Golden Knights Rally Past Hurricanes in Stanley Cup Final Game 1

In the opening game of the Stanley Cup Final, the Vegas Golden Knights reminded us that championships are not claimed in the early minutes but in the long, grinding arc of sixty minutes — and beyond. Carolina built something real in the first period, only to watch it dissolve under the patient, purposeful pressure of a Vegas team that has made resilience its identity. Tomas Hertl, acquired for precisely these crossroads moments, became the fulcrum on which the game turned. What began as a Hurricanes statement became a Golden Knights lesson in the art of waiting.