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How the Panthers-Golden Knights Stanley Cup Final came about
Relive the playoff paths the Panthers and Golden Knights took to reach the Stanley Cup Final.
It all comes down to this. Western Conference Champion The Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are about to face off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.
Who will go home with the most glorious trophy in sport? Here are the picks from ESPN’s extended hockey family:
Sean Allen: leopards in six
Blake Bolden: leopards in six
Brian Boucher: Seven Golden Knights
John Boxigros: Golden Knights in Six
Ryan Callahan: Golden Knights in Six
Casey Campbell Pascal: Golden Knights in Six
Sachin Chandan: leopards in six
Chris Chelios: leopards in seven
Ryan Clark: Seven Golden Knights
Linda Cohn: Golden Knights in Six
Ray Ferraro: Golden Knights in Five
Leah Hextall: leopards in six
Emily Kaplan: Seven Golden Knights
Tim Kavanagh: Golden Knights in Six
Hillary Knight: leopards in six
Don La Greca: Golden Knights in Six
Peter Lawrence Riddell: Golden Knights in Six
Steve Levy: leopards in seven
Vince Massey: leopards in seven
Victoria Matias: leopards in seven
Sean McDonough: Seven Golden Knights
Mike Monaco: Seven Golden Knights
Arda Okal: leopards in six
Christine Shelton: leopards in six
PK Suban: leopards in seven
Bob Wischusen: Seven Golden Knights
Greg Wochinsky: Golden Knights in Six
Expect consensus: Golden Knights (15 of 27 choices)
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