GAME 4 – CAROLINA HURRICANES 5 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3 (Series Tied 2-2)

Recap: The Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes paired up for a crucial Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas. Carolina quickly took a 2-0 advantage immediately in the opening frame. Captain Mark Stone cut the Hurricanes lead in half with his seventh goal of the postseason. Carolina regained their two-goal edge five minutes later. The Golden Knights thought they had scored again but the puck didn’t cross the goal line before the period expired. In the opening five minutes of the middle frame William Karlsson scored to make it a 3-2 Carolina lead. Brett Howden tied the game late into the period with his 14th ok goal of the postseason. Carolina snapped the tie 6:32 into the final period. Vegas had several quality chances but couldn’t find the game tying goal. Eventually, the Hurricanes added an empty net score to end the game 5-3. The Hurricanes tie the Stanley Cup Final 2-2 by defeating the Golden Knights 5-3 in Las Vegas. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Thursday at 5PM PT in Raleigh. (Recap by Jason) Analysis: It’s been a story through the first four games of this series. The Canes start fast, VGK respond in the middle frame, and then Carolina gets the better of it in the 3rd. Fortunately, for Vegas they’ve been able take advantage of the middle frame dominance enough to walk away with a pair of wins (playing well in 2 OT helped). The balance of play has continued to go about the same where Carolina has a little better of the play more often than the Golden Knights, but VGK have been better at finishing their chances. On this night, it wasn’t enough as a few breaks went the way of Carolina including a VGK goal that was 0.1 seconds late in the 1st. Golden Knights are still in a perfectly fine position, start with cleaning up the starts. (Recap by Ken) Upcoming stories from Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes at T-Mobile Arena. VGK’s finishing has been unreal Ken’s Three VGK Stars *** Mitch Marner ** Brett Howden * William Karlsson Honestly, it was Carolina's night. The shot right after the buzzer in the 2nd. The near misses. Then a ridiculous empty netter. We're headed back to Raleigh tied. VGK have some things to clean up. — SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) June 10, 2026 My goodness. Hart came up with a couple massive stops and then Jordan Staal, who is the only play in the world as hot as Brett Howden, somehow pokes it in as he's falling to the ice. VGK have another deficit to erase. 4-3 — SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) June 10, 2026 VGK now have 9 goals on 40 shots (22.5%) in 2nd periods in the Stanley Cup Final. — SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) June 10, 2026 Eichel has had a slow game but he's picking up here in the 2nd. Nice chance then he got loose in the NZ and Martinook had to grab him to avoid a break. VGK back to the PP. — SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) June 10, 2026 Still loving how easy it appears for VGK to get chances off the rush. CAR feel like they have t