Las vigas. William “Wild Bill” Carlson took home the Stanley Cup last night.
For the Vegas Golden Knights, they ran down the Florida Panthers in their Final Five at home in an absolutely wild T-Mobile arena, winning 9-3 and becoming champions—just six years after they were “born.”
Yes, the holy grail hockey battle is over – after just five games.
The Vegas Golden Knights whipped the Florida cat so he rapped it in the final round in the boiling home arena on the world famous Las Vegas Boulevard and eventually won by elimination numbers of 9-3.
So at five o’clock this morning, Swedish time, captain Mark Stone – responsible for a hat-trick in the last game of the season – had to go up to commissioner Gary Bateman and get the score that all hockey players dream of. full life.
Neurological introduction
The match itself started shaky for the future champion. Already impressed by the seriousness of the moment, they could only hit even the simplest of passes with great difficulty and had a hard time calming down against the aggressive cats who seemed to be telling themselves they had nothing to lose.
But after two great saves by Adin Hill, it turned around. Captain Stone scored the icy 1-0 at a numerical disadvantage and just a few minutes later Nick Hague increased the score to 2-0.
Florida camp hope was reignited when veteran running back Aaron Ekblad plotted a cut directly in the opening act of the second half, but it turned out to be just the last piece in the amazing saga the Panthers wrote in this playoff game.
Then came a massive exit from the home team. They ran over their final opponent, launching a flurry of attacks that looked like pure blitzkriegs, the puck behind poor Serge Bobrovsky.
“Wild Bill” with a witty fit
Alec Martinez made it 3-1, Riley Smith made it 4-1 – after a technical feat for a pass that caught “Wild Bill” – and then Stone and Michael Amadeo also scored.
The third period was, of course, an extension of the transfer. Yes, the Cats scored two consolation goals – including after Sam Bennett headed in Gustav Forsling’s shot – and with nearly seven minutes remaining, coach Paul brought Maurice Bobrovsky at the last minute – after which Stone was able to complete his hat-trick into an empty net.
Then what could be called the binge of all time in Sin City erupted – and reached its first climax when the hat-trick lifted the Stanley Cup.
Shortly thereafter, William Carlson, one of the original knights, as the 43rd Swede in history, had to stretch the sparkling jewel towards the ceiling.
The Conn Smythe Trophy—the playoffs’ most valuable player award—was also awarded to Jonathan Marchessault.
