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Vegas Golden Knights' Alex Tuch (89) celebrates after scoring during first period NHL Western Conference Finals game 5 hockey action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The puck bounces off the head of Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during second period NHL Western Conference Finals game 5 hockey action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Winnipeg Jets' Mathieu Perreault (85) stands in front of Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during second period NHL Western Conference Finals game 5 hockey in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Winnipeg Jets' Mathieu Perreault (85) slides into Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during second period NHL Western Conference Finals game 5 hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vegas Golden Knights' Deryk Engelland (5), Ryan Carpenter (40) and Alex Tuch (89) celebrate after Tuck scored during first period NHL Western Conference Finals game 5 hockey action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) deflects the puck wide of the net during first period NHL hockey action against the Winnipeg Jets' during Western Conference Finals, game 5, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vegas Golden Knights players congratulate goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after team the team defeated the Winnipeg Jets during NHL Western Conference Finals, game 5, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vegas' amazing run rolls to Cup Final
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Vegas Golden Knights are going to the Stanley Cup Final — with a chip on their shoulder.
"Everybody on this team has something to prove," Ryan Reaves said. "We call ourselves 'The Golden Misfits' for a reason. We're doing a good job of proving everybody wrong."
Reaves scored the winning goal, Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves and the Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday to wrap up the Western Conference final in five games.
"It's insane," said defenseman Deryk Engelland, who grabbed the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after the final buzzer to celebrate with his teammates. "Your goal is always to make the playoffs. But if I were to guess I would be sitting here doing this right now, you would be a little skeptical at the time."
Alex Tuch also scored for the Knights. They lost Game 1 in Winnipeg before winning four straight to become the first expansion team since the 1968 St. Louis Blues — when the six initial expansion teams were put alone in the West — to get to the final.
"It was their time," Winnipeg captain Blake Wheeler said. "They're just playing really well."
Vegas will meet Tampa Bay or Washington in the final. Tampa Bay leads the Eastern final 3-2, with Game 6 set for Monday night in Washington.
The Knights, whose jaw-dropping inaugural 109-point campaign included a Pacific Division crown, swept Los Angeles in the first round, and knocked out San Jose in six games in the second.
"All those records and everything, it doesn't mean anything if you're not the last team standing," Vegas center Jonathan Marchessault said. "I think we have a lot of gas left."
Josh Morrissey scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves.
Reaves, the bruising Winnipeg native acquired from Pittsburgh before to the trade deadline in February, snapped a 1-1 tie with 6:39 left in the second period when he tipped Luca Sbisa's point shot past Hellebuyck. Reeves last goal before Sunday came 31/2 months ago while with Pittsburgh.
"The guys that weren't playing, myself included, we stayed ready," Reaves said. "We worked hard so when we were called upon we were ready to go."
Fleury stopped 151 of 161 shots in the series, and allowed just six goals the rest of the way after giving up four in the opener.
"Everybody's stepping up at different times," Fleury said.
The Jets were an NHL-best 32-7-2 at home in the regular season, but were just 5-4 in the playoffs.
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