After an electrifying first three games of the Stanley Cup Finals that featured two overtime finishes, the Carolina Hurricanes comfortably won Games 4 and 5 and now have a chance to end the series on the road tonight.
The switch to backup goaltender Brandon Bussi late in Game 3 was where everything changed for Carolina, as Bussi anchored the Hurricanes defense with a .908 SV% in his three appearances.
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Vegas once held the series with a 2-1 lead, but can they protect home ice to force a Game 7?
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First Pick: Carolina Hurricanes ML (-115) over Vegas Golden Knights
Summary: We’re backing the Hurricanes as road favorites here, as Carolina’s growing momentum is starting to feel like a storm Vegas can’t contain.
The Golden Knights had a tough break in the second half of Game 5 when forward William Karlsson suffered an injury from which he never returned.
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Karlsson has since been ejected in Game 6, and has widened the gap between the two teams.
Carolina’s offense has been firing on all cylinders, with center Jordan Staal leading the way after becoming the first player since 1958 to score in each of the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Hurricanes’ offensive attack proved an insurmountable challenge for Vegas goaltender Carter Hart, who is now the first goaltender in NHL history to allow four or more goals in his first of five Stanley Cup games.
Expect another tough night for Hart in the cage in Game 6, as the Hurricanes hoist the Stanley Cup for just the second time in franchise history.
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Second Pick: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes – More than 6 goals
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June 11, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) freezes the puck against Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) in the third period in game five of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at the Lenovo Center.
Summary: We’ve got less than five games to go in these Stanley Cup Finals, and without the added intensity of a do-or-die Game 6, we’re still here again.
Hart’s streak of goals allowed in this series makes it hard to envision a blowout unless we see the seventh-year man’s best performance, and Carolina’s offense shows no signs of slowing down.
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With two of the five games in this series going into extra time, the over doesn’t really need to cash in on the rule, as another extra period finish could provide the final push needed to get this number over the line.
