Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the Stanley Cup Final games in the week of 6/1. The conference finals are behind us, and it’s all on the line for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes. We have ex-Predators on both sides, so it’s a win/win for me. However I really have to root for Rod to finally get his Cup as a coach. Should be a fun series!
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The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes both cruised into the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.
The Stanley Cup Finals are officially set. The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are set to meet with game one on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes earned the Prince of Wales Trophy, winning four of five games against the Canadiens.…
Who lifts the greatest trophy in sports: the Hurricanes or the Golden Knights?
The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes have benefited from terrific goaltending in this post-season. While Carolina's Frederik Andersen and Vegas' Carter Hart have taken different roads to the Stanley Cup final, both are delivering the netminding needed to win a championship.
The Colorado Avalanche just got swept out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights. While rumors fly that Colorado head coach Jared Bednar may not be there much longer, it appears two other NHL teams are paying close attention to the situation. “The Toronto Maple Leafs (and) Edmonton Oilers […]
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Is it better for the Edmonton Oilers if the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup? The knee-jerk reply is no way Jose, screw them guys, bunch of… The question again, but better phrased: Are the Golden Knights more likely to grant permission to speak to Bruce Cassidy if they win the Cup? Or would a hurricane-ravaged…
Two teams who were built differently but play similarly compete for their second Cups.
The Islanders' Matthew Schaefer, Sabres' Tage Thompson and Golden Knights' Mitch Marner are listed between 31st and 40th on The Hockey News' top 100 NHL players ranking following the regular season.
The Stanley Cup final is here, and the Vegas Golden Knights face their toughest test yet in a dominant Carolina Hurricanes squad. Fresh off a near-perfect post-season run, the Hurricanes’ stifling defense faces a battle-tested Golden Knights roster. Which team will win it all?
Steve Peters joined Daily Faceoff Live on Sunday to break down what worked for Vegas in the sweep.
The Carolina Hurricanes got over a huge hurdle when they blasted the Montreal Canadiens out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference Final. After a brief scare following their 6-2 loss in Game 1 of the series, the Hurricanes reeled off four consecutive victories and earned a spot in the Stanley Cup Final against the […]
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With Vegas Golden Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon revealing that the Edmonton Oilers were behind the leak of them being denied to speak to head coach Bruce Cassidy, why did the Oilers decide to make this public?
In this episode of Poke The Bear, Conor and Ty talk about James Hagens’ future at center, the value of Boston’s first-round pick, and what lessons Boston can take from the Golden Knights and Hurricanes. Poke the Bear on CLNS is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks – Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app [...]
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After a stunning sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights, it will be a long summer of reflection for the Colorado Avalanche and discussion on where they go from here. But first, some initial reactions as we wrap-up the 2025-26 season. If you had to choose one of the roster or coaching staff […]
The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are scheduled to begin the Stanley Cup final on June 2.
The Carolina Hurricanes went 12-1 through three rounds to advance to the Stanley Cup final, where they'll face the Vegas Golden Knights. They beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5.
The Hurricanes rattled off four straight wins over the Canadiens after dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Vegas won both meetings between the two clubs this season, outscoring Carolina 10-4.
The Bruce Cassidy/Vegas Golden Knights drama carries on. With the team now getting set for the Stanley Cup Finals beginning next week, they will most surely be standing pat on their refusal of all interview requests for their fired (but still under contract) head coach Bruce Cassidy. The Edmonton Oilers are one team that was notably turned down. He seems like exactly the head coach that club needs. Is it possible they'll continue waiting to see if he has interest in the job... Or do they...
Mitch Marner's Stanley Cup pursuit with the Vegas Golden Knights is re-igniting a fierce debate over his exit from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Adam Proteau gives his thoughts.
Make no mistake, the situation between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights is nothing short of “he said, she said.” Word leaked early this month that the Oilers, with Kris Knoblauch still under contract, wanted to speak with Bruce Cassidy, fired months earlier by the Golden Knights. Vegas wouldn’t play ball, still won’t play…
The former Stanley Cup winner says the current restriction is “upsetting.”
Former Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy called out the team for blocking his interviews regarding new coaching roles.
Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar was claviroyant before the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. He also took a shot at the Minnesota Wild.
“The game is more free-flowing against Minnesota,” Bednar said. “You’re trading chances at times, but you’re taking what they gi...