1. Game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals
Game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals was a game the Vegas Golden Knights could feel. Beating the Florida Panthers in the previous game, 3-2, the momentum was on their side and they could taste the champagne. All they had to do was dispose of the Panthers. Boy, did the Golden Knights deliver in that Game 5.
Behind captain Mark Stone's hat trick, the Golden Knights throttled the Panthers, 9-3. They won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, fulfilling Bill Foley's promise in the process. No list can't start their No. 1 without the Stanley Cup clincher, and it's easy to see why.
The win also galvanized the Golden Knights as Vegas's original team. No relocations. No sleazy owners running shoestring budgets. Just Bill Foley and Kelly McCrimmon assembling the best roster to do the job, making Vegas strong.