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In the last 12 games, Marchessault has 12 goals and six assists for 18 points. Then, Marchessault broke out of that drought with a two-goal performance in Game 3, and he has been white hot ever since. They might be regretting that decision right about now.Īfter Game 2 against the Edmonton Oilers, seven games into the Golden Knights' playoff run, Jonathan Marchessault had just one assist. In 2017, the Panthers exposed Jonathan Marchessault in the NHL Expansion Draft and allowed the Golden Knights to select him. Vegas has controlled the last four periods, and Florida has to regroup in time for Game 3 on Thursday night. The Panthers did net a pair of third-period goals to make the score a little more respectable, but the Golden Knights were never in jeopardy of losing this game. Hill made a handful of flashy saves, and he wound up stopping 28 of the 30 shots that Florida threw his way. While the Panthers' goaltenders were sweeping pucks out of their net all night, Adin Hill was outstanding for Vegas. His case for the Conn Smythe Trophy gets better and better with each passing game. One of those goals belonged to Marchessault, who brought his total to 12 goals in his last 12 games. Vegas tacked on three more goals in the third period for good measure. Alex Lyon took over goaltending duties for the Panthers, but he didn't fare any better behind a porous defensive effort.

In the second period, the Golden Knights scored two more and chased a struggling Sergei Bobrovsky from his crease after just 13 shots on goal.

Alec Martinez scored to make it a 2-0 game heading into the first intermission, and Vegas did not look back. It took seven minutes for Jonathan Marchessault to open the scoring with a power play goal, and the blowout was on from there.

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Right from the opening puck drop, the Golden Knights were the superior team, and they rolled to a 7-2 victory and a 2-0 series lead. The Vegas Golden Knights picked up where they left off in the third period of Game 1 and crushed the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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