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2026 Stanley Cup Final
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Vegas Golden Knights 53*5**3202
Carolina Hurricanes 44*4**5434
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Paradise: T-Mobile Arena
Raleigh: Lenovo Center
CoachesVegas: John Tortorella
Carolina: Rod Brind'Amour
CaptainsVegas: Mark Stone
Carolina: Jordan Staal
National anthemsVegas: Carnell Johnson
Carolina: Adam Lee Decker and Mason Greer
DatesJune 2–14, 2026
MVPJordan Staal (Hurricanes)
Series-winning goalTaylor Hall (3:47, first)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC/Sportsnet/Sportsnet+
(French): TVA Sports
United States:
(English): ABC/ESPN+ (via ESPN app)
Announcers(CBC/SN) Chris Cuthbert and Craig Simpson
(ABC) Sean McDonough and Ray Ferraro
(TVA) Félix Séguin and Patrick Lalime

The 2026 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series for the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2025–26 season and the culmination of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes and the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights. The series began on June 2 and ended on June 14, with the Hurricanes defeating the Golden Knights four games to two, winning their second Stanley Cup championship and first since 2006.

Carolina had home ice advantage in the series due to having a better regular season record. This was the first Final since 2019 to not feature a team from the state of Florida, as the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs, and the Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round.[1]

Paths to the Final

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Carolina Hurricanes

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Main article: 2025–26 Carolina Hurricanes season

This was the third Stanley Cup Final for Carolina. Their first appearance in 2002 was a loss to the Detroit Red Wings in five games. They won the Stanley Cup during their second appearance in 2006, where they defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.[2]

During the offseason, Carolina traded Scott Morrow and two picks to the New York Rangers for defenceman K'Andre Miller.[3] They also picked up forward Nikolaj Ehlers in free agency.[4] Finally, they re-signed Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake each to eight-year contracts.[5][6] Prior to the start of the season, they picked up goaltender Brandon Bussi on waivers from the Florida Panthers, signing him to a three-year contract later in the season.[7] Sebastian Aho led the team in scoring with 80 points.[8]

The Hurricanes finished first in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference with 113 points via a 53–22–7 record. In the playoffs, the Hurricanes completed back-to-back four-game sweeps against the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers in the first and second rounds.[9] In their second consecutive Eastern Conference final, they defeated the Montreal Canadiens in five games. The Hurricanes entered the Final with one loss in the postseason, the fewest since the 1975–76 Montreal Canadiens.[10]

Vegas Golden Knights

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Main article: 2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season

This was the third Stanley Cup Final appearance for the Golden Knights. Their first appearance came during their inagural season in 2018, in which they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games.[11] Their only Stanley Cup victory came in 2023, where they defeated the Florida Panthers in five games.[12]

During the offseason, the Golden Knights traded for defenceman Jérémy Lauzon and forward Colton Sissons from the Nashville Predators.[13] They also acquired forward Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs, who was signed to an eight-year contract prior to his trade.[14] After three seasons away from the Golden Knights, including two with Carolina, defenseman Dylan Coghlan returned for a second stint on a one-year contract.[15] They additionally re-signed forwards Brandon Saad and Reilly Smith to one-year contracts.[16] Forward Jack Eichel was then signed to an eight-year extension closer to the start of the season.[17] At the start of the season, they signed free agent goaltender Carter Hart, who had been acquitted of his charges in the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal.[18] During the season, the team traded for defenceman Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames.[19] At the trade deadline, they acquired forwards Cole Smith and Nic Dowd from the Predators and Washington Capitals, respectively.[20][21] On March 29, they fired head coach Bruce Cassidy with eight games remaining in the season, replacing him with John Tortorella.[22] Jack Eichel led the team in scoring with 90 points.[23]

The Golden Knights finished first in the Pacific Division with 95 points via a 39–26–17 record. In the playoffs, they defeated the Utah Mammoth in six games in the first round.[24] They then defeated the Anaheim Ducks in six games in the second round to reach their fifth Western Conference final in nine seasons.[25] In the Western Conference final, they defeated the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche in a four game-sweep.[26]

Game summaries

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Note: The numbers in parentheses represent each player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire playoffs.

Game one

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June 2 Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center Recap
Brayden McNabb recorded three assists in game 1.

