{"id":491759,"date":"2026-06-09T23:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=491759"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:00:34","slug":"carolina-vegas-game-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/06\/09\/carolina-vegas-game-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Vegas Game 4 Featured Canes Riding Hot Start to the Finish Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Vegas Game 4 is in the books. The Stanley Cup Final<\/a> is in full swing as the series is tied at two games apiece after the Carolina Hurricanes won Game 4 by a score of 5-3. There was no shortage of excitement even prior to the game, as the mystery of which goalie would start for Carolina<\/a> was the big story coming into the game. Brandon Bussi<\/a> would start, but the greater surprise was that Frederik Andersen was a scratch, meaning that Pyotr Kochetkov was the backup.<\/p>\n

Carolina Vegas Game 4 Featured Goals Galore, Like the Previous Three Games<\/h2>\n

Canes Continued Their First Period Mastery<\/h3>\n

The Canes came out flying and exacted some revenge with a goal that ricocheted off the backboards onto Logan Stankoven\u2019s stick at 1:06 for the opening goal. Coming into this game, the Hurricanes were 9-0 when Stankoven scored a goal. Brandon Bussi got into the game early with a stop off a shorthanded opportunity from Vegas. After the power play expired, Jackson Blake chipped in with a goal off a tape-to-tape pass from Taylor Hall to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n

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Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas..Manny Flores\/Cal Sport Media<\/span><\/p>\n

The Golden Knights continued to find a way to get breakaways often in this series, with Mark Stone<\/a> capitalizing on one at 7:22 off a sweet pass from Shea Theodore. A costly too-many-men penalty from Vegas resulted in a Jordan Staal<\/a> power play goal at 12:48. Staal has scored in all four Stanley Cup Final games. As the clock hit zero on the first period, Brayden McNabb looked like he might have gotten a buzzer beater, but it was not meant to be. The score was 3-1 Carolina after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

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JORDAN STAAL STAYS HOT!!! <\/p>\n

HE HAS FOUR GOALS IN FOUR STANLEY CUP FINAL GAMES \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/6oOlCebbd1<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n