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The Carolina Hurricanes leaned on offensive fireworks to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals Sunday night.
When they got there, one goal was all they needed. Anchored by goaltender Brandon Bussi and buoyed by a team defensive effort that smothered the Vegas attack, the Hurricanes clamped down for a 3-0 Game 6 win to secure the Stanley Cup.
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The championship is the second in franchise history since the team moved to Raleigh from Hartford, Connecticut in 1997 and the first since 2006. Carolina denied Vegas its second title since the franchise’s inception in 2017.
The Hurricanes will celebrate their championship in Las Vegas Sunday night while a rabid fanbase that packed the Lenovo Center for a watch party will anchor the party back home.
A Hurricanes team that ranked fifth in the regular season in goals against per game and secured three shutouts in the first three rounds of the playoffs returned to those roots with a defensive clinic in a Stanley Cup Final closeout game.
Brandon Bussi’s remarkable run in goal after playoff debut in Game 3
They did it with a rookie goaltender in Bussi who made his career playoff debut in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Frederik Andersen had started every Carolina playoff game through Game 3 against Vegas. But Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour pulled Andersen after he allowed four Vegas goals in the second period.
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Bussi replaced him and allowed a single goal through the third period and remainder of Vegas’ 5-4 double overtime win. He didn’t get the win that night, but he won the job for the rest of the series.
Bussi started Games 4-6 in net, and Carolina won all three games to overcome a 2-1 series deficit to win the Cup. On Sunday he turned back 10 Vegas shots in the first period to set the game’s tone before Carolina’s defense took over in the second.
The Hurricanes didn’t allow a shot on goal in the final 15:43 of the second period. And a Vegas team that averaged 3.6 goals through the first five games of the series failed to find the net in a closeout game for Carolina.
Bussi turned back multiple shots in a frantic final few minutes after Vegas emptied its net. He finished the Game 6 clincher with 22 saves on 22 shots on goal, including this remarkable save to preserve the shutout midway through the first period.
Carolina’s attack, meanwhile, kept steady pressure on Vegas goaltender Carter Hart. Like they did in two of their three previous series wins, the Hurricanes struck first and early with a goal in the game’s opening five minutes.
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This time, it was Taylor Hall, who beat Hart with a breakaway slapshot after a Vegas giveaway.
Then in a second period in which Carolina seized control of the puck, Jackson Blake doubled the Hurricanes lead with a slapshot off a rebound to extend the advantage to 2-0.
The Carolina defense, meanwhile, extended the Vegas stretch without a shot on goal to 18:37 before Vegas finally put another shot on goal in the opening minutes of the third.
And Carolina entered the third period with recent history on its side. The Hurricanes hadn’t lost a game this postseason when they led after two periods. They maintained that perfect record in closeout out Game 6 to secure the Cup.
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Jason Owens
That’ll do it. The Hurricanes shut out the Golden Knights in Game 6 and have secured the second Stanley Cup title in franchise history and the first since 200
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Jason Owens
Carolina can taste it now.
Nikolaj Ehlers just scored on an empty net, and the Hurricanes extend their lead from 3-0. Carolina’s 1:03 away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
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Jason Owens
Vegas has emptied its net with less than three minutes remaining and Carolina’s 2-0 lead intact. Brandon Bussi just came up with another save on a point-blank shot by Tomáš Hertl.
An unreal performance from Carolina’s rookie goaltender, and the Hurricanes are 2:21 away from securing the Stanley Cup.
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Jason Owens
The Golden Knights are desperate. Brandon Bussi just came up with another save, and Carolina maintains a 2-0 lead, 5:16 away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
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Jason Owens
The Golden Knights had a 2-on-0 on a power play, and Jack Eichel had a clear look at the goal close to the net. But he hit the crossbar on Vegas’ best scoring chance of the night, and Carolina maintains a 2-0 lead inside the final 10 minutes of regulation.
That one sucked the air out of T-Mobile Arena.
