VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS – STANLEY CUP FINAL – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS
Golden Knights 2022-23 Regular Season Record: 51-22-9, 111 points (25-15-1 at Home, 26-7-8 on Road)
DATE RESULT VGK GOALS VGK GOALIE FLA GOALIE
June 3 Vegas 5, Florida 2 81, 27, 2, 61, 19 Hill Bobrovsky
June 5 Vegas 7, Florida 2 81(2), 23, 10, 21(2), 22 Hill Bobrovsky/Lyon
June 8 Vegas 2, Florida 3 OT 61, 81 Hill Brobovsky
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
June 8 at Florida Panthers 5 p.m. TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
June 10 at Florida Panthers 5 p.m. TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
June 13 vs. Florida Panthers 5 p.m. TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
*June 16 at Florida Panthers 5 p.m. TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
*June 19 vs. Florida Panthers 5 p.m. TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
*If Necessary
VGK/FLA – Regular Season Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights split the regular season series with the Florida Panthers 1-1-0. Vegas and Florida first met in January at TMobile Arena where the Golden Knights erased a 2-1 deficit in the third period to claim a 4-2 win. Nick Cousins and Nicolas Roy each scored to keep the game level but Sam Reinhart scored in the second to give Florida a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. In the final frame, it was all Vegas as Jack Eichel, William Carrier and William Karlsson sealed the 4-2 victory for the Golden Knights. In their second meeting Florida came out on top and pounced out to a 1-0 lead on a Ryan Lomberg goal less than five minutes into the contest. Florida added to the lead four minutes into the middle frame as Aleksandr Barkov made it a 2-0 game. Shea Theodore got the Golden Knights on the board with a power-play goal at 13:23 of the period and Vegas went into the third period trailing by a goal. The third period passed without a goal as the Panthers captured the 2-1 win.
2022-23 Season FLA Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Game 3 Recap
June 8 – Vegas Golden Knights 2, Florida Panthers 3 OT
The Vegas Golden Knights came up a goal short in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night at FLA Live Arena. Vegas leads the series, 2-1. For the second time in the series, the Panthers found the back of the net first as Brandon Montour snuck a shot through to give Florida a 1-0 lead. With less than four minutes to play in the frame, Mark Stone redirected a Jonathan Marchessault shot past Sergei Bobrovsky to tie the game at 1-1. Late in the second, Jack Eichel threaded the puck through traffic to a waiting Marchessault who snapped it under the crossbar to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 edge. Vegas held thr lead until Matthew Tkachuk’s game-tying goal with Bobrovsky pulled with 2:13 to go in the final frame. Early in overtime, Carter Verhaeghe scored from the high slot to give the Panthers their first in a Stanley Cup Final game in franchise history.
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 19
- F Eetu Luostarinen | Games Missed: 3
Total Playoff Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 32
Total Regular Season Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 239
LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Golden Knights 2 [OT] – June 8 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (7), Tkachuk (11), Verhaeghe (7)
VGK Goals: Stone (8-PPG), Marchessault (13-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 25 Saves
VGK Goalie: Hill (L) – 20 Saves
FLA Shots: 23
VGK Shots: 27
