The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate the victory

As of: June 12, 2026 • 6:11 a.m

In the hotly contested series Stanley Cup is the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-1 home win against the Vegas Golden Knights a big step on the way to title triumph.

Thanks to the success, the team now leads 3:2 after victories and only needs to win one more time to win the championship National Hockey League. If things don’t work out in the sixth duel in Las Vegas on Monday night in Germany, the decisive ice hockey game would again be in Raleigh in front of their own fans.

The Hurricanes get their second Stanley Cup title?

The guests took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute, but then the Hurricanes took over the scoring and caused huge celebrations. The equalizer was achieved before the end of the first third and the hosts led 3-1 after two thirds. Andrej Svechnikov scored his second goal of the evening in the final third, again from a power-play situation. Pavel Dorofeev’s second goal for the Golden Knights caused some unrest in the stands six minutes before the end, but it didn’t change the outcome of the game.

For the Hurricanes, 20 years after their first title, it’s about the second Stanley Cup triumph in their history. The Golden Knights want to win their second title in four years. In the nine years since NHLThe franchise from the US gambling metropolis of Las Vegas is making its debut in the final series for the third time.

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