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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. […] The post Who’s Leading the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy Race? appeared first on The Lead .
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.
On Thursday in Game 5, the Vegas Golden Knights fell 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes, and ahead of a Game 6 on home ice, they are facing a 3-2 deficit in the series. This is the Golden Knights third appearance in the Stanley Cup Final since their inception in 2018, and given their experience as […] The post John Tortorella Blasts Reporter for Question About Struggling Goaltender appeared first on HEAVY .
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 […] The post Golden Knights most to blame for Stanley Cup Final Game 5 loss to Hurricanes appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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 […] The post Hurricanes’ explosive offense in Stanley Cup Final joins incredibly exclusive club appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Successful teams don’t just influence how opponents build their rosters. They influence how organizations think about leadership. This year’s Stanley Cup Final features two perennial contenders that have built their success in different ways. The Carolina Hurricanes have become one of hockey’s most forward-thinking and analytical organizations, while the Vegas Golden Knights remain the league’s…
John Tortorella insisted he's leaving his clothes at the hotel because the Golden Knights will be back in Raleigh for Game 7 — even as William Karlsson exited Game 5 with a potential playoff-ending injury.
Former Toronto Maple Leafs winger and current NHL analyst Jay Rosehill drew criticism from fans Thursday night after commenting on Mitch Marner‘s performance following the Vegas Golden Knights‘ 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the 2026…
So…anybody gonna be in San Antonio Saturday? What a month this has been for the NHL and NBA finals, each with tremendously entertaining series and, in the Knicks’ case, the chance to make a city explode and unite around a title not seen in half a century. A cup win for Raleigh or Vegas would […]
Andrei Svechnikov 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. The Hurricanes are now one victory away from capturing the franchise’s second Stanley Cup. Carolina captain Jordan Staal became the first player in seventy 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 se...
When former Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Mike Commodore came out to sound the siren with nothing more than his signature afro […]
Three and a half years after joining the Boston Bruins’ AHL affiliate, undrafted goalie Brandon Bussi made his NHL debut for the Carolina Hurricanes last October. He made his first Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Tuesday, which just so happened to be Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Despite wobbling at times, this 27-year-old […] The post Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi is just another guy when he’s not taking over Stanley Cup Final appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Nikolaj Ehlers and the Carolina Hurricanes are all aboard the “Bussi.” Brandon Bussi has given the Hurricanes a big lift in the 2026 edition of the NHL Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. Making just his third appearance in the playoffs (and second start in the finals) on Thursday night, Bussi stepped up […] The post Hurricanes’ Nikolaj Ehlers makes ‘incredible’ admission on Brandon Bussi breakout appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Carolina Hurricanes are close to hockey’s ultimate prize following their win on Thursday night. Carolina has won Game 5 over the Vegas Golden Knights, thanks in part to another strong performance from Brandon Bussi in goal. Bussi has shocked the hockey world with his performance in this Stanley Cup Final, but head coach Rod […] The post Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi breakout is a shock to everyone except Rod Brind’Amour appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Rod Brind’Amour knows what it is like to wear the C on his chest during a pivotal time in a franchise’s history. The former center helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their first and presently only Stanley Cup championship in 2006, embodying the leadership the team and city needed during that landmark run. Now, as the […] The post Rod Brind’Amour has full faith in Jordan Staal to have Hurricanes ready for Game 6 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
After evening the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece, the Vegas Golden Knights lost 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 at Lenovo Center and fell into a 3-2 series deficit. The defeat brought more unwanted history for goaltender Carter Hart. He earlier became the first goalie in Stanley Cup Final history to […] The post Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart extends dreadful Stanley Cup history with Game 5 nightmare appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Carolina Hurricanes are closing in on the Stanley Cup. Carolina won Game 5 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night over the Vegas Golden Knights. Nikolaj Ehlers had three assists in this contest. However, it also wasn’t the prettiest game from the veteran winger. Ehlers took two delay of game penalties on […] The post Hurricanes’ Nikolaj Ehlers has hilarious reaction to Game 5 only a coach’s son would have appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Vegas Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella was on brand with his outlook for his team following Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on the road. The 67-year-old Golden Knights bench boss showed clear confidence that his team will at least tie the series and force a Game 7, offering a candid take following […] The post Golden Knights’ John Tortorella makes bold promise after dropping Game 5 to Hurricanes appeared first on ClutchPoints .
RALEIGH — The stakes were unbelievably high Thursday night in Raleigh, as a 2-2 Stanley Cup Final morphed into a best-of-three series.
The Vegas Golden Knights have their backs against the wall after suffering a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final. They may also be without one of their key skaters for the remainder of the series, with forward William Karlsson suffering an apparent injury on Thursday […] The post Golden Knights’ William Karlsson gets crushing injury update after leaving Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Vegas Golden Knights are on the brink of disaster in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. Brayden McNabb and his teammates have lost Game 5 of the Final against Andrei Svechnikov and the Carolina Hurricanes. As a result, Carolina can win the Cup on Sunday night in Game 6. The Golden Knights have certainly had […] The post Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup Final deficit is nothing Brayden McNabb hasn’t seen before appeared first on ClutchPoints .