Golden Knights Applauded by Twitter for Eliminating Stars, Reaching Stanley Cup Final
May 30, 2023
The Golden Knights finally decided to stop playing with their food and put an end to these Western Conference Finals.
Vegas came out with a purpose in its 6-0 Game 6 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2018, its first year as a franchise.
Everything went the away team's way at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as the Golden Knights kicked off the first period with a three-goal explosion that basically gave them one foot through the door.
William Carrier gave his squad an early lead with a goal 3:41 into the game. William Karlsson and Keegan Kolesar piled on later in the period to finish off an exquisite 20 minutes.
Vegas would get three more insurance goals from Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Michael Amadio to put the game out of reach and end Dallas' season after what had been a valiant effort in the last couple of games.
The Stars didn't have much of a response for most of the night.
Goalie Adin Hill once again had a terrific night in the crease as he continues a surprisingly excellent postseason after stepping in for Laurent Brossoit. Hill saved all 23 shots that he faced in the win
NHL Twitter was in awe of how dominant and in control Vegas was in the biggest game of its season.
NHL @NHLHere's a fun fact! William Karlsson's (<a href="https://twitter.com/WKarlsson71?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WKarlsson71</a>) tally was his ninth of these <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> Playoffs, which sets a <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoldenKnights</a> record! π<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLStats</a>: <a href="https://t.co/iSKE1k7SJM">https://t.co/iSKE1k7SJM</a><br><br>πΊπΈ: <a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@espn</a> β‘οΈ <a href="https://t.co/E7vurKcX0c">https://t.co/E7vurKcX0c</a> <br>π¨π¦: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sportsnet</a> β‘οΈ <a href="https://t.co/Kgt3qeIrEN">https://t.co/Kgt3qeIrEN</a> <a href="https://t.co/mSzCW6nA0i">pic.twitter.com/mSzCW6nA0i</a>
Jesse Granger @JesseGranger_Pete DeBoer was right, the pressure did shift to the Golden Knights.<br><br>The thing is, that's a good thing for Vegas. If there's one thing I've learned watching this team for 6 years, they're at their best when they're doubted the most.<br><br>What a period. Just a complete beat down.
Vegas will now return to the Stanley Cup Final and hope that it gets a different result than what happened in 2018 when it lost to the Washington Capitals in five games after a dominant postseason run.
The Golden Knights will take on the red-hot Florida Panthers, a No. 8 seed that started playing their best hockey of the year at the perfect time, eliminating the No. 1 overall seed Boston Bruins in the first round.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final is set for Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
