By NHL Public Relations

June 5, 2023

Despite winning 11 of their last 13 games, the Panthers find themselves in familiar territory – underdogs down 1-0 against a team that finished the regular season as the conference leader, a position they were also in during the First Round against the Presidents’ Trophy winners.

Vegas has a chance to become the third straight club to take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final, following eventual champions Colorado (2022) and Tampa Bay (2021). Overall, 53 teams have taken a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven Final, with details of how those series played out available in the June 5 edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates.

Source: NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Final Edition – June 5, 2023