Yeah, definitely excited to play them, and it’s going to be a good series.” They have a great team all around the lineup and a good goaltender.

“They’re reminding me a lot of the team we had the first year: against all odds,” Marchessault said of the Panthers after reaching the Stanley Cup Final.

Since then, Marchessault has become Vegas’ all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played while Smith is second in goals, fourth in assists, third in points and fourth in games played. Vegas stars Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith previously took to the ice for Florida before being let go after being deemed unwanted.

Eventually Vegas wrapped up the series with a 6-0 win to reach the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights raced to a 3-0 series lead before the Stars won back-to-back games to keep the series interesting. The Edmonton Oilers were up next and Vegas marched to a 4-2 second-round series win to set up a Western Conference Final series against the Dallas Stars. Despite losing the first game, Vegas bounced back to win four on the trot to take a 4-1 series win. The Golden Knights faced the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round of the playoffs.

The Golden Knights picked up 111 points and ended the season with a 51-22 record with nine overtime losses. The Vegas Golden Knights finished with the most points in the Western conference. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty Images The Florida Panthers are the underdogs ahead of the Stanley Cup Final.

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