Matthew Tkachuk might be done for the night

Matthew Tkachuk left the ice after taking a hit from Keegan Kolesar and commentators at the end of the first period have not confirmed if he’s returning to the game.

First period complete

The first period has ended and we have a tie game.

Brandon Montour scored a goal after a breakaway from the Panthers early in the period.

With four minutes remaining though Mark Stone smashed a goal and tied up a back-and-forth Game 3.

Florida Panthers 1 Vegas Golden Knights 1

GOAL!

Mark Stone scores on the 4-on-3 Power Play for The Vegas Golden Knights.

This is Stone’s first goal on the road, all his previous goals this postseason have occurred on home ice.

Golden Knights 1 Florida Panthers 1

Both teams earn penalities

It will be four-on-four for the next two minutes as Radko Gudas of the Florida Panthers is charged for cross-checking and William Carrier Boarding is charged for boarding.

Both teams unable to cash in on Power Play

The Florida Panthers lead 1-0 with 5:33 remaining in the first period and have been unable to put the pressure on the Golden Knights.

They earned themselves a Power Play right after they went up 1-0 but were unable to score.

Golden Knights have also squandered their Power Play opportunity late in this period.

Golden Knights Power Play

Vegas has received their first Power Play of the game after Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers is charged with tripping against Jack Eichel.

The Golden Knights have four Power Play goals in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Bruce Cassidy speaks

Bruce is speaking for an in-game interview and says the team needs to be more physical and get behind the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers’ offense has appeared to wake up as they have four shots on goal compared to the Vegas Knights’ one shot.

Power Play Florida

The Panthers have received a Power Play after Vegas’ William Carrier got penalized for high-sticking against Floridas’ Sam Bennett.

Florida are 0-7 on Power Play opportunities during the Stanley Cup Finals.

Florida applying pressure

After Brandon Montour scored a goal for the Panthers they have applied relentless pressure in the Golden Knights zone.

The Panthers have three shots on goal thus far and have won three faceoffs also.

Las Vegas has given the puck away three times already in the first six minutes of play.

GOAL!!!

After a breakaway, Brandon Montour cashes in and scores.

Florida Panthers 1 Vegas Golden Knights 0

15:25 remain in the 1st period.

Puck in benches

The beginning of game three has been hard-hitting and defensive so far.

Florida looks to keep the defensive pressure on the Golden Knights as one of their top defenseman Radko Gudas has returned tonight since being injured.

Here we goo

Game 3 is off!

The Florida Panthers have come out firing and have already fired a shot on the Vegas Golden Knight’s goal.

National Anthem sung

Phillip Phillips, American musician, and singer-songwriter, most known for being the 2012 American Idol winner is singing The star-spangled banner.

Lineups introduced for both teams

The Vegas Golden Knights starters are being introduced to a chorus of boos from the Florida Panthers home crowd.

Next is the lineup introduction for the Florida Panthers to a raucous home crowd.

Dan Marino makes an appearance

Dan Marino is in the building and banging the drum for the Florida Panthers.

This is the first home game in two weeks for the Panthers, as they are looking to secure a win and get back into the series.

Faceoff in 10 minutes

Both the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers are set to clash in Sunrise, Florida for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Follow along as the puck is set to drop in around 10 minutes!

Tune in!

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Tune into TNT, TBS, or TruTV to watch the Golden Knights vs Panthers.

Follow along for live updates as the Panthers look to avoid going down 3-0 in the series.

Two multigoal scorers in Game 2

The Vegas Golden Knights have not let up offensively in the Stanley Cup thus far.

In Monday night’s game, Brett Howden and Jonathan Marchessault both scored twice helping the Knights secure a 7-2 victory.

The Golden Knights scored two or more goals in four out of six periods so far throughout the Stanley Cup and are just completely dominating the Panthers.

The Panthers will have to slow down Jonathan Marchessault if they want a chance to even the series.

Inside the Golden Knights locker room

Here is a sneak peek inside the Las Vegas Golden Knights locker room for tonight as they look to take a commanding 3-0 lead against the Florida Panthers.

Golden Knight stars arrive

Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault, and Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy have arrived for Game 3.

Adin Hill will not be denied

The Las Vegas Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill has been unstoppable during the Stanley Cup Finals so far.

In two games he has only allowed four goals and has a total of 66 saves.

NHL Stanley Cup Finals in pictures

The Stanley Cup Finals will continue tonight as the Florida Panthers look to get back into the series with a win tonight.

Here are some snapshots from the first two games so far.

Importance of Game 3

Game 3 tonight has a lot of significance behind it because if the Las Vegas Golden Knights win they will take a commanding 3-0 series lead.

A total of 204 teams in NHL history have fallen behind 3-0 in a seven-game series.

Out of those 204 only nine of those teams were able to force a Game 7 and just four completed the comeback for a series win.

Not good odds for the Florida Panthers if they lose as they would be staring down history looking to become the fifth team to secure a comeback after falling 3-0 in the series.

Jonathan Marchessault’s season stats

Jonathan Marchessault had a wonderful season this year scoring 28 goals and tallying up 28 assists.

He totaled 57 points during the season which is tied for 101st in the league.

Marchessault helped lead the Golden Knights to a 51-22-9 record and is on fire in the Stanley Cup Finals as he scored two goals and dished out one assist in Game 2.

Marchessault can break a record

Jonathan Marchessault can break the Vegas franchise record for the longest playoff point streak.

Marchessault has scored at least one goal in six of his past nine games – dating to a series-clinching hat trick in Game 6 of the second round.

Additionally, Marchessault is one of three players this postseason to score at least eight goals over an eight-game span, following Leon Draisaitl and old-timer Joe Pavelski.