The last time the IceCats made the Stanley Cup Finals was 1996, but they were swept, 4-0, by the Colorado Avalanche. After defeating the Dallas Stars, 4-2, in the Western Conference Finals, the Golden Knights have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in their franchise’s 6 year history. The 2023 Stanley Cup Final kicks off Saturday night at the Fortress. The Golden Knights and the Panthers begin the NHL's championship series tonight, as the two teams are both looking for their Golden Knights captain Mark Stone’s hat trick in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final — one of only three in NHL history in a championship-deciding game — may have been even more impressive than The Vegas Golden Knights were less than three minutes from taking a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. But Matthew Tkachuk scored with 2:13 left and Carter The Golden Knights are a win away from the franchise's first Stanley Cup title after taking Game 4 against the Panthers 3-2 on Saturday night. Vegas built a 3-0 lead with two goals from Chandler . SUNRISE, FLA. — Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime, and the Florida Panthers are on the board in the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-2 win in Game 3 over the Golden Knights on Thursday. The Stars have been to the playoffs 18 times, advancing to the Stanley Cup three times (1999, 2000, 2020). They won the Stanley Cup after the 1998-99 season. The Golden Knights were an expansion Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone, third from left, gestures to teammates as they pose with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Stanley Cup Final stays at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, home of the Golden Knights, for Game 2. Vegas is the home team for Games 1 and 2, and it will also be at home for Games 5 and 7 if those Zach Whitecloud scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Adin Hill made a remarkable stick save among his 33 stops in net. Original Knights players Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore and captain Mark Stone also scored on Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky. Stone's insurance goal late

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