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Scf Open Thread: Game 4: Carolina Hurricanes At Vegas Golden Knights (6:00 P.m.)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 06: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a save against Colton Sissons #10 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in Game Three of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Three nights ago, Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes contained just about everything. First there were not one but two disallowed Vegas goals, then four straight tallies which actually counted for Vegas including a Mitch Marner natural hat trick and also a missed penalty shot from him. It seemed like an easy victory was on deck for the Golden Knights but Carolina scored three goals in just over 30 seconds plus one nearly at the buzzer to tie the game 4-4. It took until the second overtime for Shea Theodore to bounce a puck off the end boards to give Vegas the 5-4 victory and 2-1 series lead.

All that in just one game! What will Game 4 have in store? Will Carolina tie the series 2-2 or will Vegas take a commanding 3-1 lead?

This wild Stanley Cup Final is back on tonight with Game 4 here in Las Vegas.

The story and stats, 3 things to watch, lineups, status report and more:https://t.co/yp8VetYgps
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 9, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights

After the hat trick and four-point performance in Game 3, the Conn Smythe is now Mitch Marner’s to lose as he now leads the postseason leaderboard with 28 points. Vegas also survived a scare with defenseman Brayden McNabb getting dozens of stitches to the nose after taking a puck to the face and he should be in the lineup again tonight.

Projected Lineup

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Pavel Dorofeyev

Brett Howden — William Karlsson — Mitch Marner

Tomas Hertl — Colton Sissons — Mark Stone

Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Keegan Kolesar

Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson

Dylan Coghlan — Jeremy Lauzon

Carter Hart

Adin Hill

Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes tested their 6-0 overtime record and came up a bit short in Game 3. Their ability to stage a comeback is impressive but they need to stop digging out of holes. If they could score earlier in games that would help their cause. After backup goaltender Brandon Bussi nearly saved the day in relief in Game 3 will Carolina turn to him to start Game 4? The team was mum on the issue at morning skate.

Projected Lineup

Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook

William Carrier — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin — Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller — Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere — Alexander Nikishin

Frederik Andersen

Brandon Bussi

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