Marchessault, Golden Knights cruise past Panthers in physical Game 2

It was all Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, as the Western Conference champs took Monday's contest 7-2 over the Florida Panthers.

The Golden Knights took a 2-0 series lead with the victory.

Vegas scored four goals on its first 13 shots, chasing Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky from the game midway through the second period. Jonathan Marchessault continued his hot streak with two goals.

It was a physical affair in Las Vegas. Radko Gudas exited in the first period after a massive hit from Ivan Barbashev. The Golden Knights then had an injury scare of their own in the second frame, when Jack Eichel was on the wrong end of a huge collision with Matthew Tkachuk.

Eichel was seemingly fine, as he set up Marchessault's second tally of the contest in his first shift after the hit.

There were 10 misconducts by the game's conclusion, including two that were handed out to Tkachuk. He also received one at the end of Game 1, giving the Panthers superstar 36 penalty minutes in the Stanley Cup final.

Game 3 is Thursday at 8 p.m. ET as the series shifts to Florida.

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