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The Vegas Golden Knights moved within sight of making National Hockey League history on Sunday, completing a 4-1 series victory over the Winnipeg Jets to become the first expansion team in 50 years to reach the Stanley Cup Finals in their debut season. A deflected goal in the second period from Ryan Reaves clinched a 2-1 victory for the Knights, who were written off as 500-1 no-hopers before the start of the season but who could now become the first expansion team ever to win the Stanley Cup at the first attempt. The newly minted Western Conference champions from Nevada will face either the Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals in the finals of the NHL showpiece. Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 8:34:pm EST

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Just 17 months ago, Gerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Florida Panthers and left at the curb following a road game to hail his own taxi as the team bus drove away. On Sunday, the 54-year-old Canadian was packing his bags for the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup finals as head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights and part of the unlikeliest story in sports. Gallant was still all business in Winnipeg on Sunday night after Vegas had beaten the Jets 2-1 to ice the series 4-1 and ensure they would be the first expansion team to play in the NHL final in 50 years. Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 8:10:pm EST

1st Star: Ryan Reaves, Vegas Golden Knights A year ago, “Ryan Reaves scored the goal that helped send the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final” is totally the sentence we all expected to read in May 2018. Well, here we are after Vegas eliminated Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 6:30:pm EST

1st Star: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning Vasilevskiy’s great play continued in Game 5 after a bit of a stumble to start the series. In making 28 saves, he helped the Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 to take a 3-2 series lead in the Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 6:22:pm EST

Cooper wasn't thrilled about that. "The questions were coming from the other side of the table, and I felt it was the questioning of Vasilevskiy," the Tampa Bay coach said. Vasilevskiy is the guy who turned the series around for the Lightning, who now lead the Capitals 3-2 and can eliminate Washington on the road in Game 6 on Monday night and move on to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. Continue to Article

May 20, 2018 5:52:pm EST