Golden Knights 7, Panthers 2

Florida ............................................... 0 0 2 — 2 Vegas ................................................ 2 2 3 — 7

First period — 1. Vegas, Marchessault 11 (Stephenson, Eichel), 7:05 (pp). 2. Vegas, Martinez 1 (Barbashev, Marchessault), 17:59. Penalties — Lomberg, Fla (cross check), 6:39. Montour, Fla (roughing), 13:53. Roy, VGK (hooking), 15:38.

Second period — 3. Vegas, Roy 2 (Carrier, Whitecloud), 2:59. 4. Vegas, Howden 4 (Stone, Stephenson), 7:10. Penalties — White, Fla (slashing), 7:59. Barbashev, VGK (roughing), 7:59. Pietrangelo, VGK (interference), 10:01. Carrier, VGK (roughing), 12:35. Barbashev, VGK (roughing), 17:56. Pietrangelo, VGK (roughing), 17:56. Tkachuk, Fla (misconduct), 17:56. Tkachuk, Fla (roughing), 17:56. Barbashev, VGK (misconduct), 17:56. Forsling, Fla (roughing), 17:56.

Third period — 5. Florida, Lundell 2 (Duclair), 0:14. 6. Vegas, Marchessault 12 (Eichel), 2:10. 7. Vegas, Amadio 4 (Karlsson), 10:33. 8. Florida, Tkachuk 10 (Bennett, Mahura), 12:44. 9. Vegas, Howden 5 (Amadio, Carrier), 17:52 (pp). Penalties — Verhaeghe, Fla (cross check), 3:01. Tkachuk, Fla (misconduct), 14:01. Fitzgerald, Fla (misconduct), 16:14. Kolesar, VGK (misconduct), 16:14. Duclair, Fla (misconduct), 16:28. Duclair, Fla, served by Verhaeghe (cross check), 16:28. EStaal, Fla (abuse of officials), 16:28. Cousins, Fla (misconduct), 18:41. Whitecloud, VGK (misconduct), 18:41. Reinhart, Fla (misconduct), 19:52. Smith, VGK (misconduct), 19:52. Smith, VGK, served by Marchessault (cross check), 19:52. Howden, VGK (misconduct), 19:52.

Shots on goal — Florida 10-13-8 — 31. Vegas 11-7-10 — 28. Power plays — Florida 0-4; Vegas 2-4.

Goalies — Florida, Bobrovsky 11-4-0 (13 shots-9 saves), Lyon 1-2-0 (15 shots-12 saves). Vegas, Hill 9-3-0 (31 shots-29 saves).

Referees — Steve Kozari, Chris Rooney. Linesmen — Kiel Murchison, Brad Kovachik.

A — 18,561 (17,368). T — 2:42.