from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

The Golden Knights were the last ones standing on Monday night.

After a mostly drama-free playoff run, many were left wondering whether this Cup Final would have enough on-ice entertainment to match the compelling off-ice storylines. That question was answered quickly with four goals in the first period and 10 total from nine different scorers.

Game 1 marked the first contest in the history of the 104-year history of the Stanley Cup Final to feature four lead changes. That was four more, in one game, than there were in the entire Western Conference final.

This was a game fittingly played in the only hockey arena with an actual rollercoaster in its front yard at the New York, New York Casino.

“Lot of up and down,” Schmidt said. “A lot of times you feel like the game is going in one direction and then they score and we score. A lot of emotion. It was a pretty emotional game for everybody.”

Undrafted Detroit Red Wings cast-off , the same man who scored the franchise’s first-ever goal on home ice, delivered the game-winner for the Golden Knights some 342 nights after he was plucked in last June’s expansion draft.

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Watch the game highlights below.