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Game 1 marked Vegas' seventh straight win of the playoffs, starting with the last two games of the six-game second-round series against Anaheim.

Zach Werenski was second in points at the position with 81 on 22 goals and 59 assists. It's the first time he has won the award in his career.

This Vegas-Carolina final almost is a decade in the making for a pair of teams in non-traditional markets that have become powerhouses.

The best-of-seven series pairs an Eastern Conference champion that finished second in the regular season behind Colorado against a Western Conference champion that elevated its game the longer the playoffs wore on.

While they differ in age and experience levels, their similarities run far deeper.

The emotions were bitter and raw in the aftermath of the Presidents' Trophy winners being swept by Vegas.

The Vegas Golden Knights completed a 4-0 series sweep of the top-seeded Avalanche with a 2-1 win and will return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in their nine years in the league.

Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas as the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado's high-powered offense.

While he missed 20 games because of an injury and another five to a late-season suspension for an illegal hit, Malkin finished with 19 goals and 42 assists in 56 games this season.

After receiving their first wake-up call of the playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes have responded like the beasts of the East they have been all season.