LAS VEGAS — Crazy. Go ahead. Use the word. It best describes what this Stanley Cup Final has been.

How it has played out. All that has occurred.

The swings back and forth. The ups and downs. The blown leads and comebacks. The overtimes.

And it has been just three games. Imagine what might be left in the proverbial tank between both teams.

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LAS VEGAS — There’s more Southern charm in Las Vegas than ever these days. There’s a new Bojangles on the Strip, offering all the same biscuits and sandwiches and chicken we’re used to in North Carolina.

Around the corner, a Chick-Fil-A.

One more block down, country music star Blake Shelton’s bar, Ol’ Red, sat dormant at 9:30 a.m.,...Read more

LAS VEGAS — PWHL Las Vegas has executed its first significant trade as a franchise, and it involves one of the best players in the world.

The team is acquiring a first-round pick in next week’s draft from expansion Detroit in a sign-and-trade that will send two-time Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight to Detroit, a source confirmed to the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — And when they needed to most in yet another wild and crazy game of this Stanley Cup Final, the Vegas Golden Knights followed the lead of their toughest player.

Resilience is just part of them. It sure is for Brayden McNabb.

Have you taken a breath yet?

The Knights on Saturday night won in the most dramatic of manners, beating ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Despite blowing a four-goal lead in the third period, the Vegas Golden Knights found a way to win 5-4 in double overtime over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Defenseman Shea Theodore’s shot from the point caromed off the boards and deflected off goaltender Brandon Bussi ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Mitch Marner had already erased the doubts about his ability to perform in the playoffs by helping lead the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final in his first year in the organization.

Now he’s on the verge of becoming a postseason legend after netting a hat trick in Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes for the Knights...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — No one needs to remind the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy how difficult it is to win the Vezina Trophy, awarded each season to the NHL’s top goaltender.

This season, it showed up in the passenger seat of his car.

Vasilevskiy has been one of the top three vote-getters for the award six times, more than any other ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Aho to Walker.

Walker to Gostisbehere.

Gostisbehere to Jarvis.

Bang.

With one mighty clapper from the top of the left circle, Seth Jarvis shed about 100 pounds from his back, silenced thousands of critics, and gave the Carolina Hurricanes the boost they needed to square up the Stanley Cup Final at a game apiece.

Maybe that...Read more

LAS VEGAS — No matter which team you’re rooting for in the Stanley Cup Final, there’s one thing fans on both sides can agree on: Just because it’s on social media doesn’t make it a fact.

That has proved especially true during the Golden Knights-Carolina Hurricanes series, where fake images circulating on social media appear to show ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — There is a new name in the running for the Conn Smythe Trophy in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brett Howden is executing that well.

Before things got out of whack Thursday night in Game 2 of the Cup Final, before Carolina rallied for a 4-3 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights and tied the best-of-seven series at a game...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the first 50 minutes Thursday, the game belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights.

But the last 10 minutes of regulation, then overtime?

“You can’t get much more exciting hockey than that,” Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.

Seth Jarvis created bedlam in the Lenovo Center, his overtime goal giving the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied late to force overtime, but the Carolina Hurricanes completed the comeback to win, 4-3, in overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

The best-of-seven series is tied at a game apiece. Game 3 is at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis fired ...Read more

DETROIT — Talk about a shocker.

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from Detroit, according to multiple reports, first from Elliotte Friedman, an analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet.

There has been no comment from general manager Steve Yzerman, Larkin or Larkin's agent, Pat Brisson. None of the three immediately...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Dallas city officials will be crushed for the next several years, and Mayor Eric Johnson’s political career may not survive.

On June 1, it was the Mavericks and the next day it was the Stars.

Beginning in 1978 when the city started to build Reunion Arena, the city of Dallas accommodated both the Mavericks and Stars with...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — For Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen, the winding road to league-leading success in the Stanley Cup playoffs has not been an easy ride.

The Canes’ top netminder, a five-year member of the team and 13-year NHL veteran, did not find a lot of success during the 2025-26 regular season, playing fewer than half the ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Time is running out on the Carolina Hurricanes’ top line.

The Canes have been waiting and waiting in the Stanley Cup playoffs for Sebastian Aho’s line to display the kind of hockey it’s capable of — that is, the kind that puts points on the scoresheet, consistently.

Forget flair. The Canes just need points from their ...Read more

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RALEIGH, N.C. — “No means no! No means no! No means no!”

With nine minutes left to...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Of all the accomplishments Jon Cooper has had with the Lightning, he’s always said that the lasting legacy he wants to leave in Tampa Bay is through his community work.

The head coach has raised $1.5 million toward pediatric cancer research and support through his annual fishing tournament.

On Wednesday afternoon, Cooper ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights overcame an early two-goal deficit in the first period and rallied for a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

Center Tomas Hertl broke the tie with 3:24 remaining off a backhand assist from winger Colton Sissons.

Defenseman Shea Theodore ...Read more