

Jonathan Marchessault kicked off the scoring with a power play snipe past Bobrovsky at 7:05 of the first period. Vegas sets the tone with four unanswered goals: The teams combined 148 penalty minutes, the second-most in a Cup Final contest. The contest had its fair share of physicality. But the Knights responded with three more, from Micheal Amadio, Marchessault and Howden. Florida scored two in the third courtesy of Anton Lundell and Mathew Tkachuk. The barrage chased Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky who Alex Lyon relived. The Golden Knights dominated with four goals in the first two periods from Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy, and Brett Howden. Vegas is now two wins away from their maiden kiss with the Cup. Adin Hill made 29 saves on 31 shots, and the DJ played “King of the Hill” every time he made a save. The crowd was the largest(18,561) in four years, and the fans went wild, singing “Vegas Lights” seven times. Brett Howden and Jonathan Marchessault had two goals apiece while Adin Hill backstopped the Golden Knights with 29 saves on 31 shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights crushed the Florida Panthers 7-2 for a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. On Monday, the Vegas Golden Knights dominated the Florida Panthers 7-2 at T-Mobile arena to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
