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Vegas Golden Knights Reach Stanley Cup Finals in First Season

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights advanced to the Stanley Cup finals on Sunday, joining the 1967-68 St. Louis Blues as the only expansion teams since 1960 in the N.H.L., N.B.A., M.L.B. and N.F.L. to reach the championship round in their inaugural seasons.

The Knights’ run to the finals, capped by a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, is a remarkable achievement. Before the conference finals even started, the Knights were one of just three teams in N.H.L. history to win multiple playoff series in their inaugural season. The Toronto Arenas accomplished the feat in 1918 and the Blues advanced to the finals in their first year, when the N.