{"id":437834,"date":"2023-06-13T22:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T02:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=437834"},"modified":"2023-06-13T23:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T03:45:27","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-is-the-2023-stanley-cup-champ","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/vegas-golden-knights-is-the-2023-stanley-cup-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights is the 2023 Stanley Cup champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/vegas-golden-knights\/\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> won the Stanley Cup after trashing the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/florida-panthers\/\">Florida Panthers<\/a> 9-3 in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena in <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/circuit\/las-vegas\/\">Las Vegas<\/a>, NV, for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> NHL championship in the franchise&#8217;s 6-year history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS HAVE WON THEIR FIRST STANLEY CUP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY \ud83c\udf7e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mvWXOf3XVw\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/mvWXOf3XVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/1668814496846999552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The captain Mark Stone notched a hattrick for Golden Knights \u2013 his 2<sup>nd<\/sup> hattrick in his career in the playoffs, as the other goals added Nicolas Hague, Alec Martinez, Reilly Smith, Mike Amadio, Ivan Barbashev, and Nicolas Roy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOME MEANS NEVADA FOR LORD STANLEY\u2019S CUP!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UKnightTheRealm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UKnightTheRealm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFC6Rr4scG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cFC6Rr4scG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 z &#8211; Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenKnights\/status\/1668814907486371840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MARK STONE HAS A HAT TRICK IN GAME 5 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL<\/p>\n<p>IT&#8217;S 8-3 GOLDEN KNIGHTS WITH 5:54 TO GO<\/p>\n<p>THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 z &#8211; Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenKnights\/status\/1668811286279503874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The end was clear after the 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2 periods because Vegas was leading 6-1 after the first 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At one point in his career, Adin Hill was:<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\ufe0f Undrafted in the WHL<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f 4th string<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Cut in the minors<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Traded for a 4th rounder<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, he&#8217;s in goal for the Golden Knights \u2014 helping Vegas to secure its first Stanley Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GCuFG71O1\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0GCuFG71O1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1668810956065894401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ekblad netted for the Panthers to make it 2-1, but after that, Golden Knights scored 4 goals within 10 minutes. Sam Reinhart scored the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> goal for Florida to make it 7-2. Sam Bennett added for 7-3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HERE COME THE HATS \ud83c\udfa9 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GoldenKnights<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#StanleyCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5JrJPZzyD2\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5JrJPZzyD2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1668811790271283200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To lift the trophy in the NHL, Golden Knights eliminated in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/winnipeg-jets\/\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> 4-1, <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/edmonton-oilers\/\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> 4-2 in the quarterfinals, and <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/dallas-stars\/\">Dallas Stars<\/a> 4-2 in the \u00bd finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seven years ago, the Golden Knights didn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n<p>There were doubts about fan interest in Las Vegas \u2014 but they became the city\u2019s first pro major team in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>This season, they\u2019ve played to 104% fan capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for the first time, they\u2019re Stanley Cup Champions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xYsKeNamoL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xYsKeNamoL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1668814558280990720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F37gM40c4YI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup after trashing the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4225,"featured_media":437837,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[16872,17844,19632,17212],"news_category":[16709,16715,14084],"gn_keywords":[18134,19633,17982,6811],"acf":{"announce":"The Nevada franchise destroyed their opponent in Game 5.","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/437834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/437834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437834"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=437834"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=437834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}