In game one, forward Nikolaj Ehlers began the scoring for Carolina in the first period, with the first shot for the Hurricanes giving them a 1–0 lead. Ehlers then gave Carolina a 2–0 lead, scoring five-hole on goaltender Carter Hart on a breakaway.[27] Shea Theodore cut Carolina's lead in half as he fired a wrist shot past the defencemen and goaltender Frederik Andersen.[27] In the second period, Ivan Barbashev scored to tie the game 2–2. After a offensive-zone faceoff, Mitch Marner made a pass to William Karlsson who scored, giving Vegas a 3–2 lead. Carolina captain Jordan Staal later tied the game 3–3, firing a wrist shot past Hart.[27] In the third period, the Golden Knights regained the lead with Howden's tip-in goal.[27] Shayne Gostisbehere tied the game 4–4 for the Hurricanes as a controversial icing call gave them an offensive zone faceoff, and as the Golden Knights attempted to tip the puck away, Gostibehere picked up the loose puck and scored.[27] With 3:24 left in the game Tomáš Hertl scored to give Vegas a 5–4 lead, which they hung onto for the victory.[28]

Scoring summary
Game one[29]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CAR Nikolaj Ehlers (5) Jaccob Slavin (3), Jalen Chatfield (5) 00:25 1–0 CAR
CAR Nikolaj Ehlers (6) Jalen Chatfield (6) 12:08 2–0 CAR
VGK Shea Theodore (5) Brayden McNabb (4), Cole Smith (3) 13:28 2–1 CAR
2nd VGK Ivan Barbashev (6) Jack Eichel (17), Brayden McNabb (5) 00:30 2–2
VGK William Karlsson (2) Mitch Marner (15), Brett Howden (3) 04:35 3–2 VGK
CAR Jordan Staal (3) K'Andre Miller (9) 12:42 3–3
3rd VGK Brett Howden (11) Shea Theodore (8), Brayden McNabb (6) 01:21 4–3 VGK
CAR Shayne Gostisbehere (3) Unassisted 11:19 4–4
VGK Tomáš Hertl (4) Colton Sissons (5), Shea Theodore (9) 16:36 5–4 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st VGK Brett Howden Cross-checking 13:37 2:00
2nd CAR Mark Jankowski Hooking 07:46 2:00
CAR Jalen Chatfield Tripping 18:35 2:00
3rd VGK Rasmus Andersson Closing hand on puck 06:09 2:00
CAR Mark Jankowski Delay of game (puck over glass) 09:03 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
VGK 4 11 8 23
CAR 12 5 12 29

Game two

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June 4 Vegas Golden Knights 3–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center ABC, CBC, SN
Seth Jarvis scored the overtime game-winning goal for Carolina in game 2.

In the first period of game two, Mitch Marner lobbed the puck out of the Vegas defensive zone and Brett Howden picked up the puck and scored to give the Golden Knights a 1–0 lead.[30] After an unsuccessful power play for the Golden Knights in the second period, Howden scored again receiving assists from Ivan Barbashev and Noah Hanifin.[31] In the third period, the Hurricanes cut Vegas's lead to one as Logan Stankoven scored an unassisted goal, shooting the puck and deflecting past goaltender Carter Hart.[32] They tied the game just over two minutes later as William Carrier passed the puck to Mark Jankowski whose wrist shot got past Hart.[33] With five minutes remaining in the game, the referee blew the whistle to stop play though the puck went into the Carolina net. Vegas challenged the play that no goaltender interference occurred to cause the whistle stoppage. The challenge was unsuccessful. On the ensuing power play, Carolina defenceman Shayne Gostisbehere shot the puck through traffic and Jordan Staal deflected the puck into the net, erasing the two-goal deficit to lead 3–2.[34] With an empty net and an extra attacker for Vegas, Mark Stone scored to tie the game 3–3, sending it to overtime.[35] In overtime, Tomáš Hertl took a tripping penalty and on the Carolina power play, Seth Jarvis scored to give the Hurricanes a 4–3 victory.[36]

