Instead of having multiple threads over the next few weeks, let’s keep all of the Cup final discussion localized to this spot. The full schedule is below and head down to the comments to get your picks in!
All times below are Central Time
Tuesday, June 2
Game 1: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, ABC, 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 4
Game 2: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, ABC, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 6
Game 3: Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden ...
Taylor Swift certainly appeared to bring good fortune to the New York Knicks, so the Carolina Hurricanes are hoping for some of the same during the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.
The Stanley Cup will be in the building Sunday night, and for the first time in 20 years, the Carolina Hurricanes can be the team to skate away with it. The final game is the toughest to win, and tonight’s battle will be no different. The Vegas Golden Knights will be desperate to force Game […]
Welcome to another Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Final Gameday Preview! Well, for the first time this postseason, the Golden Knights are facing elimination. They are playing their last home…
Andrei Svechnikov finally broke out with a pair of power-play goals, and Brandon Bussi delivered a 23-save performance as the Carolina Hurricanes doubled up the Vegas Golden Knights by a 4-2 count at Lenovo Center, leaving them one win away from capturing the franchise’s second Stanley Cup.
Captain Jordan Staal became the first player in sevenety years to open a Stanley Cup Final with goals in five-straight games when he tipped in Nikolaj Ehlers’ pass for his sixth of the series at 11:46 ...
The Carolina Hurricanes only need one more win as they face the Vegas Golden Knights in T-Mobile Arena Sunday for […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Stu Cowan offers his opinions on the Canadiens’ off-season plans. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Montreal has the cap room and the assets to be a major player this summer. [ The Athletic ]
Around the league and elsewhere
Several factors are in the Carolina Hurricanes’ favour as they try to win the Stanley Cup tonight. [ Sportsnet ]
Frederik Andersen is recovered from his injury and available for Game 6. [ NHL.com ]
William Karlsson wi...
Right now, the Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from what would be their first Stanley Cup victory in 20 years, as they enjoy a three games to two lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. Since the midway point of Game 3, the Hurricanes have rolled with goaltender Brandon Bussi […]
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Rod Brind’Amour isn’t the type to take credit, but it’s time that he gets some. A lot can be said for why the Carolina Hurricanes currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, and are now just one game from winning the franchise’s second ever Stanley Cup — the first in 20 […]
Karlsson left the Golden Knights’ loss to the Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final during the second period.
The Vegas Golden Knights are one loss away from watching the NHL Stanley Cup slip away, and much of the attention heading into Game 6 has shifted to goaltender Carter Hart. Vegas trails the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in the Stanley…
As we’re still over 24 hours away from Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, there have been a plethora of storylines through five games. Between multiple comebacks, disallowed goals,…
The Carolina Hurricanes are just one win away from capturing a Stanley Cup title. Carolina leads the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final, 3-2. Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour is revealing more about his team’s mindset, ahead of Game 6. “We talked about that already little bit,” Brind’Amour said, per NHL.com. “It’s the […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights have lost momentum in the series following consecutive wins by the Carolina Hurricanes. The script needs to be flipped, and there is an opportunity to do so by turning to Adin Hill over Carter Hart, but John Tortorella refuses to entertain it.
The Carolina Hurricanes will have the opportunity to close out the NHL Stanley Cup final against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6, but for today, they’ll have to wait, as there are no scheduled games.
Each year, the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes on the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. In this vote, the writers evaluate a player’s entire performance throughout the playoffs. With the Caroline Hurricanes up 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, it’s time to evaluate who has earned this honor. […]
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In a Stanley Cup Final characterized by high-octane, back-and-forth play, the Hurricanes finally delivered a mostly complete game in a pivotal Game 5.
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from hoisting Lord Stanley. That’s where the conversation started on the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take as I flew solo. Nikolaj Ehlers picked up three assists, while Jordan Staal scored again — because of course he did — as Carolina doubled up Vegas 4-2 in Game 5…
Fair warning, this isn’t going to have much to do with the Vancouver Canucks. Aside from the “Tortorella coached the Canucks for one season and tried to fight Bob Hartley in an intermission yadda yadda yadda.” On Thursday night, the Carolina Hurricanes pulled within one game of becoming Stanley Cup Champions when they took…
Carolina’s top-line duo combined for three of the team’s four goals.
Katie Gaus, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discuss the Hurricanes' series lead in the Cup final, what's happening to Vegas, the Calder Cup final and much more.
The Vegas Golden Knights dropped Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Thursday night to go down 3-2 in the series. Pavel Dorofeyev scored…
For the first time in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, a team has won two straight games. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 5 to…
The Carolina Hurricanes are on the precipice of winning their first Stanley Cup in 20 years. They had their most convincing victory of the Stanley Cup Final as they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights by a 4-2 margin in Game 5 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The game did not follow the usual pattern […]
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History is closer than ever, as the Carolina Hurricanes need one more win to secure their second Stanley Cup Final in history. Much of their success has been due to an offense that has scored four goals in each game of the Stanley Cup. This offense is so exclusive that it has joined an exclusive […]
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