Sunday, September 24 2023

The Stanley Cup Final teams have been set.

The Vegas Golden Knights will take on the Florida Panthers in a matchup of the top team in the Western Conference vs. the bottom playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.

But the Panthers have knocked off the No. 1 overall Boston Bruins, No. 4 overall Toronto Maple Leafs and No. 2 overall Carolina Hurricanes to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996. The No. 5 overall Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2018.

They each won a game in their season series.

Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky blocks a shot from Golden Knights center Ivan Barbashev during a 2-1 Florida victory in March.Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky blocks a shot from Golden Knights center Ivan Barbashev during a 2-1 Florida victory in March.

Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky blocks a shot from Golden Knights center Ivan Barbashev during a 2-1 Florida victory in March.

Neither team has won a championship, so there will be a first-time Stanley Cup winner for the first time since the 2019 St. Louis Blues.

The schedule for the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final:

(all times p,m. ET, x-if necessary)

Saturday, June 3: Florida at Vegas, 8, TNT

Monday, June 5: Florida at Vegas, 8, TNT

Thursday, June 8: Vegas at Florida, 8, TNT

Saturday, June 10: Vegas at Florida, 8, TNT

x-Tuesday, June 13: Florida at Vegas, 8, TNT

x-Friday, June 16: Vegas at Florida, 8, TNT

x-Monday, June 19: Florida at Vegas, 8, TNT

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Stanley Cup Final schedule: Time, date, TV for Golden Knights-Panthers

Source: Yahoo Sports

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