Scoring summary
Game two[37]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VGK Brett Howden (12) Mitch Marner (16) 13:33 1–0 VGK
2nd VGK Brett Howden (13) Ivan Barbashev (8), Noah Hanifin (7) 07:23 2–0 VGK
3rd CAR Logan Stankoven (10) Unassisted 10:20 2–1 VGK
CAR Mark Jankowski (1) William Carrier (4), Eric Robinson (4) 12:46 2–2
CAR Jordan Staal (4) – pp Shayne Gostisbehere (5), Andrei Svechnikov (5) 15:25 3–2 CAR
VGK Mark Stone (6) Mitch Marner (17), Tomáš Hertl (7) 18:39 3–3
OT CAR Seth Jarvis (4) – pp Shayne Gostisbehere (6), Sebastian Aho (4) 03:56 4–3 CAR
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st VGK Dylan Coghlan Tripping 14:44 2:00
VGK Colton Sissons Roughing 14:44 2:00
CAR Jordan Staal Holding 17:42 2:00
2nd CAR K'Andre Miller Interference 05:16 2:00
CAR Jordan Martinook Tripping 13:55 2:00
3rd VGK Bench (served by Ivan Barbashev) Delay of game (unsuccessful challenge) 15:00 2:00
CAR Jackson Blake Interference 16:31 2:00
OT VGK Tomáš Hertl Tripping 03:17 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
VGK 2 9 14 1 26
CAR 8 7 8 3 26

Game three

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June 6 Carolina Hurricanes 4–5 2OT Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena ABC, CBC, SN
Mitch Marner
Shea Theodore
Mitch Marner (left), shown with Toronto, scored a hat trick, while Shea Theodore (right) scored the double-overtime game-winning goal for Vegas in game three.

The first period of game three remained scoreless with the shots favoring Carolina 7–2. In the second period, two goals by Vegas were challenged, first for an offside call and the second on goaltender interference. Both resulted in the goals being called back. The Hurricanes took a "too many on the ice" penalty, and on the power play for Vegas, Tomáš Hertl scored. Mitch Marner then scored as his shot was deflected off of a Carolina player's stick.[38] Marner scored his second goal less than four minutes later, shooting the puck on his backhand past goaltender Frederik Andersen.[39] Marner completed the hat trick as his third goal came from a slap shot.[40] His hat trick goal was the fastest in Stanley Cup Final history, scoring all three goals within 6:10.[41] The Hurricanes pulled Andersen after the end of the second period, opting to put in backup goaltender Brandon Bussi. Marner had a chance to make it 5–0 on a penalty shot, but was stopped by Bussi. The Hurricanes broke the shutout as they scored three goals within 39 seconds to cut the deficit to one goal. Jordan Martinook scored first firing a wrist shot past Carter Hart.[42] Taylor Hall scored second as Sebastian Aho sent a backhand pass to Hall scoring to put it to 4–2.[43] Captain Jordan Staal then scored off a face-off, making the score 4–3 for Vegas.[44] With 1:42 left in the game, on the power play, Andrei Svechnikov scored to tie the game 4–4. The game went into the double-overtime period, wherein Shea Theodore scored to give Vegas a 5–4 victory and spoil Carolina's comeback.[45]

Scoring summary
Game three[46]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd VGK Tomáš Hertl (5) – pp Jack Eichel (18), Mitch Marner (18) 10:26 1–0 VGK
VGK Mitch Marner (8) William Karlsson (5), Shea Theodore (10) 10:42 2–0 VGK
VGK Mitch Marner (9) Brayden McNabb (7) 14:32 3–0 VGK
VGK Mitch Marner (10) Tomáš Hertl (8) 16:52 4–0 VGK
3rd CAR Jordan Martinook (2) Seth Jarvis (6), Logan Stankoven (4) 07:03 4–1 VGK
CAR Taylor Hall (6) Sebastian Aho (5), Jackson Blake (11) 07:29 4–2 VGK
CAR Jordan Staal (5) Jaccob Slavin (4), Eric Robinson (5) 07:42 4–3 VGK
CAR Andrei Svechnikov (4) – pp Jordan Staal (4), Sebastian Aho (6) 18:18 4–4
OT None
2OT VGK Shea Theodore (6) Brayden McNabb (8), Brett Howden (4) 05:38 5–4 VGK
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st None
2nd CAR Bench (served by Andrei Svechnikov) Too many men on ice 10:16 2:00
3rd VGK Cole Smith Holding the stick 03:15 2:00
CAR Seth Jarvis Delay of game (puck over glass) 12:07 2:00
VGK Shea Theodore Delay of game (puck over glass) 17:05 2:00
OT None
2OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT Total
CAR 7 5 13 6 2 33
VGK 2 14 9 7 3 35

Game four

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June 9 Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena ABC, CBC, SN
Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal scored two goals, including the game-winner, in game 4.

