The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the NHL championship for the second time. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

The Hurricanes' first title came in the 2005/2006 season. Rod Brind'Amour's team, after winning the Eastern Conference regular season, went on an eight-game winning streak in the playoffs. Carolina swept Ottawa and Philadelphia 4-0, then lost only one game to Montreal.

In the final, the Hurricanes needed six games to overcome the Vegas Golden Knights. The decisive game ended 3-0 for the visitors at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise. Taylor Hall opened the scoring at 4:00, Jackson Blake doubled the lead at 34:00, and Nikolaj Ehlers sealed the win with an empty-net goal.

The previous champion, Florida Panthers, who had won the Stanley Cup two years in a row, struggled in the 2025/26 regular season and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Full playoff results:

First round: - Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins 4-2 (4-3, 2-4, 3-1, 6-1, 1-2 OT, 4-1) - Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens 3-4 (3-4 OT, 3-2 OT, 2-3 OT, 3-2, 2-3, 1-0 OT, 1-2) - Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators 4-0 (2-0, 3-2 2OT, 2-1, 4-2) - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers 2-4 (2-3, 0-3, 2-5, 4-2, 3-2, 0-1 OT) - Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings 4-0 (2-1, 2-1 OT, 4-2, 5-1) - Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild 2-4 (1-6, 4-2, 4-3 2OT, 2-3 OT, 2-4, 2-5) - Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth 4-2 (4-2, 2-3, 2-4, 5-4 OT, 5-4 2OT, 5-1) - Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks 2-4 (4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 3-4 OT, 4-1, 2-5)

Second round: - Buffalo vs Montreal 3-4 (4-2, 1-5, 2-6, 3-2, 3-6, 8-3, 2-3 OT) - Carolina vs Philadelphia 4-0 (3-0, 3-2 OT, 4-1, 3-2 OT) - Colorado vs Minnesota 4-1 (9-6, 5-2, 1-5, 5-2, 4-3 OT) - Vegas vs Anaheim 4-2 (3-1, 1-3, 6-2, 3-4, 3-2 OT, 5-1)

Conference finals: - Carolina vs Montreal 4-1 (2-6, 3-2 OT, 3-2 OT, 4-0, 6-1) - Colorado vs Vegas 0-4 (2-4, 1-3, 3-5, 1-2)

Final: - Carolina vs Vegas 4-2 (4-5, 4-3 OT, 4-5 2OT, 5-3, 4-2, 3-0)

The Stanley Cup is a hockey trophy awarded annually to the NHL playoff champion. It was established in 1892 by Lord Stanley, the Governor General of Canada. The Montreal Canadiens have won it most often (24 times), followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs (13) and Detroit Red Wings (11).