Nashville's Colton Sissons and Vegas' Ivan Barbashev are the rare breed of players who have experienced the agony of facing elimination in a Stanley Cup Final. A total of six Golden Knights have previously faced this daunting scenario, and the results are stark - a combined record of just 1-5, with Barbashev's lone victory standing out as a beacon of hope. As the current Golden Knights team battles for a spot in the championship series, they would do well to draw inspiration from Barbashev's earlier triumph, which came in 2017 when he was still a member of the St. Louis Blues. Can the Golden Knights defy history and write their own story in the Stanley Cup Final?

Six Golden Knights have previously faced elimination in a Cup Final; they are a combined 1-5, with Barbashev being the lone winner. Forward Colton Sissons went to the Final in 2017 with the Nashville ...