Carolina started the scoring in game four, with Logan Stankoven scoring 1:02 into the first period. Jackson Blake made it 2–0 for Carolina just as the Golden Knights' penalty expired, accepting a pass from Taylor Hall and firing the puck into the net.[47] Vegas captain Mark Stone put Vegas on the board, faking a slap shot and tucking the puck behind goaltender Brandon Bussi.[48] Later in the first period, Vegas was given a penalty for too many men on the ice; Carolina captain Jordan Staal then scored to make it 3–1.[49] Brayden McNabb attempted a buzzer-beater, putting the puck into the net just as the first period ended, but on video replay the goal was waived off as it had not completely crossed the line prior to the time expiration.[50] In the second period, William Karlsson scored Vegas's second goal of the game, taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson firing a wrist shot past Bussi.[51] The Golden Knights tied up the score 3–3 during a two-on-one rush led by Colton Sissons and Brett Howden, the latter of which scored.[52] In the third period, Vegas gave up the puck in their defensive zone, and while falling down, Staal scored to give the Hurricanes the lead once more, making it 4–3.[53] Nikolaj Ehlers made it 5–3 with an empty net goal, tying up the series 2–2.[54]

Scoring summary
Game four[55]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CAR Logan Stankoven (11) Jalen Chatfield (7), Jackson Blake (12) 01:06 1–0 CAR
CAR Jackson Blake (6) Taylor Hall (12), Nikolaj Ehlers (6) 03:28 2–0 CAR
VGK Mark Stone (7) Shea Theodore (11), Brayden McNabb (9) 07:22 2–1 CAR
CAR Jordan Staal (6) – pp Shayne Gostisbehere (7), Sebastian Aho (7) 12:48 3–1 CAR
2nd VGK William Karlsson (3) Rasmus Andersson (6), Mitch Marner (19) 04:22 3–2 CAR
VGK Brett Howden (14) Colton Sissons (6), William Karlsson (6) 17:08 3–3
3rd CAR Jordan Staal (7) Nikolaj Ehlers (7) 06:32 4–3 CAR
CAR Nikolaj Ehlers (7) – en Unassisted 19:05 5–3 CAR
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st VGK Shea Theodore Tripping 01:24 2:00
VGK Bench (served by Ivan Barbashev) Too many men on the ice 12:27 2:00
CAR Taylor Hall Slashing 17:32 2:00
2nd VGK Nic Dowd Cross-checking 11:30 2:00
CAR Jordan Martinook Interference 14:20 2:00
VGK Brayden McNabb Cross-checking 18:30 2:00
CAR Jackson Blake Interference 18:30 2:00
3rd CAR K'Andre Miller Tripping 01:42 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
CAR 14 9 5 28
VGK 6 6 9 21

Game five

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June 11 Vegas Golden Knights 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center Recap
Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals in game 5.

In game five, Vegas started the scoring on the power play. As Carolina forward Nikolaj Ehlers was in the penalty box for shooting the puck over the glass, Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Golden Knights to make it 1–0. Carolina tied it 1–1 later in the first period as Ehlers passed the puck to captain Jordan Staal who shot the puck past goaltender Carter Hart.[56] Carolina gained the lead in the second period. As the Hurricanes were on the power play, Andrei Svechnikov scored to make it 2–1. Sebastian Aho then made it 3–1 with Sean Walker and Jordan Martinook both assisting. In the third period, the Hurricanes made it 4–1 on the power play as Shayne Gostisbehere passed to an open Ehlers who spun around and backhanded the puck to Svechnikov who scored.[57] The Golden Knights cut the deficit to two goals as Dorofeyev scored his second of the game off of a rebound created by Shea Theodore. However, the Hurricanes stopped the remaining chances by Vegas to go up 3–2 in the series.[58]

