Thanks to their thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday evening, the Vegas Golden Knights are now just two wins away from capturing their second Stanley Cup championship in only nine years of franchise history, further cementing their status among the NHL’s elite organizations.
(Photo Credit: @GoldenKnights on X/Twitter) Understandably, Mitch Marner hogged most of the headlines following his legendary Game 3 performance. He scored the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history, beating Rocket Richard, the man the scoring title trophy is named after.
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb played Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals with at least two dozen stitches in his face that forced the Golden Knights veteran to wear a caged helmet for the first time since his youth hockey days in Davidson, Saskatchewan.
John Tortorella was classic Torts in a recent interview. He was blunt, a little gruff, but when someone hit the right note, he peeled back and actually said something real.
How many of the active NHL players to rack up at least 20 points in a single Stanley Cup Playoff run can you name in six minutes?
With the Carolina Hurricanes facing a 2-1 series deficit against the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, head coach Rod Brind'Amour is almost certainly going to be contemplating some lineup changes before Game 4 on Tuesday night.
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.
Fernando Mendoza is one of the quarterbacks for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, and his only competition for the starting role is veteran Kirk Cousins. Ahead of the new season, both Mendoza and Cousins have been getting the royal treatment from the Las Vegas locals, including the Vegas Golden Knights.
(Photo Credit: @GoldenKnights on X/Twitter) Last night, Golden Knights fans may have witnessed one of the sport’s greatest games. Game 3 had everything.
There are some nights in hockey when statistics stop looking like statistics and start looking like history. Saturday night was one of those nights for former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner.
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in overtime of Game 3 in both dramatic and historic fashion. Tomas Hertl, Mitch Marner, and Shea Theodore scored for Vegas, while Carter Hart made 29 saves on 33 shots.
The Vegas Golden Knights survived what was nearly an unthinkable collapse on Saturday night, taking Game 3 from the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in double overtime.
It took double overtime, but the Vegas Golden Knights took control of the series against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final. Shea Theodore found the back of the net 5:38 into the second overtime period to win Game 3, 5-4.
LAS VEGAS -- Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime and Mitch Marner recorded the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup history in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights recovered from blowing a 4-0 third-period lead to edge the Carolina Hurricanes in a wild 5-4 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night.
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final delivered one of the wildest games in recent memory on Saturday night, as Mitch Marner etched his name into NHL history before the Carolina Hurricanes mounted a record-breaking comeback that ultimately fell short in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Vegas Golden Knights had a historic night, almost turned it into a nightmare, then found a way out. Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of double overtime Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, lifting the Golden Knights to a wild 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final delivered another classic game on Saturday night, with the Vegas Golden Knights picking up a 5-4 double-overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes to take a 2-1 series lead.
The Vegas Golden Knights made one of the most aggressive coaching moves in recent NHL history late in the 2025-26 season. With the team still in the playoff race, general manager Kelly McCrimmon fired Bruce Cassidy on March 29 and replaced him with John Tortorella.
Many NHL players finish their careers without scoring a hat trick. Mitch Marner, on the other hand, needed just a little over six minutes in a period to light the lamp three times.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb was back in the lineup Saturday night for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes after taking a puck to the face and being forced to go to a hospital during Game 2.
Throughout these playoffs, the Vegas Golden Knights have surprised their opponents with multi-goal comebacks to win games. Well, the Carolina Hurricanes stunned the Golden Knights on Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb will travel home with the team after being struck in the face by a puck in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, coach John Tortorella confirmed Friday.
The Vegas Golden Knights’ on-ice success in the NHL is driving increased interest in youth hockey across the Mojave Desert, with more children participating and families organizing their schedules around the sport.
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.
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.
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.
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