No matter the result, Tuesday's Game 7 between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks will be looked back on all summer with fond memories for one fan base and bitter ones for the other.

The Golden Knights enter the game excited to play on such a big stage but are doing what they can to treat the game like any other to avoid getting caught up in the hype.

"It will be a little bit tougher to get down for pregame nap, but we've done this a lot as players," said forward Cody Eakin. "You get your routine in and get ready for tonight."

Of course, Vegas' presence in Game 7 of this series is a result of its 2-1 loss in double overtime of Game 6 when a bounce in the other direction would have sent the Golden Knights through to the second round. That loss stung at the time, but forward Jonathan Marchessault said there was more good than bad to take from that game, save for the result.