After offense came rather easily in the first two games, Game 3 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final is off to a tight-checking start. The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights enter the first intermission in a scoreless tie with scoring chances at a premium.

The Vegas Golden Knights forward scored the fastest hat trick in Cup Final history in the second period of his team’s 5-4 double overtime victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the 2026 edition Saturday, helping his team to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Dive into trade rumors surrounding Detroit’s captain, newly revealed All-Star Game updates, and a deep dive into the Maple Leafs' interesting offseason with special guest Nick Alberga.

The Stanley Cup Final is one of the biggest events on the hockey calendar, but for animal lovers, another highly anticipated competition is skating back into the spotlight. While hockey fans prepare to cheer for their favorite teams, rescue dogs from across North America are getting ready for a championship event of their own.

The only player in this year’s Stanley Cup Final to have been drafted by the other team is Vegas defenseman Noah Hanifin, who was taken with the No. 5 pick by the Hurricanes in the 2015 draft.

Devan Dubnyk, Michael Traikos and Andrew McInnis discuss the Hurricanes eliminating the Canadiens, the Stanley Cup final, World Championship results and more.