The Vegas Golden Knights were minutes away from taking Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday before the Florida Panthers capped a furious rally late in regulation to force overtime and ultimately dump Vegas 3-2.

A win would have given the Golden Knights a 3-0 stranglehold on the series and put them one win away from the first Cup victory in franchise history.  
Instead, the Panthers cut their deficit in half ahead of Game 4 on Saturday. Despite the setback, Vegas still believes it is firmly in the Cup Final driver's seat.

"Yeah, I think so," Brayden McNabb said Friday of the Golden Knights being in control. "We've got Game 4 [coming up]. Go win Game 4, it's 3-1. That's a pretty big lead."