Both the Golden Knights and Hurricanes entered this game with perfect overtime records in the playoffs.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes open the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday. The Hurricanes are favored to win Game 1 at home.

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The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are set to open the Stanley Cup Final with Tuesday's Game 1 in the best-of-seven series.

The Golden Knights take Game 1, 5-4.

The Golden Knights will look to steal an early road win in the Stanley Cup Final against the Hurricanes.

Teams that win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win the championship 76.4 percent of the time (81-25) throughout NHL history.

Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina…

Tomas Hertl scored a go-ahead goal with 3:24 remaining to help give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-4 victory Tuesday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights played a mistake-filled Stanley Cup Game 1. Here are the winners and losers.

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final with a 1-0 lead in the series

The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to avoid dropping both of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final at home when they host the Vegas Golden Knights in Ga

Follow our live coverage as Vegas and Carolina face off in Game 2 after the Golden Knights won Game 1

The Vegas Golden Knights lead the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 after two periods of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights…

The Carolina Hurricanes tie the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 overtime win vs. the Vegas Golden Knights after storming back in the third period.

Seth Jarvis blasted a one-timer past Carter Hart at the 3:56 mark of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Both the Golden Knights and Hurricanes entered this game with perfect overtime records in the playoffs.

Carolina Hurricanes staged a stunning comeback, defeating Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime of Game 2. Seth Jarvis netted the winner on a power play, capping a dramatic…