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

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes waited 20 years for another trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

It took them 25 seconds to score in it, but they’re going to have to wait at least another two days for another win.

Nikolaj Ehlers’ early goal Tuesday had the Lenovo Center faithful on their feet and roaring, and Ehlers soon scored again ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Consider the NHL on the Vegas Golden Knights’ side when it comes to the Bruce Cassidy saga.

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said that the Knights are contractually obligated to withhold permission from teams hoping to interview Cassidy for their vacant coaching positions.

“Obviously, we don’t find it unreasonable because ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche’s pivotal offseason has a new seismic wrinkle.

General manager Chris MacFarland is leaving the organization to become president of hockey operations and GM with the Nashville Predators, the Avs’ Central Division rivals announced Tuesday.

Colorado’s president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, will be the ...Read more

DENVER — Cale for sale is an epic fail. An Avalanche defense without Cale Makar is unthinkable. An Avs offense without No. 8 would be unwatchable.

“As a player, you’re going to have stretches where you’re not on the scoresheet and where (Makar) could still be helping the team,” TNT analyst and former NHL center Eddie Olczyk told me ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes season ticket holders had a three-hour window Saturday to purchase tickets to Stanley Cup Final games before everyone else could buy seats.

Even with the early access, though, some season ticket holders weren’t able to buy tickets at face value. Those seats had already sold out.

Instead, when fans ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Underdogs again.

That’s where the Golden Knights find themselves against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final after their stunning sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference final as 2-1 series underdogs.

The Knights are +130 series underdogs to the Hurricanes, who are -140 favorites at the Westgate ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind’Amour won a Stanley Cup in 2006 as the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, holding the Cup high in victory in what quickly became an iconic photo.

He now has the chance to again hold up the Cup, in his eighth year as the Hurricanes’ head coach. The Canes and Vegas Golden Knights face off in this year’s Stanley ...Read more

One way or another, the Lenovo Center will host every game of the Stanley Cup Final.

Watch parties will be held at the arena for every away game of the Stanley Cup Final, the Carolina Hurricanes announced Sunday in a tweet.

“YOU ASKED, YOU RECEIVE,” the Canes posted on X. “We will host Watch Parties for all Stanley Cup Final road games ...Read more

The Carolina Hurricanes had a day off Saturday to rest and recharge after winning the Eastern Conference championship in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

But that was it; no 11-day break this time. While not on the ice, it was back to work off the ice Sunday as the Canes more quickly gear up for the Stanley Cup Final matchup with the Vegas Golden ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella said it following Game 2 of the Western Conference final and again Friday night.

Jack Eichel is one of, if not the best, 200-foot players in the world.

It doesn’t happen overnight.

It takes growth, maturity and an understanding of what your team needs most to win. It takes some ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes are getting their chance.

For the first time in 20 years, the Hurricanes will play for the Stanley Cup after dispatching the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference final.

A dominating 6-1 victory over the Canadiens on Friday at Lenovo Center ended the series in five games, with the raucous crowd ...Read more

Longtime forward Claude Lemieux, one of hockey’s fiercest competitors and greatest agitators during a memorable 21-year NHL career that included four Stanley Cup championships and a one-year stint in the San Jose Sharks organization, died unexpectedly on Thursday. He was 60.

The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux’s death on social ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — When Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas spoke with local media earlier this month, one statement he made stood out far more than the others.

The question pertained to Evgeni Malkin. Dubas was asked for the team’s plan as the franchise icon was set to hit free agency.

“We would love to have him back...Read more

DENVER — Fire everybody. Into the sun, if possible.

The 2026 Western Conference final was played anywhere Vegas wanted it. The corners. The boards. The neutral zone. In between the Avalanche players’ ears, mostly.

The Golden Knights turned the NHL’s fastest team into a Corvette on cinder blocks. This wasn’t just a sweep. It was ...Read more

MONTREAL — The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from playing for the Stanley Cup.

The Canes reeled off three rapid-fire goals in the opening period and kept the Montreal Canadiens mostly flustered and frustrated Wednesday in a 4-0 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final at Bell Centre.

The Canes, with goalie Frederik Andersen ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — He skated around the T-Mobile ice screaming and pumping his fist. Maybe it was a way for Mitch Marner to let go of all past frustrations. Maybe he was just overjoyed in the moment.

Maybe it was both.

Whatever the reason, you couldn’t have found a happier member of the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, Marner’s euphoric ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights are heading to the Stanley Cup Final after completing a four-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Game 4 of the Western Conference final at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

The Knights will play for the Stanley Cup for the third time in their nine year history and for the second time in four ...Read more