Golden Knights Defeat Panthers 5-2 In Game 1

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Golden Knights Defeat Panthers 5-2 In Game 1 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Jun 4, 2023 3:22 am


Well, that\'s it from Game 1 in Vegas. It was a wild affair that got a little testy with about four minutes left resulting in multiple penalties and game misconducts for Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk, but when all the dust settled the Golden Knights were 5-2 winners. 

Florida nearly made it a 4-3 game with about two minutes left, but Adin Hill stopped Sam Reinhart on a breakaway. 

Then Riley Smith, another former Panther, iced the win with an empty-net goal. 

A few things to remember: Vegas won Game 1 of the 2018 Cup Final against the Capitals and didn\'t win another game. 

Florida was down 3-1 to Boston in the first round and had gone 11-1 since then. 

But if you\'re Vegas, you could not have asked for a better start - you showed that Sergei Bobrovsky was human, that you could shut down Matthew Tkachuk, and that Adin Hill is ready for the spotlight. 

Via nhl.com

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