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.

 

[RochLion]

Dang, wish I could stay up for these games. They look a little excited in Raleigh! Going there this weekend.

Tarps off: How a bunch of shirtless fans helped the Hurricanes win Game 2

Hurricanes players credited the energy in the Lenovo Center in the third period for helping the team's comeback victory.

www.wral.com

 

[BobPSU92]

Game 3 underway in Vegas (ABC). No score, 5:14 left in the 1st period.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

This is starting to be a good series. Vegas with two goals reversed.

Things are starting to get confrontational

 

[BobPSU92]

Carolina is total dog sh|t. 4-0, Vegas, 3:08, to go in the 2nd period. Marner with a hat trick in the period. All four Vegas goals in this period. It could be worse, as Vegas had two goals disallowed in the 2nd.

 

[BobPSU92]

End 2nd: Vegas 4, Carolina 0

 

[BobPSU92]

Mitch Marner with the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup history -- 6 minutes, 10 seconds.

 

[Nittering Nabob]

Mitch Marner with the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup history -- 6 minutes, 10 seconds.

But do you know the fastest hat trick in NHL history?

 

[KingLando]

Getting blown out might be good for Carolina--they're not playing anywhere near the level defensively as they had most of the year

 

[BobPSU92]

Holy hell. Carolina with three goals in 39 seconds in the 3rd period. 4-3, Vegas, with 11:54 left in the 3rd.

 

[KingLando]

Carolina apparently didn't like my "get blown out" theory

 

[BobPSU92]

Wow. Carolina ties it, 4-4, with a power play goal with 1:42 left in the 3rd.

 

[BobPSU92]

Going to overtime.

 

[BobPSU92]

Final in Double OT: Vegas 5, Carolina 4

Shea Theodore gets the game-winner. His shot hits off the boards and ricochets off Bussi’s skate into the net.

Crazy, crazy game.

Vegas leads the series, 2-1.

 

[ApexLion]

Final in Double OT: Vegas 5, Carolina 4

Shea Theodore gets the game-winner. His shot hits off the boards and ricochets off Bussi’s skate into the net.

Crazy, crazy game.

Vegas leads the series, 2-1.

Gotta have luck too.
Not happy with Canes defensively. Roddy probably made them skate for an hour after the game. I kid. But defense is lacking.

 

[AvgUser]

The NHl playoff are the beast of all sports. It’s a nailbiter when your team is there (Pens). It’s fun when you’re just watching for the drama.

 

[BobPSU92]

Game 4 on ABC now. End 1st: Carolina 3, Vegas 1

Unfortunately, I missed the 1st period, but I saw online that Carolina scored two goals early.