The 2025-26 NHL season is marching toward its ultimate destination, presentation of the Stanley Cup.
The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes won their conference championships, earning the right to chase a second title in franchise history.
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The Knights swept the No. 1-seeded Colorado Avalanche to advance to a Stanley Cup Final for the third time in the team’s nine years of existence. Vegas won the 2023 crown by defeating the Florida Panthers.
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart (79) and defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) celebrate winning the Western Conference Final against the Colorado Avalanche. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect
The Hurricanes, formerly the Hartford Whalers, won the franchise’s only Stanley Cup in 2006 by taking down the Edmonton Oilers in seven games. This season, Carolina is 12-1 in the postseason, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Final.
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A full look at the 2026 Stanley Cup Final can be seen below.
2026 Stanley Cup Final TV Schedule
Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) and defenseman Jalen Chatfield (5) skate against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final. | James Guillory-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect
* – if necessary
Game 1: Tuesday, June 2 | Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
Game 2: Thursday, June 4 | Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
Game 3: Saturday, June 6 | Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
Game 4: Tuesday, June 9 | Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
*Game 5: Thursday, June 11 | Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
*Game 6: Sunday, June 14 | Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights | 8 p.m. ET | ABC
*Game 7: Wednesday, June 17 | Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes | 8 p.m. ET | ABC