Hurricanes, Golden Knights Clash for Cup Final Edge

The Stanley Cup Final has the kind of heavyweight feel that turns every shift into a referendum on who can handle the pressure. Carolina and Vegas are meeting with the title on the line, and both clubs arrived here by beating stronger-looking brackets than the kind of polite playoff path people pretend exists. This is where depth, structure, and a goalie’s nerves start to matter more than all the regular-season noise.