The Vegas Golden Knights punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final and in doing so - as they have been doing all season - made history in the process.

With their win on Sunday afternoon the Golden Knights became just the third team in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season, joining the Toronto Arenas who did so in 1918 and the St. Louis Blues in 1968.

Vegas also became just the seventh team in history to clinch three series on the road to reach the Cup final.

All this considered, these accolades pale in comparison to what could be if the team can manage four more wins this postseason.

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They did it.

The Vegas Golden Knights booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday with a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final.

The idea of an expansion team reaching the big show is difficult to comprehend. So when the Golden Knights actually made it happen, Twitter was left astonished.

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Filip Forsberg scored the shootout winner as Sweden beat Switzerland 3-2 to win its second straight World Championship gold.

Sweden overcame a scare against the underdog Swiss team, who led twice in the game before Mika Zibanejad's game-tying goal in the second period.

For Switzerland, this marks the team's second silver medal in six years after coincidentally losing to Sweden in the final in 2013.

Vancouver Canucks netminder Anders Nilsson stopped 26 of 28 shots in regulation and overtime and another four shots in the shootout to get the win. Meanwhile, Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni did all he could turning away 43 shots in the game and another two on four shots in the shootout.

With the win, Sweden has now captured gold in three of the last six editions of the tournament and medaled in four.

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It's not where many expected the Winnipeg Jets to be, but through four games the team trails the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 in the Western Conference Final.

After taking a split in the first two games at home, the Jets have been edged by the Golden Knights twice at T-Mobile Arena, including Friday night in a contest that captain Blake Wheeler suggests the team deserved to win.

"We win that game nine times out of 10," Wheeler said, per Sportsnet's Chris Johnston. "Tonight was the one. Had some looks where their goalie made some extraordinary saves. You've got to sometimes take your hat off to a good player stealing a game."

Teammate Tyler Myers echoed his captain's sentiment, suggesting the Jets outplayed the Jets for the majority of the past two games.

"For the last five periods, we’ve been the better team," Myers said, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Myers makes a compelling case as the Jets have outshot the Golden Knights in each of the last five periods by a combined 69-49. Unfortunately, they've been outscored 6-4 over that span to a team that's developed a habit of bouncing back after conceding goals.

The Jets now head back home for Game 5 where they face the daunting task of winning three consecutive games against a Vegas side which has dropped three straight just three times all season.

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Forward Nikolaj Ehlers will return to the Winnipeg Jets' lineup for Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Friday after missing Game 3 with an illness, the team confirmed.

Ehlers' return will reunite the club's second line alongside Patrik Laine and Paul Stastny. Jack Roslovic - who replaced Ehlers for Game 3 - remains in the lineup with Joel Armia serving as a scratch.

While Ehlers is still looking for his first goal of the playoffs, he has contributed seven assists in 13 games.

In other roster news, goaltender Michael Hutchinson will back up Connor Hellebuyck rather than Steve Mason.

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St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz will miss the remainder of the World Championship due to an upper-body injury, Hockey Canada announced on Friday.

The 25-year-old tallied four assists in eight games for Canada.

Luckily for the Blues, the injury is not expected to affect his availability for training camp ahead of next season.

Canada will face Switzerland in the semifinals on Saturday.

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Home ice has had little advantage in the Eastern Conference Final.

With the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, the road team has now won each of the first four games of the series.

It's a rare trend, but as the teams turn their focus to Game 5 with the series now a best-of-three, the success they've had on the road has Capitals head coach Barry Trotz confident in his club going forward.

"Our intention is to go on the road and win a game in Tampa," Trotz said, according to Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press. "We've already done that twice."

This marks just the sixth time in the last 10 years where the road team has taken the first four games of the series. The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks last did it a season ago in their second-round series.

The question now is can the Lightning buck the streak in Game 5 on Saturday?

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The $14.7 million raised from the Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe page will go directly to the 29 families impacted by the tragedy, it was announced at a press conference on Thursday.

Broncos president Kevin Garinger was on hand and explained that, in all, the GoGundMe page raised $15.175 million, but was met with fees that amounted to nearly $500,000.

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Once the money is transferred to the team, the funds must go through the province where the distribution timeline will be determined. Until then, the money will remain in a trust until it is given to the respected families.

"One hundred percent of that total, as well as any interest ... will go toward the 29 families that have been impacted by this unthinkable tragedy," Garinger said.

It is still to be determined how the money will be divided among the 29 families. Scott Thomas, whose son died in the crash, noted that some families may require larger sums of money to cover added expenses.

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Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom returned to the lineup for Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday after missing his club's last four games with a hand injury.

Backstrom had not played since Game 5 of the Capitals' second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Backstrom back in the fold, forward Alex Chiasson was made a scratch.

Despite missing arguably their top center, the Capitals have gone 3-1 without Backstrom in the lineup, with Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Lightning in Game 3 serving as the lone blemish.

In 11 games this postseason, Backstrom has three goals and 13 points. It's good enough for fourth in team scoring.

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Switzerland upset Finland and Sweden overcame a scare against Latvia to punch their tickets Thursday to the World Championship semifinals.

Finland entered action as the top seed in Group B, but after taking a 1-0 lead, it allowed three straight goals to the Swiss and dropped the contest 3-2.

The Swedes avoided a potential upset. After heading to the third period tied 1-1, Sweden scored two straight goals and held off a late Latvia attack to take the game 3-2.

Sweden will now square off against the United States, while Switzerland will face Canada in semifinal action Saturday.

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