2026 Stanley Cup Final: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes

[BobPSU92]

Game 1 is about to start on ABC. Vegas at Carolina tonight.

Should be a good series. I would like to see Carolina win it.

 

[BobPSU92]

Carolina scores 25 seconds in, first shot. Holy sh|t.

 

[BobPSU92]

2-0, Carolina. Ehlers with two breakaway goals. Jesus.

 

[BobPSU92]

End 1st: Carolina 2, Vegas 1

 

[Nittering Nabob]

The front offices of both Carolina and Vegas (especially) need to be congratulated for being really competent.

Both have embarrassed the remainder of the NHL.

 

[BobPSU92]

Here we go. Vegas ties it up 30 seconds into the 2nd period. 2-2.

 

[BobPSU92]

3-2, Vegas. For f*ck’s sake.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Vegas might be the best franchise team in the history of the NHL

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Beautiful goal by Staal. No deflection…just a wrister into the 1 hole

 

[BobPSU92]

End 2nd: Tied 3-3

 

[KingLando]

Go Canes! I think
If Vegas wins that will destroy Toronto fans so I'm kind of torn but Go Canes for now lol

 

[BobPSU92]

Final: Vegas 5, Carolina 4

Back and forth all night long.

Vegas leads the series, 1-0.

 

[BobPSU92]

Game 2 on ABC now. Vegas 2, Carolina 0, 12 minutes left in the 2nd period.

Carolina just killed a penalty. Seven seconds after the power play ended, Vegas scored.

Brett Howden with both goals for Vegas.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Only 12 teams in NHL history have lost the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final on home ice. Of those teams, only two successfully rallied to win the championship: [1]

• 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs: Overcame a 0-3 series deficit entirely to defeat the Detroit Red Wings.
• 1966 Montreal Canadiens: Rebounded to win four straight games and defeat the Detroit Red Wings in six games.

 

[BobPSU92]

Carolina finally scores tonight. Stankoven. 2-1, Vegas, 9:40 to go in the 3rd.

 

[BobPSU92]

Tied! 7:14 left in the 3rd.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Looked like the puck crossed the line before the whistle sounded, but I suspect B1G level officiating

 

[BobPSU92]

Carolina takes the lead! Power play goal, Staal. 3-2, Carolina, four minutes to go in the 3rd.

 

[BobPSU92]

Vegas pulls the goalie and ties it with 1:21 to go. Stone puts in. Wow. This is good stuff.

 

[Knickslions69]

this game is nuts

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Vegas pulls the goalie and ties it with 1:21 to go. Stone puts in. Wow. This is good stuff.

I’m not sure Stone gets the goal. I think it ends up being the original shooter … from the grassy knoll

 

[BobPSU92]

Going to overtime. 3-3.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

The NHL “executive” interviewed during the intermission represents what’s wrong with hockey.

 

[BobPSU92]

Carolina wins in overtime! Power play goal by Seth Jarvis. 4-3, final.

Series is tied 1-1.