The Carolina Hurricanes closed the book on the Stanley Cup Final with a Game 6 shutout of the Vegas Golden Knights, finishing a playoff run that featured overtime swings, a sweep in the East and a series-changing response after Vegas took the opening game.
Hurricanes Blank Golden Knights to Claim Stanley Cup
Carolina held off Vegas in Game 5 to move within one win of the Cup, then delivered the clincher with a clean sheet in Game 6. The shutout ended a Final in which neither club gave away much room through the neutral zone and momentum changed several times before the Hurricanes took control late in the series.
Stanley Cup Final Timeline
- Vegas opened the Final with a narrow Game 1 victory after Tomas Hertl snapped a tie late in regulation.
- Carolina answered in Game 2 when Seth Jarvis scored in overtime, bringing the series even.
- The Golden Knights regained the edge in Game 3, surviving into a second overtime before securing the win.
- Jordan Staal scored twice in Game 4 as the Hurricanes tied the Final again.
- Carolina protected its Game 5 win and took a 3-2 series lead back into Game 6.
- The Hurricanes finished the job with a Game 6 shutout, defeating Vegas for the Stanley Cup.
Road to the Final
The Hurricanes reached the championship round by handling the Philadelphia Flyers in a four-game Eastern Conference Second Round sweep, then outlasting the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final. Vegas arrived after sweeping the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final.
Carolina’s Eastern Conference Run
- In the Second Round, Carolina won Game 3 against Philadelphia to put the Flyers on the brink of elimination.
- Jackson Blake scored in overtime in Game 4, completing the Hurricanes’ sweep of the Flyers.
- Montreal started the Eastern Final with four first-period goals in Game 1 against Carolina.
- Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime in Game 2 to pull the Hurricanes even in the series.
- Andrei Svechnikov supplied another overtime winner in Game 3, giving Carolina the edge.
- The Hurricanes shut out Montreal in Game 4 and moved one victory from the Final.
- Carolina wrapped up the series in Game 5, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final.
Vegas Takes the West
- Vegas opened the Western Conference Final by holding off Colorado in Game 1.
- The Golden Knights rallied past the Avalanche in Game 2 to extend their series advantage.
- Vegas erased a three-goal deficit in Game 3, pushing Colorado to the verge of elimination.
- The Golden Knights completed the sweep of the Avalanche and booked their place in the Cup Final.
Earlier Rounds Set the Field
Montreal reached the Eastern Final only after a seven-game fight with the Buffalo Sabres. Colorado advanced from its series with the Minnesota Wild on an overtime goal by Brett Kulak, while Vegas needed six games to eliminate the Anaheim Ducks.
Canadiens Survive Sabres in Seven
- Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod helped Buffalo take Game 1 against Montreal.
- Alex Newhook and the Canadiens responded in Game 2 to level the series.
- Newhook scored twice again in Game 3 as Montreal moved ahead.
- Buffalo won Game 4 to square the matchup.
- The Canadiens took Game 5 and moved within one win of the Eastern Final.
- The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in Game 6, forcing a deciding game.
- Newhook scored in overtime in Game 7, sending Montreal into the Eastern Conference Final.
Western Conference Second Round
- Minnesota defeated Colorado in Game 3 behind a three-point performance from Kirill Kaprizov.
- The Avalanche answered in Game 4 and moved within one win of the Western Conference Final.
- Kulak scored in overtime to eliminate the Wild and put Colorado through.
- Anaheim evened its series with Vegas in Game 4 after beating the Golden Knights.
- Vegas won Game 5 in overtime to take control of the series.
- Lukas Dostal made 21 saves in Anaheim’s Game 2 win over Vegas.
- Mitch Marner scored a natural hat trick in Vegas’ Game 3 victory over the Ducks.
- The Golden Knights advanced in Game 6, ending Anaheim’s run.
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