Scoring summary
Game five[59]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (11) – pp Jack Eichel (19), Tomáš Hertl (9) 06:52 1–0 VGK
CAR Jordan Staal (8) Nikolaj Ehlers (8), Seth Jarvis (7) 11:46 1–1
2nd CAR Andrei Svechnikov (5) – pp Shayne Gostisbehere (8), Nikolaj Ehlers (9) 11:58 2–1 CAR
CAR Sebastian Aho (5) Sean Walker (3), Jordan Martinook (3) 17:51 3–1 CAR
3rd CAR Andrei Svechnikov (6) – pp Nikolaj Ehlers (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (9) 11:08 4–1 CAR
VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (12) Shea Theodore (12), Jack Eichel (20) 13:49 4–2 CAR
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CAR Nikolaj Ehlers Delay of game (puck over glass) 06:24 2:00
CAR K'Andre Miller Delay of game (puck over glass) 19:54 2:00
2nd VGK Jérémy Lauzon Roughing 08:56 2:00
VGK Brayden McNabb Cross-checking 10:57 2:00
3rd VGK Jack Eichel Tripping 03:23 2:00
VGK Mark Stone High-sticking 08:38 4:00
CAR Nikolaj Ehlers Delay of game (puck over glass) 17:47 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
VGK 7 5 13 25
CAR 5 10 9 24

Game six

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June 14 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Recap
Brandon Bussi
Taylor Hall
Brandon Bussi (left), shown with the Providence Bruins, recorded a shutout, while Taylor Hall (right), shown with Edmonton, scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for Carolina in game six.

In game six, Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin dished a long pass to Taylor Hall who scored to give the Hurricanes a 1–0 lead.[60] Goaltender Brandon Bussi kept the Hurricanes at a 1–0 lead through the first period, stopping 11 shots from the Golden Knights. In the second period, the Hurricanes made it 2–0 with Jackson Blake scoring. The Golden Knights were held to three shots for the remainder of the period. In the third period, the Golden Knights pulled their goaltender, but Nikolaj Ehlers sealed Carolina's Stanley Cup victory with an empty net goal to make it 3–0.[61]

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs.[61] Rod Brind'Amour also became the first person to win the Stanley Cup as both a former player and coach for the same team since Toe Blake in 1956.[62]

Scoring summary
Game six[63]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CAR Taylor Hall (7) Jaccob Slavin (5), Jackson Blake (13) 03:47 1–0 CAR
2nd CAR Jackson Blake (7) Logan Stankoven (5) 13:31 2–0 CAR
3rd CAR Nikolaj Ehlers (8) – en Unassisted 18:52 3–0 CAR
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CAR Jackson Blake Tripping 10:26 2:00
VGK Tomáš Hertl Delay of game (faceoff violation) 10:57 2:00
VGK Jack Eichel Hooking 16:12 2:00
CAR Logan Stankoven Cross-checking 18:38 2:00
2nd VGK Rasmus Andersson Interference 17:04 2:00
3rd CAR Eric Robinson High-sticking 08:49 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
CAR 8 8 7 23
VGK 11 3 8 22

Team rosters

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Years indicated in boldface under the "Final appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Vegas Golden Knights

