* Eric Staal, who has the most Stanley Cup Final experience of any player in the series, opened the scoring in Game 1 after having not scored since Game 2 of the opening round. He can tie a franchise record for longest goal streak in the playoffs should he score in Game 2 - three of his teammates have matched the mark this postseason: Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk. * Anthony Duclair was one of two Panthers players who found the back of the net in Game 1 and has goals in each of his past two games.

Louis halted an 0-12 run with a Game 2 victory in 2019 (against the Bruce Cassidy-led Bruins) and Washington stopped an 0-5 stretch with a Game 2 win in Las Vegas in 2018. Two other clubs have lost at least their first five contests in the Final - St. * Florida enters its sixth Stanley Cup Final game in search of its first victory in the championship series. CATS WILL LOOK TO COME BACK ONCE AGAINĭespite winning 11 of their last 13 games, the Panthers find themselves in familiar territory - underdogs down 1-0 against a team that finished the regular season as the conference leader, a position they were also in during the First Round against the Presidents' Trophy winners. * The stars of tomorrow are in Vegas for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final as four of the top prospects for the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be in attendance at T-Mobile Arena: Connor Bedard, fresh off a sweep at the CHL Awards, Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson and William Smith. Overall, 53 teams have taken a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven Final, with details of how those series played out available in the June 5 edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates.

* Vegas has a chance to become the third straight club to take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final, following eventual champions Colorado (2022) and Tampa Bay (2021).

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