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…

Matthew Tkachuk is taking his flair for the dramatic to the Stanley Cup Final—and bringing the Florida Panthers with him. Tkachuk’s second goal of the game with 4.9 seconds remaining in regulation was the difference in Florida’s 4–3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, May 24, in Sunrise, Fla., capping a four-game sweep of…

DENVER—Facing the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning put the Colorado Avalanche at a sizeable experience disadvantage going into the Stanley Cup Final. When the puck dropped, the Avalanche showed they could use their speed to offset Tampa Bay’s players who have been here, done that. And it doesn’t hurt to have a guy who…