LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — For the fourth time in six seasons, the Vegas Golden Knights are back in the Western Conference Final.
"I always have a mindset of trying to help my team win hockey games," said VGK forward Jonathan Marchessault. "One night, it's one guy. Another night, it's another guy. But tonight, it feels really good."
From Marchessault's natural hat trick to Adin Hill standing on his head making 38 straight saves, the Golden Knights put up an impressive fight on Sunday night to send the Edmonton Oilers packing.
"I've worked very hard my whole life to get to the NHL and to be here. It's exciting being on a chance to be this good and has a chance to really do it all," said Hill.
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All five of Sunday's goals were scored by the team's "Original Misfits" — members of the original 2017 crew that made it to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season. Marchessault, one of six remaining "misfits," was asked about what that meant to him.
"It's been a roller coaster of six years, for sure. A lot of up and down but proud of that term," he said. "That's something that we started. We were a bunch of nobodies. We have six left now, and we have a chip on our shoulder, but we're going to keep going toward our goals."
The Knights will continue their quest for the Stanley Cup in the Western Conference Final against an opponent that will be determined by the outcome of Game 7 in the Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken's Round 2 playoff series.
"A lot of credit to all the guys in here," VGK center Jack Eichel said. "We stuck with our game plan. We wanted to close it out. I thought we did a lot of great things and we earned a victory."
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