Golden Knights win Stanley Cup after demolishing Panthers in Game 5

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The Vegas Golden Knights have notched their first ever Stanley Cup after demolishing the Florida Panthers, 9-3, in Game 5 on Tuesday night. 

Vegas had a chance in their inaugural season to win the Cup, but they eventually fell to the Washington Capitals in five games in 2018. 

This time around, the took down the Panthers in five games, and Las Vegas now has a pro sports title in its grasp. 

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Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with teammates during the second period in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Coming into this one, the Panthers were going to be without their star all postseason in Matthew Tkachuk, who couldn’t battle through an upper-body injury after laboring through Game 4 following a Keegan Kolesar hit from Game 3. 

The Golden Knights quickly got off to a hot start in Game 5, and that was thanks to Mark Stone’s short-handed opportunity that he didn’t waste.

With 8:08 left in the first period, Stone stole a puck in his own zone and sprinted down ice where he had a 2-on-1 chance in front of the Panthers’ net. His patience was key, though, as he waited as long as he could and sniped the top right shelf over Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to get on the board first. 

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That started the Golden Knights’ offensive onslaught, as Nicolas Hague scored just moments later. It was just his second goal of the playoffs with Jack Eichel and