

The Golden Knights are 6-2 with a plus-16 goal differential (32-16) on the road in the playoffs. There's no dull moment with that group of guys." "We have such good team chemistry this year that we have a lot of fun. "I love the road, to be honest, where all the guys are together, having team dinners, playing cards all together, hanging out," forward Jonathan Marchessault said. They're a significant part of the reason why the Golden Knights have been such a good road team, and why they expect to be comfortable in an uncomfortable environment when the puck drops for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena on Thursday (8 p.m. It's not exactly the type of heated battles they get into on the ice, but these leisure activities at the hotel come with some chirping, winners and losers, and a whole lot of camaraderie building.

It's a dream that's right in front of you.The Vegas Golden Knights haven't laid off the competition during road trips in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. "The feeling you have, it's pretty crazy. "Being that close to winning a Stanley Cup, you're actually struggling to go to sleep at night because you're dreaming about what you do," said McKee. Buffalo has never even been back to the finals.

The Stars have never won Lord Stanley's Mug since that series. We were paired up to go against Mike Modano and Brett Hull and top players. "Rhett was one of my best friends off the ice. "I didn't have my partner for Game 6 and we ended up going to triple overtime," said McKee, who finished the playoffs tied with an NHL best plus-13 rating. By the time they were separated, Warrener had a broken ankle.

A scuffle ensued and the pair fell to the ice in a bit of a wrestling match. The faceoff was in Dallas's end when the two blueliners started chirping. Not only did Hatcher leave with the hardware, he also knocked McKee's defensive partner, Rhett Warrener, out of the series in the final moments of Game 5. "To know that they made a mistake for the Stanley Cup winning goal when my team was only one overtime goal and one win away from getting your name engraved on it, that's tough to ever put behind you." They didn't even review it, which is crazy. "It's unfortunate with the way it turned out. "Due to social media I'm reminded of it pretty much every day of the year," said McKee.
