The logo used for the 2026 Stanley Cup Final: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes. (NHL Public Relations)
| ⏵ Friday, May 29, 2026
🟄 Highlights:
- Golden Knights, Hurricanes set to battle in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. It’s the first-ever playoff series meeting between these two clubs with the championship on the line.
- Vegas is in the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in its nine-year history (2018, 2023, 2026).
- Carolina makes their return to the NHL’s championship series for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
- ABC will exclusively televise the series in the United States, with Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro & Emily Kaplan covering the action for every Stanley Cup Final game.
- Game 1 is Tuesday, June 2, at 8:00 PM ET on ABC, as the Golden Knights visit the Hurricanes to start the best-of-seven championship series.
Here we are, folks! With Carolina’s 6-1 win over the Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Friday night, we now have the 2026 Stanley Cup Final matchup. The Vegas Golden Knights will battle the Carolina Hurricanes to determine who will be the NHL’s 2025-26 champion.
The Stanley Cup Final begins on Tuesday, June 2, from the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 8:00 PM ET on ABC. ABC will present the series on the over-the-air television (OTA), featuring commentators Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro & Emily Kaplan. McDonough, Ferraro & Kaplan are working their third Stanley Cup Final together, after previously working Lightning-Avalanche in 2022 & Oilers-Panthers in 2024.
The Golden Knights punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final with a Western Conference Final series sweep over the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. The Golden Knights are the top seed from the Pacific Division this year (39-26-17, 95 points). The Golden Knights needed six games to beat the Utah Mammoth in the first round and the Anaheim Ducks in the second round.
Previously, Vegas has split its two prior trips to the Stanley Cup Final. They lost to the Washington Capitals in five games in 2018, then won a five-game series over the Florida Panthers in 2023 to win the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup championship.
Carolina made it to the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final, four games to one. Carolina was the No. 1 seed from the Metropolitan Division, securing the East’s best record (53-22-7, 113 points). The Hurricanes swept the Ottawa Senators in the first round and dispatched the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round via a four-game series sweep.
This is Carolina’s third Stanley Cup Final appearance, and its first one since winning the Stanley Cup title way back in 2006.
For additional information about the previous rounds of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, please visit the link that is most relevant to you.
- Second Round: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2026/04/2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by_23.html
- Conference Finals: https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2026/05/2026-stanley-cup-playoffs-presented-by.html
A complete Golden Knights-Hurricanes Stanley Cup Final series breakdown is located below for your viewing pleasure.
- 2026 Stanley Cup Final presented by GEICO | » Series Breakdown
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. Game 1 - Tuesday, June 2 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 2 - Thursday, June 4 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 3 - Saturday, June 6 - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. Game 4 - Tuesday, June 9 - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. 🞼 Game 5 (if nec.) - Thursday, June 11 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. 🞼 Game 6 (if nec.) - Sunday, June 14 - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
. 🞼 Game 7 (if nec.) - Wednesday, June 17 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
The broadcast information for the 2026 Stanley Cup Final is below. All games in the series will begin at 8:00 PM ET, with ABC televising the championship series exclusively.
- 2026 Stanley Cup Final presented by GEICO | » Daily Television Schedule | » All Times Eastern and Subject to Change
|| ● Tuesday, June 2:
. Game 1 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Thursday, June 4:
. Game 2 - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Saturday, June 6:
. Game 3 - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Tuesday, June 9:
. Game 4 - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Thursday, June 11:
. 🞼 Game 5 (if nec.) - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Sunday, June 14:
. 🞼 Game 6 (if nec.) - Hurricanes at Golden Knights - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| ● Wednesday, June 17:
. 🞼 Game 7 (if nec.) - Golden Knights at Hurricanes - ABC, 8:00 PM ET - Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan
|| 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net, NHL & ESPN Press Room ||
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