Golden Knights advance to Stanley Cup Final with sweep of Avalanche

The Vegas Golden Knights are heading to the Stanley Cup Final aft completing a four-game expanse of the Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 triumph successful Game 4 of the Western Conference Final astatine T-Mobile Arena connected Tuesday.

The Knights volition play for the Stanley Cup for the 3rd clip successful their nine-year past and for the 2nd clip successful 4 years.

They captured their archetypal title successful 2023 with a five-game triumph implicit the Florida Panthers. The Knights volition look the victor of the Montreal Canadiens-Carolina Hurricanes bid successful the Eastern Conference Final.

Captain Mark Stone scored for the 2nd consecutive game, and winger Cole Smith added an security extremity with 5:45 remaining.

Goaltender Carter Hart finished with 18 saves and carried a shutout until 2:03 remaining erstwhile Colorado skipper Gabriel Landeskog scored connected a deflection.

Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves successful his archetypal commencement of the series.

The Knights became the seventh squad successful NHL past to expanse a best-of-seven bid against the NHL’s apical squad during the regular season.

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