Golden Knights beat Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final

Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal with 3:24 remaining in the third period, assisting off a backhand pass from Colton Sisson to lift the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit, with Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, William Karlsson, and Brett Howden also scoring. The win extended Vegas' playoff winning streak to seven consecutive games, including a sweep of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche, with Game 2 scheduled for Thursday in Raleigh.