Hurricanes and Golden Knights Meet in 2026 Stanley Cup Final
The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights open the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday. Both teams advanced after winning their conference finals.
sportsnet.caThe series opens with Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, followed by Game 2 on Thursday. The teams then alternate home sites through a potential Game 7 on June 17.
Path to the Final The Hurricanes defeated three opponents in 13 games to win the Eastern Conference. The Golden Knights needed 16 games to claim the Western Conference title.
Hall leads Carolina with 5 goals and 11 assists in 13 playoff games. Mitch Marner tops Vegas with 7 goals and 14 assists in 16 games. 928 save percentage for the Hurricanes. 924 save percentage for the Golden Knights. The Jackson Blake-Taylor Hall-Logan Stankoven line accounted for 35 percent of Carolina's postseason points.
Hall became the sixth player in franchise history with at least five goals and 10 assists in one playoff run. Logan Stankoven's nine goals rank tied for third in a single postseason in team history. Carolina reached the Final with one or zero losses for the first time since the 1983 Edmonton Oilers.
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