NHL

Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

· Stanley Cup Final - Game 1
Vegas Golden Knights
39-26-17

vs
Carolina Hurricanes
53-22-7

Hurricanes and Golden Knights square off to open the Stanley Cup Final

Jack Eichel talks potential of winning gold and Stanley Cup in same season

Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Hurricanes -153, Golden Knights +127; over/under is 5.5

STANLEY CUP FINAL: Hurricanes host series opener

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Vegas Golden Knights to begin the Stanley Cup Final. The teams meet Tuesday for the third time this season. The Golden Knights went 2-0 against the Hurricanes during the regular season. In their last regular season matchup on Oct. 28, the Golden Knights won 6-3.

Carolina has gone 35-11-2 at home and 53-22-7 overall. The Hurricanes have gone 57-6-6 when scoring at least three goals.

Vegas has a 25-16-8 record in road games and a 39-26-17 record overall. The Golden Knights are 48-7-11 when scoring three or more goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has scored 27 goals with 53 assists for the Hurricanes. Logan Stankoven has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Mitchell Marner has 24 goals and 56 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel has one goal and eight assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 9-1-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.6 assists, 5.9 penalties and 15 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 8-2-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Golden Knights: Jeremy Lauzon: out (upper-body).

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVGK https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCAR
2.95 Goals Against Average 2.88
24.4 Shots Against per Game 23.9
81.4 Penalty Kill Percentage 80.6
38 Power Play Goals Against 45
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.22 Goals For per Game 3.55
29.0 Shots per Game 32.2
58 Power Play Goals 60
24.6 Power Play Percentage 24.9
6 Short Handed Goals 12
609 Penalty Minutes 640
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jeremy Lauzon, D Out May 30

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
Full Standings
Golden Knights Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> ANA W 5-1
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> COL W 4-2
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> COL W 3-1
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> COL W 5-3
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> COL W 2-1
Hurricanes Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> MTL L 6-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> MTL W 3-2 OT
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> MTL W 3-2 OT
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> MTL W 4-0
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> MTL W 6-1