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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 6, 2023, 01:21 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — The Florida Panthers have an answer for why Sergei Bobrovsky allowed four goals and was pulled early in their 7-2 defeat Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the

The first two periods of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final were pretty even; in fact, the score was tied 2-2 heading into the third period of Game 1. Then, the Vegas Golden Knights scored three straight goals to win 5-2 … … and then another four straight to open Game 2, en route to a

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 08:17 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. It’s been 600 years since William Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” Here in 2023, we’re still wondering the same thing — not about Romeo and Juliet of course, but about the Florida Panthers.

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Adin Hill has won eight games in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs after winning 16 games in the entire regular season. In the span of a year, he’s gone from playing for

After a four-day break following the conclusion of the Western Conference final, the Vegas Golden Knights began the 2023 Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, taking a 1-0 series lead. It was an even game until the third period, when many Vegas shots found the back of the net while

ESPN News Services Jun 3, 2023, 11:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Zach Whitecloud scored from long range with just over 13 minutes left, after Adin Hill made arguably the best save of the playoffs, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 Saturday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

ESPN staffJun 3, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2023 Stanley Cup Final is finally here as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers in Game 1. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Both teams enter the series with hopes to hoist their franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. It marks the

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 10:01 PM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Connor Bedard became the first player in Canadian Hockey League history to sweep the Player of the Year, Top Prospect and Top Scorer awards Saturday night at the Memorial Cup. Expected to be selected first overall in the NHL draft by the Chicago

Jun 3, 2023, 02:52 PM ET The owners of the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers are teaming to donate $100,000 to organizations serving veterans at the end of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. The best-of-seven series between the clubs begins Saturday night in Las Vegas. Knights owner Bill Foley and his counterpart, Vincent Viola,

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final begins with Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers on Saturday night. As a service to those fans who haven’t been following every shot, save and overtime thriller of the 2023 NHL postseason, here is the lapsed fan’s guide to the Stanley Cup Final — a quick

LAS VEGAS — On the eve of the Stanley Cup Final, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk hasn’t lost his confidence. In fact, he is doubling down on his Florida team, the surprise darlings of the postseason. “We didn’t do it the easy way, that’s for sure,” Tkachuk said at Stanley Cup Final media day in

It all comes down to this. The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are poised to square off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Who will head home with the most glorious trophy in sports? Here are the picks from the extended ESPN hockey family: Sean Allen: Panthers

The Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights is expected to be a tightly played series, without an overwhelming favorite to win it all. That is until you really start to get granular with the matchup. Then you know exactly which team will win it all. Here is a preposterously

ESPN News Services Jun 1, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Patrick Kane will be shelved four to six months after undergoing a hip resurfacing procedure, his agent said Thursday. Pat Brisson told reporters that Kane had the surgery Thursday and that the 34-year-old still “wants to play for a long time.” Kane played out the final

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET From 32 teams starting the 2022-23 NHL season, the Stanley Cup playoffs have whittled

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 12:21 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Jared Davidson and Jordan Gustafson scored in an eight-second span in the second period and the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the host Kamloops Blazers 6-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal. The Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds finished round-robin play

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 04:12 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken signed general manager Ron Francis to a three-year contract extension Wednesday through the 2026-27 season after the franchise reached the second round of the NHL playoffs in its second year of existence. Hired to be the first GM in franchise history, Francis

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 31, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Either the Vegas Golden Knights or the Florida Panthers will win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history to end this remarkable NHL postseason. But which one of their players will be crowned as the most