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Jason Owens
Vegas has a power play with 11:11 in regulation Eric Robinson and in need of at least two goals to prevent prevent the Hurricanes from lifting the Stanley Cup tonight.
This feels like the last, best chance for
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Jason Owens
Neither offense is doing much in the third period. There have been just two shots on goal by each team with 11:11 remaining in the third period. That’s just fine by the Hurricanes, who are protecting a 2-0 lead.
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Jason Owens
After an 18:37 drought, Vegas got a shot on goal early in the third period. But it didn’t get past Brandon Bussi, who now has 15 saves on 15 shots.
And Carolina maintains its 2-0 lead with less than 16 minutes remaining in regulation.
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Jason Owens
The third period’s almost underway. Can Vegas find an answer for Carolina’s stifling defense, or are the Hurricanes 20 minutes away from raising the Stanley Cup
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Jason Owens
Barring a dramatic Vegas rally, the Hurricanes are 20 minutes away from clinching a Stanley Cup title.
Carolina doubled its lead with a Jackson Blake goal.
And Carolina’s trademark defense is playing its best game of the series. Goaltender Brandon Bussi has been a wall. And the Golden Knights didn’t get a shot on goal in the final 15:43 of the second period. What a performance from the Hurricanes.
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Jason Owens
Vegas defenseman Rasmus Andersson got called for interference, and Carolina has a power play and a 2-0 lead with 2:56 remaining in the second period.
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Jason Owens
They’re rocking in Raleigh with a packed house at the Lenovo Center for a Game 6 watch party.
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Jason Owens
Hurricanes fans can feel it.
The Hurricanes kept relentless pressure on Carter Hart with three shots on goal in a matter of seconds. Jackson Blake converted on the third with a slapshot past the Vegas goaltender to extend the Carolina lead to 2-0.
Carolina’s one-plus period of hockey away from clinching a Stanley Cup title unless Vegas figures out Carolina’s defense and Brandon Bussi in quick order.
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Jason Owens
Carolina’s controlled the puck for most of the second period, but it hasn’t resulted in a goal. Vegas has failed to put a shot on goal in 7-plus minutes, but Carolina’s lead remains stalled at 1-0 with 8:14 remaining in the second period.
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Jason Owens
Vegas just got another good look at the goal on a 2-on-1 break and once again came up empty thanks to Brandon Bussi’s 14th save on 14 shots so far. The rookie’s had a remarkable impact on the series since taking over in goal
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Jason Owens
The second period started with 38 seconds remaining on a Vegas power play.
The Golden Knights got six shots on goal for the entirety of the power play, but Brandon Bussi turned them all back to keep Carolina on top, 1-0.
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Jason Owens
Shots on goal
Vegas: 10
Carolina: 8Power plays
Vegas: 0 for 1
Carolina: 0 for 2Faceoffs won
Vegas: 10 of 19
Carolina: 9 of 19Hits
Vegas: 12
Carolina: 12Giveaways
Vegas: 5
Carolina: 2Takeaways
Vegas: 1
Carolina: 3Saves
Vegas (Carter Hart): 7 on 8 shots
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Jason Owens
The first period of Game 6 ends with Carolina holding a 1-0 lead and 40 minutes away from a Stanley Cup championship.
Vegas applied pressure with a late power play and will start the second with 38 seconds remaining of their 5-on-4 advantage.
But rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi continues to thrive since taking over Carolina’s goal late in Game 3. He turned back 10 Vegas shots on goal in the first including a diving block to cap a mad flurry in the final seconds of the period to keep the Golden Knights off the board.
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Jason Owens
A Jack Eichel hooking penalty gave Carolina a look at its first full two-minute power play.
Vegas successfully killed the penalty and will now end the first period with its own power play following a cross-checking penalty on Logan Stankoven.
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Jason Owens
Andrei Svechnikov got a look at an empty net when Vegas goaltender Carter Hart got caught out of position behind the net late in Carolina’s power play.
But Hart recovered for a remarkable diving save to sthe puck out of the air and keep Carolina’s lead at 1-0.
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