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Vegas Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault, center, celebrates his goal with teammates William Karlsson, left, and Reilly Smith (19) during the second period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks Sunday, May 6, 2018, in San Jose, Calif.
Sunday, May 6, 2018 | 8:55 p.m.
SAN JOSE — The Golden Knights are onto the Western Conference Finals.
With a 3-0 win over the Sharks Sunday night, Vegas closed out the 4-2 series win and is now only four wins away from the Stanley Cup Finals.
“We just won in six against an awesome team that has been a winning team in the last decade,” forward Jonathan Marchessault said.
Marchessault scored what would be the game winning goal for the Golden Knights on Sunday. He broke the scoreless tie early in the second period with a shot that beat Sharks’ goalie Martin Jones.
“We’re having fun with this group right now and I don’t want it to end anytime soon,” defenseman Nate Schmidt said. “This is the most fun I’ve had playing hockey.”
Schmidt scored a goal in the second period to give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead.
“The hardest period of a series is to close a series out, and our guys trust each other,” Schmidt said.
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