from Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Sun,

The reason why the Golden Knights are still playing hockey in June shouldn’t be so cliche, but it is. They’re scoring goals.

The math is simple. The Golden Knights have scored at least three goals in 13 playoff games this spring. They’ve won them all, the 13th coming Saturday in their 5-2 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.

Five different players, including two defensemen, contributed to the scoring in Game 1 to allow the Golden Knights to defend home ice. Game 2 is tonight (5 p.m., TNT), with the West’s top seed trying to take a 2-0 series lead.

“The offense is kind of coming from everywhere,” forward William Carrier said. “We’ve got four good lines that can score goals on different nights.”

It shouldn’t be this alarming that the Golden Knights have found the scoring touch in the postseason. Considering how the last two playoff runs have unfolded, it’s an eye-opening revelation.

The Golden Knights have scored 3.72 goals per contest in 18 playoff games. Only the Boston Bruins, who were eliminated in the first round to these same Panthers that Vegas is playing against for the Stanley Cup, averaged more (3.86).

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