NHL 2025-26

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Good-bye and good riddance!  The Golden Knights swept the Avalanche in a 2-1 win and reached the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons as a franchise.

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Even though he was once Public Enemy No. 1 in Detroit, I feel terrible for his family.  According to the Pam Beach County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office, four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux, who was 60, died by suicide.

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Something has to give in the pursuit of the hardest trophy to win.  The Golden Knights are playing the Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final.  The Hurricanes have one loss this postseason.  The Golden Knights are 2-0-0 against the Hurricanes this season.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  We are primed for an exciting finish.  The Golden Knights and Hurricanes are tied, 3-3, entering the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

UPDATE 2:  We got the excitement I hoped for.  Tomáš Hertl scored a pretty go-ahead goal as the Golden Knights beat the Hurricanes, 5-4, in a thrilling Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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And here we go!  The Golden Knights are playing the Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Cup Final.  The Hurricanes had a historic loss in the opener.  The Golden Knights are 3-0-0 against the Hurricanes this season.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Can the Hurricanes rally?  Brett Howden’s two goals have the Golden Knights up, 2-0, over the Hurricanes in Game 2.

UPDATE 2:  Who wants extra hockey?  The Golden Knights’ Mark Stone’s late tying goal in the third period forced overtime.

UPDATE 3:  What a thriller tonight in Raleigh!  Seth Jarvis ripped a one-timer for a power-play overtime goal in the Hurricanes’ 4-3 win over the Golden Knights in Game 2 to even the series.

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Who is going to pull away with momentum?  It’s a pivotal Game 3 in the Stanley Cup Final as the Hurricanes and Golden Knights shift to Las Vegas all tied up, 1-1.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  What looked like a blowout has gotten razor wire thin.  The Hurricanes scored three times in a 39-second span to cut the Golden Knights’ lead to 4-3 in Game 3.

UPDATE 2:  This game may give hockey fans a coronary.  The Hurricanes scored four unanswered goals in the third period against the Golden Knights to send Game 3 to overtime tied at 4-4.

UPDATE 3:  Maybe the next 20 minutes will decide the game.  The Hurricanes and Golden Knights remain tied in the 23rd double overtime game in Stanley Cup Final history.

UPDATE 4:  What a thriller tonight in Las Vegas!  The Golden Knights’ Shea Theodore’s shot off the end boards ricocheted into the goal off two different Hurricanes to steal Vegas’ Game 3 win, 5-4, in double overtime.

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Who will come out of the desert on top?  The Hurricanes are playing the Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.  The Golden Knights are eyeing a 3-1 series lead.  The Hurricanes allowed three or more goals in three games.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Looks like this will be another wild finish.  The Hurricanes and Golden Knights are tied, 3-3, entering the third period of Game 4.

UPDATE 2:  We are all square once again.  Jordan Staal’s first multigoal game in a Stanley Cup Final powered the Hurricanes to a 5-3 win over the Golden Knights in Game 4.

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I am expecting more fireworks tonight.  The Golden Knights are playing the Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final.  The series is tied, 2-2.  There has been seven or more goals in each game.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Just because you have a multi-goal lead in this series does not mean it will hold.  The Hurricanes lead the Golden Knights, 3-1, entering the third period of a pivotal Game 5.

UPDATE 2:  Only one win to go for the Cup.  Andrei Svechnikov’s fifth career multigoal playoff game lifted the Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights to take a 3-2 series lead.

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This is do or die time.  The Hurricanes are one win away from their first Stanley Cup in 20 years.  Game 6 against the Golden Knights is on now.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Somebody play “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by Scorpions or “Raise Up” by Petey Pablo!  The Hurricanes shut out the Golden Knights, 3-0, in Game 6 to capture their second Stanley Cup title.