2023 Stanley Cup Final: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Florida Panthers - A Guide to the Best-of-Seven Series

2023-06-02 07:49:09

After three rounds full of intensity and emotions, the NHL postseason reaches its decisive stage. Los Vegas Golden Knights y los Florida Panthers will collide in the Stanley Cup Final 2023. It will be a best-of-seven series.

It is the first time that both teams have met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And one will be crowned for the first time in its history.

Vegas finished the regular season with a 51-22-9 record and 111 points. He was the number one seed in the Western Conference. In the First Round of the Playoffs he eliminated Winnipeg Jets (4-1), in the Second Round he left the Edmonton Oilers (4-2) and in the Western Final he dispatched the Dallas Stars (4-2).

The Golden Knights reach the Finals for the second time. they did it before in its inaugural season of 2017-18. They fell against the Washington Capitals (4-1).

The desert ensemble is led by Jack Eichel. The center forward leads Vegas with 18 points (six goals and 12 assists) in 17 games this postseason.

For its part, Florida closed the regular season with a record of 42-32-8 and 92 points. He was the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. In the First Round of the Playoffs he gave the bell against the Boston Bruins (4-3), in the Second Round he eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1) and in the Eastern Final he swept the Carolina Hurricanes (4-0).

The Panthers participated in the Final for the only time in its third campaign of existence in 1995-1996. They lost 4-0 against Colorado Avalanche.

The key player of the Florida team is Matthew Tkachuk. The center forward leads the team with 21 points (nine goals and 12 assists) in 16 games of these Playoffs.

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final is a best-of-seven series in a 2-2-1-1-1 alternating home format. The Golden Kings, as the first seed in the Western Conference, have the advantage over the Panthers (8th from the East).

In the United States, the 2023 Stanley Cup Final can be viewed in English on TNT, and in Spanish for ESPN Sports and ESPN+.

In Mexico the games will be broadcast by Sky y Star +.

^{(All games in US Eastern time, -2 in CDMX, +1 in Argentina, +6 in Spain; *if necessary)}