It's the second trip to the Stanley Cup Final for both franchises, as the Knights played for the Cup in 2018 and the Panthers did so back in 1996. "The first trip was just kind of overwhelming. Maybe you took it for granted a little bit back then," Vegas center William Karlsson, one of six players from that Stanley Cup run in the franchise's inaugural season, said. You realize that this opportunity doesn't come around too often." "Five years later, there's been ups and downs. Karlsson scored twice and goalie Adin Hill made 23 saves in the Game 6 win, one of the more lopsided games of the 2023 playoffs.
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The Stars were eliminated after trailing the series 3-0 and rallying for two wins. Teams that take a three games-to-none lead in the Stanley Cup playoffs now have an all-time series record of 202-4. Teams that hold that lead in the round before the Cup Final are now 48-0 all-time, with both the Golden Knights and Panthers adding to that total in their respective conference finals. It takes a big effort to get here and guys gave everything they had. You always think there's something else out there for you, something more you can do. But we came up short," Stars center Joe Pavelski said.ĭallas coach Pete DeBoer said his team expended more energy leading up to Game 6 than its opponents did. "I think Vegas went to another level, and maybe one too many nights of us going to the well in an elimination game. Vegas hasn't played one yet," DeBoer said. "Every time you go into an elimination game, it takes a toll physically and mentally. I didn't think there was a lot left tonight." It's hard to fill that tank over and over again. Vegas was frustrated after allowing the Stars back into the series with two straight losses and vowed to come out in Game 6 with a better effort. The team had a meeting after Game 5 in which players and coaches aired their concerns about their play and discussed where the team's killer instinct had gone. "We had a little honest conversation about that last night, about what's in front of us. It's OK to dream a little bit once we get that fourth one. We talked about what prevented them from doing it in previous years.
We talked openly about it," Las Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. To a man, they all brought their A-game." "I thought we did a really good job handling those conversations and getting back to work.
Game 6 started with a blistering pace with the teams trading chances. Vegas was able to quiet the home crowd by striking first. Forward Keegan Kolesar won a battle near the end boards, with the puck slowly sliding out to the slot. That's where William Carrier found it and patiently waited out goaltender Jake Oettinger (23 saves) for his second goal of the playoffs at 3:41. That marked the third straight game in Dallas in which the Knights took a lead within the first five minutes of the game. The Knights made it 2-0 at 10:25 of the first period on a power-play goal from Karlsson. Stars defenseman Esa Lindell was whistled for delay of game but earned some style points for knocking the puck out of midair over the glass before it could bounce into an open net behind Oettinger. Reilly Smith's pass was deflected by Nicolas Roy over to Karlsson, whose shot from the left side beat Oettinger.
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