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Mark Stone captained the Golden Knights to their third Final appearance in franchise history.
# Nat Player[64] Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Final appearance
4 Sweden Rasmus Andersson D R 29 2026 Malmo, Sweden first
49 Russia Ivan Barbashev C L 30 2023 Moscow, Russia third (2019, 2023)
42 Canada Braeden Bowman RW R 22 2025 Kitchener, Ontario first
52 Canada Dylan Coghlan D R 28 2025 Duncan, British Columbia first
16 Russia Pavel Dorofeyev RW L 25 2019 Nizhny Tagil, Russia first
26 United States Nic Dowd C R 36 2026 Huntsville, Alabama first
9 United States Jack Eichel – A C R 29 2021 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts second (2023)
15 United States Noah Hanifin D L 29 2024 Boston, Massachusetts first
79 Canada Carter Hart G L 27 2025 Sherwood Park, Alberta first
48 Czech Republic Tomas Hertl C L 32 2024 Prague, Czech Republic second (2016)
33 Canada Adin Hill G L 30 2022 Comox, British Columbia second (2023)
21 Canada Brett Howden C L 28 2021 Oakbank, Manitoba second (2023)
17 Canada Ben Hutton D L 33 2021 Brockville, Ontario second (2023)
71 Sweden William Karlsson – A C L 33 2017 Märsta, Sweden third (2018, 2023)
55 Canada Keegan Kolesar RW R 29 2017 Brandon, Manitoba second (2023)
6 Canada Kaedan Korczak D R 25 2019 Yorkton, Saskatchewan first
5 Canada Jeremy Lauzon D L 29 2025 Val-d'Or, Quebec first
93 Canada Mitch Marner RW R 29 2025 Markham, Ontario first
3 Canada Brayden McNabb D L 35 2017 Davidson, Saskatchewan third (2018, 2023)
20 United States Brandon Saad LW L 33 2025 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania third (2013, 2015)
40 Switzerland Akira Schmid G L 26 2024 Bern, Switzerland first
10 Canada Colton Sissons C R 32 2025 North Vancouver, British Columbia second (2017)
22 United States Cole Smith RW L 30 2026 Brainerd, Minnesota first
19 Canada Reilly Smith RW L 35 2025 Etobicoke, Ontario third (2018, 2023)
61 Canada Mark Stone – C RW R 34 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba second (2023)
27 Canada Shea Theodore D L 30 2017 Langley, British Columbia third (2018, 2023)

Carolina Hurricanes

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Jordan Staal captained the Hurricanes to their third Final appearance in franchise history, their first since 2006.
# Nat Player[65] Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Final appearance
20 Finland Sebastian Aho – A C L 28 2015 Rauma, Finland first
31 Denmark Frederik Andersen G L 36 2021 Herning, Denmark first
53 United States Jackson Blake RW R 22 2021 Fargo, North Dakota first
32 United States Brandon Bussi G R 27 2025 Sound Beach, New York first
28 Canada William Carrier LW L 31 2024 LaSalle, Quebec third (2018, 2023)
5 United States Jalen Chatfield D R 30 2021 Ypsilanti, Michigan first
44 Canada Nicolas Deslauriers LW L 35 2026 LaSalle, Quebec first
27 Denmark Nikolaj Ehlers LW L 30 2025 Aalborg, Denmark first
4 United States Shayne Gostisbehere D L 33 2024 Pembroke Pines, Florida first
71 Canada Taylor Hall LW L 30 2025 Calgary, Alberta first
77 Canada Mark Jankowski C L 31 2025 Hamilton, Ontario first
24 Canada Seth Jarvis C R 24 2020 Winnipeg, Manitoba first
52 Russia Pyotr Kochetkov G L 26 2019 Penza, Russia first
82 Finland Jesperi Kotkaniemi C L 25 2021 Pori, Finland second (2021)
48 Canada Jordan Martinook – A LW L 33 2018 Brandon, Manitoba first
19 United States K'Andre Miller D R 26 2025 St. Paul, Minnesota first
21 Russia Alexander Nikishin D L 24 2020 Oryol, Russia first
6 United States Mike Reilly D R 32 2025 Chicago, Illinois first
50 United States Eric Robinson LW L 30 2024 Bellmawr, New Jersey first
74 United States Jaccob Slavin – A D L 32 2012 Erie, Colorado first
11 Canada Jordan Staal – C C L 37 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario third (2008, 2009)
22 Canada Logan Stankoven C R 23 2025 Kamloops, British Columbia first
37 Russia Andrei Svechnikov RW L 26 2018 Barnaul, Russia first
26 Canada Sean Walker D R 31 2024 Keswick, Ontario first

Media rights

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In Canada, this was the final year of a 12-year agreement in which the Stanley Cup Final was televised in English by Sportsnet, with sub-licensing agreements with CBC Television to simulcast the broadcasts, and with TVA Sports airing the series in French. The series was also streamed on Sportsnet+.[66][67] Sportsnet will begin a new 12-year deal next season, but as of the playing of the Final it remained uncertain whether the sub-licensing relationships with CBC and TVA will also continue.[68][69] Shortly after the Final concluded, the CBC announced that it would no longer sublicense NHL games from Rogers, making game six the last NHL game to air on CBC television.[70]

In the United States, the series was televised on ABC and streamed on the ESPN app. This was the fifth year of a seven-year deal in which ABC airs the Final in even years and TNT televises the series in odd years.[71][72]

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