Yahoo Sports reports: One sweep and one lopsided five-game series in the third round sucked some of the air out of the NHL playoffs. Vegas and Carolina brought it all back with a terrific start to the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights' 5-4 victory on Tuesday night had a little bit of everything, from Nikolaj Ehlers scoring 25 seconds in for the Hurricanes and lifting an already riled-up crowd to its feet to each goaltender making big saves to keep the puck out of the net.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 3, 2026 3:08 AM
Vegas and Carolina put on a show to get the Stanley Cup Final off to a terrific start
One sweep and one lopsided five-game series in the third round sucked some of the air out of the NHL playoffs. Vegas and Carolina brought it all back with a terrific start to the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights' 5-4 victory on Tuesday night had a little bit of everything, from Nikolaj Ehlers scoring 25 seconds in for the Hurricanes and lifting an already riled-up crowd to its feet to each goaltender making big saves to keep the puck out of the net.
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