The Vegas Golden Knights took Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final over the Carolina Hurricanes. It was a historic victory for the Golden Knights, coming back from multiple goals down in the game.
(Photo Credit: @GoldenKnights on X/Twitter) Game 1 didn’t start as planned for the Golden Knights. Inside the first minute, they found themselves behind by a goal after a Nikolaj Ehlers breakaway, then Jaccob Slavin hit the crossbar, and finally Ehlers potted a second after getting loose through the neutral zone.
According to a few sources, including NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, Bruce Cassidy’s contract is one that was unique to the coach and why the Vegas Golden Knights are getting away with not granting permission for Cassidy to interview with other teams.
Since joining the NHL in 2017, the Vegas Golden Knights have been one of the league’s top teams. They have made it to two Stanley Cup finals, winning one in 2023, and are back in it this season.
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Shellshock wouldn’t be the right word. It’s not as if the Carolina Hurricanes were blown out of their own barn 6-0 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
(Photo Credit: @GoldenKnights on X/Twitter) When the Golden Knights were trailing 2-0 in Game 2, ABC cut away to Vegas coach John Tortorella relaying a message to his team.
A late third-period goal from Tomas Hertl helped the Vegas Golden Knights win 5-4 over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Tuesday night.
Eric Staal was in the building to hype up the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Instead, Vegas fans fixated on his hat. Staal was photographed wearing a Summit Club hat, a logo Las Vegas locals recognize as tied to Summerlin’s ultra-exclusive golf and residential scene.
The 25-year-old entered the Cup finals tied for the goal-scoring lead this postseason. Teammates reveal how he got to this point.
The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t put on quite as complete a performance as they did in the Western Conference Finals, but they still did just enough to steal Game 1 from the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Joe Pavelski went a record 201 playoff games without winning a Stanley Cup championship during his 16-year NHL career, but even though the retired center could not get his hands on hockey’s holy grail, he can still help a former teammate experience the sensation.
The Vegas Golden Knights are just three wins away from a championship after taking down the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.
RALEIGH – The image of Tomas Hertl, arms raised, converting a pretty give-and-go with Colton Sissons to score a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup Final, felt like a distant desert mirage three and a half weeks ago.
Tomas Hertl scored to break a third-period deadlock and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.
If that’s how this series is going to go, this is going to be a fun ride. In a wild contest, a late goal from Tomas Hertl helped the Vegas Golden Knights steal a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The Vegas Golden Knights did not start Game 1 like a team that had solved the layoff. They finished it like a team that knew how to win anyway. Vegas rallied from an early two-goal hole, survived a late Carolina push and beat the Hurricanes 5-4 on Tuesday night at Lenovo Center to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Sometimes loyalty to one franchise costs players championships. Tomas Hertl knew it in 2024, as he, alongside the Sharks, missed the playoffs for the fifth-consecutive season.
The mayors of the cities participating in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final have placed friendly wagers on the outcome. This has brought extra excitement to the world of hockey.
The Colorado Avalanche, definitive favorites to win the Stanley Cup at the beginning of the playoffs, have been shown the door. It is easily one of the most painful, disappointing losses in Avalanche playoff history and it has some wondering if it might be time to move on from head coach Jared Bednar.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes is Tuesday. Before the puck drops on the best-of-seven series, here are five things we're keeping an eye on throughout the championship round.
At Monday’s season-ending press conference for the Montreal Canadiens, their general manager was asked about the team’s playoff run, plans for the summer, and the lack of production from the team’s top stars in the series versus the Carolina Hurricanes.
The return of Mark Stone put the Las Vegas Golden Knights in their fourth Stanley Cup Finals in their nine-year history. He’s one of the best right-wing players in the league.
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The Vegas Golden Knights spent this season doing things that looked messy, brave, or straight-up mean — and it worked. They dumped Bruce Cassidy, brought in John Tortorella, and leaned into a bruising, no-apologies identity that suddenly made weird moves look smart.
How many of the captains from every team to win the Stanley Cup Final since the 1999-00 season can you name in five minutes?
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