Latest Stanley Cup Playoffs News

Golden Knights take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final with 7-2 win over Panthers

Jun. 06, 2023 01:31 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No team in over 25 years has been more dominant than the Vegas Golden Knights through the first two games of a Stanley Cup Final. They have outscored the Florida Panthers by eight goals, including Monday night’s 7-2 victory in Game 2 that put the Knights two wins...

Bobrovsky pulled, other stars struggle as Panthers fall behind 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 06, 2023 00:41 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two games into the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers look like an 8 seed for the first time all playoffs. Florida was torched for a second consecutive game, losing 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday to fall into a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven...

Suddenly potent power play powering Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 06, 2023 00:25 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy acknowledged between Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that his Vegas Golden Knights' power play has been hit or miss all season. It's hitting now like players in a high-stakes game of blackjack — and has Vegas two wins from the Stanley Cup. ...

Golden Knights' Shea Theodore finds rhythm at right time to start Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 04, 2023 06:01 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Without a goal all playoffs, Shea Theodore found the net just when the Vegas Golden Knights needed it. With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final tied at 1 midway through the second period, Theodore took a pass at one side of the blue line, skated to the other side,...

Panthers not about to panic over Game 1 loss to Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final

Jun. 04, 2023 01:03 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice might have been channeling his inner Aaron Rodgers when he told the assembled media Saturday night to “breathe.” The Panthers had minutes earlier lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights, giving up...

Russians in Stanley Cup Final trying to focus on hockey amid country's war in Ukraine

Jun. 03, 2023 06:04 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky insists he has not thought about where he would take the Stanley Cup if he and the Florida Panthers win it. He hasn't been this close before. Countryman Ivan Barbashev has, celebrating in Moscow with the trophy in 2019. After the Cup was banned...

Eichel making most of 1st postseason as Golden Knights prepare for Panthers in Cup final

Jun. 02, 2023 19:26 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel didn't know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April. He just knew he was eager to experience the postseason for the first time in his eight-year career — and what a time it's been for him. Eichel is a major reason why the Vegas Golden...

Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final pits top team in West against upstart in East

Jun. 02, 2023 19:16 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Few expected the Florida Panthers to be playing for the Stanley Cup. Not with two weeks left in the regular season and certainly not when they trailed the NHL-best Boston Bruins 3-1 in the first round. The Vegas Golden Knights expected to be playing for the Stanley...

TNT readies for first Stanley Cup Final; first one exclusively on cable since 1994

Jun. 02, 2023 18:07 PM EDT

Turner Sports has had its share of significant sports events. The Stanley Cup Final, though, will be the first time a champion from one of North America's four major pro sports will air on TNT. Saturday’s Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights also marks the...

Patrick Kane has hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to be out 4-6 months

Jun. 01, 2023 17:00 PM EDT

Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery Thursday and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. The extended absence appears to rule out Kane for an NHL training camp but means he may be...