head Athletic Trainer Mike Muir Assistant Athletic Trainer Raul Dorantes Manual Therapist Doug Davidson Strength and Conditioning Coach Aaron Heishman Head of Sport Science and Reconditioning Chris Davidson Adams Head Equipment Manager J W Aiken Assistant Equipment Manager Rick Braunstein Director of Team Services Katy Headman Boettinger Director of Hockey Administration Vaughn Karpan Director of Player Personnel Bob Lowes Assistant Director of Player Personnel Scott Luce Director of Amateur Scouting Andrew Lugerner Director of Hockey Legal Affairs Wil Nichol Director of Player Development Tom Poraszka Director of Hockey Operations Engraving notes edit 49 Ivan Barbashev C LW played 82 regular season games 59 with the St Louis Blues and 23 with the Golden Knights plus all 22 playoff games He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in the Stanley Cup Finals 8 Phil Kessel RW played all 82 regular season games and 4 playoff games all in the first round He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in half of Vegas regular season games 53 Teddy Blueger C played 63 regular season games 45 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and 18 with the Golden Knights plus 6 playoff games 2 in the second round 4 in the Western Conference final As he did not automatically qualify for engraving Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup 43 Paul Cotter LW played 55 regular season games but no playoff games He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in half of Vegas regular season games 32 Jonathan Quick G played 41 regular season games 31 with the Los Angeles Kings and 10 with the Golden Knights and dressed for 15 playoff games as the backup goaltender 1 in the first round 3 in the second round and the entire Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals He qualified to have his name engraved for dressing in the Stanley Cup Finals 36 Logan Thompson G played 37 regular season games and dressed in 55 regular season games total but missed the entirety of the playoffs due to injury He qualified to have his name engraved for dressing in half of Vegas regular season games 33 Adin Hill G played 21 regular season games and 16 playoff games including the entirety of the Stanley Cup Finals He qualified to have his name engraved for playing in the Stanley Cup Finals 17 Ben Hutton D played 31 regular season games and 2 playoff games 1 each in the first and second round As he did not automatically qualify for engraving Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup 39 Laurent Brossoit G played 11 regular season games and 8 playoff games 5 in the first round 3 in the second round before missing the remainder of the playoffs due to injury As he did not automatically qualify for engraving Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup 94 Brayden Pachal D played 10 regular season games and one playoff game in the first round As he did not automatically qualify for engraving Vegas requested an exemption to include him on the Cup 90 Robin Lehner G and 41 Nolan Patrick C both missed the entirety of the 2022 23 season due to injury Neither qualified to be engraved and Vegas did not request exemptions from the league With Adin Hill Jonathan Quick and Logan Thompson all automatically qualified for engraving and Laurent Brossoit added via exemption Vegas became the first team in NHL history to have four goaltenders engraved on the Cup the previous high of three goaltenders was most recently reached by the 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins with Matt Murray Marc Andre Fleury and Jeff Zatkoff 90 91 Player notes edit These players were on the extended roster during the playoffs with some having played regular season games for Vegas None appeared in the playoffs They will receive championship rings but were left off the Stanley Cup engraving 92 93 16 Pavel Dorofeyev LW 18 regular season games 65 Dysin Mayo D 0 regular season games with Vegas 15 regular season games with the Arizona Coyotes 46 Jonas Rondbjerg RW 13 regular season games 6 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