Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights vie for Stanley Cup in tied series

The 2026 Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights is level at 2–2 after four games. Carolina, with home-ice advantage, have twice come from behind to equalise the series, most recently with a 9 June victory led by two goals from Jordan Staal. The best-of-seven series continues with Game 5.

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The 2026 Stanley Cup Final is under way between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights, with the series tied at two games apiece [8, 9, 24]. The NHL reports Vegas won Game 1 on 2 June when Tomáš Hertl scored late to secure victory [26], and Game 3 on 6 June in double overtime [9]. Carolina responded with wins in Game 2, decided by Seth Jarvis in overtime [23], and Game 4 on 9 June, when Jordan Staal scored twice to even the series [8].

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