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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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 […]
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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 […]
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