LAS VEGAS — Captain Mark Stone recorded his second-ever hat trick, and the Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena to clinch the franchise’s first championship.
The Knights became the seventh team in NHL history to win a Cup in its first six seasons. The Knights also became the 21st active franchise with a title.
Defensemen Nic Hague and Alec Martinez, left wings Reilly Smith and Ivan Barbashev and right wing Michael Amadio also scored in a game that felt like more of a coronation than a contest. Nicolas Roy added the final goal.