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LAS VEGAS (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman shares the sports world’s amazement at the Vegas Golden Knights‘ ability to reach the Stanley Cup Final in their first year of existence.But if the league adds another team in Seattle in the near future Authentic Brandin Cooks Jersey , Bettman expects it to have every opportunity to accomplish the same feat under the same favorable expansion terms given to Vegas.The commissioner also acknowledged that the Emerald City could secure that expansion team within the year.The Golden Knights are hosting the Washington Capitals after winning the Western Conference in an inaugural season that ”quite simply astonished the sporting world,” Bettman said in his usual state-of-the-league remarks before the Final opened on Monday night.Sour grapes were understandable among the fans of other NHL teams after Vegas’ incredible ascent to the top of a league with 12 other teams that have never won the Stanley Cup and seven more that haven’t won it in the last 20 years.The Golden Knights cleverly built this winner with an undeniably generous expansion draft that allowed them to select the likes of franchise goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and many other proven NHL players. Yet Bettman said he has received ”no pushback whatsoever” about the favorable expansion draft from the league’s other 30 owners”I think people (around hockey) are excited,” Bettman said. ”I think it’s gotten their attention.”Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly both confirmed the NHL plans to keep the same rules on the next expansion draft. If it happens within the next two years, as increasingly expected, Vegas won’t have to lose any of its players, Daly added.The vote on adding a Seattle franchise won’t happen in June when the board of governors meets during the league’s annual awards show in Las Vegas, Bettman said. But the board will get an update on Seattle’s plans, and a formal vote could happen later this year http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/jared-goff-jersey , perhaps at meetings in September or December.”There is a lot of due diligence that has to be done, a lot of interaction with the prospective ownership group,” Bettman said of the group headed by billionaire investment banker David Bonderman. ”We think we’re on target, and depending on how everything goes, it wouldn’t surprise me that there is a possibility that in the fall, early winter at the latest, that this could be addressed by the board. But we’re not there yet, and there is still work to be done.”Seattle hopes to be ready to become the NHL’s 32nd franchise in 2020 http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/brandin-cooks-jersey , pending a $600 million renovation of Key Arena. But after the energizing effect of the Golden Knights on this hockey season, the league’s appetite for expansion – and the likely $650 million fee that will be split among the league’s other owners – has been whetted.The NHL also has talked about adding a franchise in Houston, the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. or Canada without a team. Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has showed interest in joining the league, but a bid likely is years away.”I don’t think at this point in time there’s interest in filing for an expansion franchise,” Daly said. ”I think they’re relatively new NBA owners. They’re getting their feet under them in terms of operating that franchise, knowing that that means. At some point in time, we’ll have a discussion with them about whether there’s an NHL team to pursue.”—More Stanley Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/StanleyCupFinals TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ottawa coach Guy Boucher flashed a big smile while he talked about the Senators‘ resiliency in a comeback win against the Eastern Conference’s top team.Rookie Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel scored during Ottawa’s four-goal third period http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/robert-woods-jersey , and the Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 on Saturday night.“A great rallying between the second and third,” Boucher said. “A great third period.”Ottawa had been 0-6-0 when trailing after two periods.“It’s a huge win for our team,” Tkachuk said. “A comeback like that, it really shows all the character in the room. It was an awesome night for the team.”Matt Duchene and Bobby Ryan each had a goal and two assists for the Senators. Tkachuk and Colin White had a goal and an assist. Mark Stone also scored, and Craig Anderson stopped 24 shots.Mathieu Joseph had two goals and an assist for the Lightning, and Victor Hedman scored in his return from an injury. Braydon Coburn also scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.“It was a tough pill to swallow,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “It was the perfect storm against us.”Tkachuk, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 draft Authentic Alex Smith Jersey , was credited with his fourth goal of the season when Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi’s clearing attempt near the goal line wound up in the net early in the third.The 19-year-old Tkachuk assisted on White’s tying power-play goal at 8:41. Dzingel made it 5-4 from the low left circle with 9:30 left, and Stone added a power-play goal during the final minute.Tkachuk was playing in his second game after sitting out nine with a leg injury.“Just the fact you’re getting one guy back makes a gigantic difference because he gives you that depth that we’ve been missing for a few week now,” Boucher said.Joseph put the Lightning up 4-2 from the right circle at 14:32 of the second. The rookie forward also scored his first career goal against Ottawa on Nov. 4.Hedman, who missed seven games with a shoulder injury, tied it at 2 by splitting a pair of defenders skating in from the right wing boards and scoring a power-play goal from the slot just 39 seconds into the second.“You’ve got to take what’s there,” Hedman said. “Find an opening. Maybe I got a little lucky on the shot. It’s a good feeling.”Tampa Bay went up 3-2 when Coburn’s soft, knuckling shot from the blue line eluded Anderson with 10:45 left in the second.The Senators needed just three shots to take a 2-0 lead 7:21 into the game.Duchene had a wraparound goal at 4:58 before Ryan made it 2-0 on a rebound 2:23 later.Joseph had his shot at 8:49 of the first go off Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot and in.NOTES: Lightning D Anton Stralman and LW Adam Erne were scratched with upper-body injuries. … Tampa Bay C Brayden Point, struck in the face by a puck Thursday Alex Smith Jersey Elite , played. … The Senators played their 1,000th road game. . Duchene has 10 goals and 19 points in 18 games against the Lightning. . Stone has three goals and 12 points during a six-game point streak.UP NEXTSenators: Play at Florida on Sunday.Lightning: Start a four-game trip Tuesday night at Buffalo.