Stone, Whitecloud lead Golden Knights past Panthers to open Stanley Cup final

Zach Whitecloud scored from long-range with just over 13 minutes left, after Adin Hill made arguably the best save of the playoffs, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 Saturday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.

Original Knights players Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore also scored on Florida's two-time Vezina winner Sergei Bobrovsky.

Game 2 is Monday in Las Vegas.

The Panthers ratcheted up the physical play late after falling behind by two. A handful of penalties resulting from a fracas with 4:24 remaining left the Florida bench well short.

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