Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Florida Panthers (42-32-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -123, Golden Knights +103; over/under is 6
STANLEY CUP FINAL: Golden Knights lead series 2-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Monday for the fifth time this season. The Golden Knights won 7-2 in the last meeting. Brett Howden led the Golden Knights with two goals.
Florida is 27-16-5 in home games and 42-32-8 overall. The Panthers have a 21-6-7 record in games decided by a goal.
Vegas has a 32-8-9 record on the road and a 51-22-9 record overall. The Golden Knights have gone 31-13-3 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has 40 goals and 69 assists for the Panthers. Anthony Duclair has scored three goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Jack Eichel has scored 27 goals with 39 assists for the Golden Knights. Jonathan Marchessault has 10 goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.8 assists, 5.7 penalties and 20.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Golden Knights: 8-1-1, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Radko Gudas: day to day (undisclosed), Eetu Luostarinen: day to day (lower body), Patric Hornqvist: out for season (concussion).
Golden Knights: Robin Lehner: out for season (hip), Laurent Brossoit: out (lower body), Nolan Patrick: out (upper body), Logan Thompson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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