LAS VEGAS—Golden Knights games have always been as flashy as any show on the Las Vegas Strip, the sword-fighting mascot taking the ice before what seems like a legion of players marching out through the mirrored entrance into the roar of the crowd. If this team was ever going to win the Stanley Cup, it…

The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from winning their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history after claiming a 3–2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, June 10, in Sunrise, Fla. The Golden Knights, who lead the best-of-seven series 3–1, will look to clinch the championship Tuesday at home. Chandler Stephenson…

SUNRISE, Fla.—Carter Verhaeghe scored 4:27 into overtime and the Florida Panthers pulled off some more postseason dramatics to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, June 8. Matthew Tkachuk tied it with 2:13 left in the third period for the Panthers, who got the franchise’s…

LAS VEGAS—Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and started an early blitz that chased the NHL’s hottest postseason goalie, and Adin Hill continued his stellar play as the Vegas Golden Knights seized control of the Stanley Cup Final with a 7–2 victory over the Florida Panthers to take a 2–0 series lead Monday night. Hill made 29…

LAS VEGAS —Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message. “We were ready,” Jonathan Marchessault said. Ready and relentless. Vegas rallied from an early deficit, got the go-ahead goal…

LAS VEGAS —Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message. “We were ready,” Jonathan Marchessault said. Ready and relentless. Vegas rallied from an early deficit, got the go-ahead goal…

SUNRISE, Fla.—There was a wide range of emotions that the Florida Panthers all enjoyed in the immediate aftermath of securing their first conference finals trip in 27 years. Extreme joy and elation at first. Then a quieter, more contemplative celebration. And then, exhaustion. “They get to enjoy it,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Saturday, “until…

When I was replaced by a singer of a different sexual orientation at a recent NHL game, it made me reflect upon the broader picture of what is happening in the NHL and compulsory inclusion, which seems to achieve the exact opposite of its stated mission. With multiple NHL players opting out of pride night…

On the Florida Panthers Pride Night, the team swapped Emmy-nominated singer Beau Davidson for an LGBT singer who didn’t even know the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem. Davidson said the NHL team asked him months ago to perform the U.S. and Canadian national anthems for the Panthers’ March 23 matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs….

SUNRISE, Fla.—Carter Verhaeghe scored 1:42 into overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4–3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, Feb. 20. Florida has won six of its past nine games. Anaheim has lost its past five. The Panthers also got goals from Eric and Marc Staal as well as Ryan Lomberg. Sergei…