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The Vegas Golden Knights have crushed the Florida Panthers 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the expansion franchise's six-year history.
With the victory, the Western Conference's top-seeded Golden Knights closed out the best-of-seven championship series 4-1, triggering celebrations in and around the hotels and casinos along the famed Las Vegas Strip.
For Florida, it ended an impressive run by a resilient team that squeaked into the playoffs as the final wildcard in the Eastern Conference and then beat three of the NHL's top four clubs to reach their first Stanley Cup Finals since 1996.
The Panthers' defeat also came a day after the Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.
-Reuters
