Stanley Cup Finals

At the heart of that winning effort were three players: Tkachuk, Verhaeghe and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, all of whom made the difference in Game 3.

The Vegas Golden Knights scored three straight goals to win 5-2, and then another four straight to open Game 2, en route to a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

Vegas will host Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.

With their 4-3 victory Wednesday night, the Panthers completed a four-game sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference finals.

Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime to give Colorado a 4-3 victory in Game 1 on Wednesday night and put the Avs up in a series that's shaping up to be a classic.

This will be the first time the Av's will play for the title since 2001.

Pucks batted out of the air to score, winning face offs, as Nikita Kucherov joins exclusive club after 2-goal, 1-assist night.

No Canadian team has hoisted the Stanley Cup since Montreal won in 1993.

First Stanley Cup win in franchise history for the Blues.

Undisciplined Blues vow to regroup after loss.