The Vegas Golden Knights volition effort to seizure their 2nd Stanley Cup erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Carolina Hurricanes successful the final.
The Knights are caller from a four-game expanse of the Colorado Avalanche successful the Western Conference Final, portion Carolina topped Montreal successful the Eastern Conference Final and has mislaid conscionable erstwhile successful 13 postseason games.
Game 1 of the best-of-seven bid is Tuesday astatine Lenovo Center successful Raleigh, North Carolina.
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How to watch
The Golden Knights are backmost connected hockey’s biggest stage.
Vegas opens the 2026 Stanley Cup Final connected Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, looking to seizure the franchise’s 2nd title successful 4 seasons. The crippled volition beryllium broadcast connected ABC starting astatine 5 p.m.
Some DirecTV customers astir the state person recently mislaid access to definite section ABC stations due to the fact that of a carriage quality involving E.W. Scripps-owned stations, including KTNV-TV (Channel 13) successful Las Vegas.
Defenseman returns for Knights
For the archetypal clip since opening night, the Vegas Golden Knights volition person a afloat steadfast lineup.
Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon is returning to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes astatine Lenovo Center connected Tuesday aft missing the past period with an upper-body injury.
Lauzon has not played since the clinching Game 6 of the archetypal circular against the Utah Mammoth connected May 1. He is expected to gully backmost successful for Kaedan Korczak, who was a plus-3 and had 2 assists successful the past 2 games against Colorado.
Stanley Cup Final preview
The lone radical who thought 2 months agone that the Vegas Golden Knights would be successful the Stanley Cup Final were the Vegas Golden Knights.
Down 2-1 successful the archetypal circular to Utah? Done.
Tied 2-2 successful the 2nd circular against Anaheim? Finished.
Over earlier they played a crippled against Colorado? Sure, wherefore not?
And yet, present they are. It’s the archetypal week of June. They’re inactive standing. It’s Rocky Balboa successful the 15th circular against Apollo Creed, and they’re inactive going.
Stanley Cup Final schedule
Game 1: Tuesday, 5 p.m. astatine Lenovo Center, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
Game 2: Thursday, 5 p.m. astatine Lenovo Center, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
Game 3: June 6, 5 p.m. astatine T-Mobile Arena, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
Game 4: June 9, 5 p.m. astatine T-Mobile Arena, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
*Game 5: June 11, 5 p.m. astatine Lenovo Center, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
*Game 6: June 14, 5 p.m. astatine T-Mobile Arena, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
*Game 7: June 17, 5 p.m. astatine Lenovo Center, KTNV-TV (Channel 13)
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