Notes: Carter Verhaeghe tallied his franchise-record fourth playoff OT goal, and second this postseason, to give the Panthers their first Stanley Cup Final win in club history…Verhaeghe (1-1-2) posted his club-record ninth career postseason multi-point game…Verhaeghe became only player in NHL history to score multiple OT goals in consecutive postseasons and one of three players to have two in multiple playoff years at any point in his career…Matthew Tkachuk (1-1-2) tallied a goal for the second consecutive game, surpassing Dave Lowry (10, 1996) for the most goals in one playoff year in club history…Tkachuk’s 24 points (11-13-24) are tied for the league lead this postseason…Tkachuk joined Rick Tocchet (1987) as the only two players in NHL history with at least 11 goals and 60 PIMs in one playoff year…Brandon Montour scored for his 10th point (7-3-10) of the postseason, surpassing Ed Jovanovski (1-8-9, 1996) for the most by a defenseman in one playoff year in club history…Sam Bennett notched an assist for the second consecutive game…Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 20 shots he faced at even strength…Florida extended their home win streak to three games…The Panthers are now 7-0 in overtime games in the 2023 postseason and have won each of their past 10 dating to Round 1, Game 3 at TBL in 2021…FLA PP: 0-5, FLA PK: 4-6
PANTHERS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
ALL-TIME vs. VGK: 4-5-1
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. VGK: 4-1-0
2022-23 vs. VGK: 1-1-0
PANTHERS PLAYOFF LEADERS
Goals: Tkachuk (11)
Assists: Tkachuk (13)
Points: Tkachuk (24)
Shots: Montour (70)
Hits: Gudas (83)
ROUND 1 – FLA (4) vs. BOS (3)
GAME 1 – FLA 1, BOS 3
GAME 2 – FLA 6, BOS 3
GAME 3 – BOS 4, FLA 2
GAME 4 – BOS 6, FLA 2
GAME 5 – FLA 4, BOS 3 [OT]
GAME 6 – BOS 5, FLA 7
GAME 7 – FLA 4, BOS 3 [OT]
ROUND 2 – FLA (4) vs. TOR (1)
GAME 1 – FLA 4, TOR 2
GAME 2 – FLA 3, TOR 2
GAME 3 – TOR 2, FLA 3 [OT]
GAME 4 – TOR 2, FLA 1
GAME 5 – FLA 3, TOR 2 [OT]
ECF – FLA (4) vs. CAR (0)
GAME 1 – FLA 3, CAR 2 [4OT]
GAME 2 – FLA 2, CAR 1 [OT]
GAME 3 – CAR 0, FLA 1
GAME 4 – CAR 3, FLA 4
SCF – FLA (1) vs. VGK (2)
GAME 1 – FLA 2, VGK 5
GAME 2 – FLA 2, VGK 7
GAME 3 – VGK 2, FLA 3 [OT]
CLOCKING OVERTIME
Securing their seventh overtime win of the 2023 postseason (7-0) in Game 3 vs. VGK, the Panthers became the third team to claim at least seven consecutive overtime wins in a postseason, following the 1993 Canadiens (10-0) and 2003 Ducks (7-0). Florida and Anaheim are the only clubs to win each of their first seven OT games in one postseason. The Cats have now won 10 consecutive playoff overtime games dating to Round 1, Game 3 at TBL in 2021, the second-longest multi-season OT win streak in NHL history behind only MTL (14) from 1993-1998. Matthew Tkachuk (3) and Carter Verhaeghe (2) have each produced multiple OT winners this postseason. Verhaeghe is the only player in NHL history to score multiple OT goals in consecutive postseasons and one of three players to have two in multiple playoff years at any point in his career, following Joe Sakic (2 in 1996, 2004) and Esa Tikkanen (2 in 1991, 1997). Sergei Bobrovsky has been in net for all 10 of Florida’s previous OT contests – his 11-game personal postseason overtime win streak is second only to Patrick Roy (12 from 1993-1996) for the longest in NHL history. Head Coach Paul Maurice (23-7, .767) has the highest playoff overtime winning percentage in NHL history among head coaches (min. 10 OT GC).
HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers have won each of their past three games at FLA Live Arena. Each of their past five outings in Sunrise have been one-goal games, and the Cats have come away victorious in five of their past six postseason home games. Matthew Tkachuk (6-5-11) leads Florida in goals, assists and points at home this postseason. Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 5-2 home record in the 2023 playoffs in addition to a .936 even-strength save percentage at home.
CATS AND KNIGHTS
Including their 3-2 overtime win in Game 3, Florida has come out victorious in five of its six matchups with Vegas all-time at FLA Live Arena (5-1-0), including their game March 7 of this season. Aleksander Barkov has amassed eight points (4-4-8) over four total home ice games against the Golden Knights in the regular season.
