The Florida Panthers opponent in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final could be decided tonight when the Dallas Stars host the Vegas Golden Knights at American Airlines Center. After falling behind 3-0, the Stars have them dug themselves out of a huge hole by posting back-to-back wins, 4-3 in overtime in Game 4 and 4-2 on the road in Game 5, to pull within another victory of evening the series. Dallas will get a rooster boost with the return of captain Jamie Benn, who was out serving a two-game suspension. Vegas will looking to make it to the Final for the second time in its six-year franchise history.
- WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN, CBC, SN, TVAS
- INTEL: Defending Big D / Knights On Ice
- SERIES: Golden Knights lead 3-2
- LAST MEETING: Dallas 4, Vegas 2 – (Game 5 Recap)
- NEXT MEETING: May 31, 2023 (if necessary)
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Jake Oettinger (10-8 .901/2.89 1SO) vs Adin Hill (6-3 .932/2.30 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Dallas / Vegas
2023 IIHF World Championship (Sunday results)
- Gold Medal: Canada 5, Germany 2
- Bronze Medal: Lativa 4, United States 3 (OT)
Final Standings
- Canada – 1
- Germany -2
- Latvia -3
- United States -4
- Switzerland – 5
- Sweden – 6
- Finland – 7
- Czechia – 8
- Slovakia – 9
- Denmark – 10
- Kazakhstan – 11
- France – 12
- Norway – 13
- Austria – 14
- Hungary – 15 (relegated)
- Slovenia – 16 (relegated)