It's hard to remember, but there was a time the Vegas Golden Knights were once the underdogs of the NHL. They shocked the hockey world by making it to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year of existence. It was one of the greatest stories in hockey history and came up just short of being the best story in sports history. However, what if it was? What if the Golden Knights had beaten the Washington Capitals and won the Stanley Cup in their first year?
The best underdog story in sports gets it's storybook ending
A win in the 2018 Stanley Cup finals puts an exclamation point on one of the best sports stories of the 21st century.