Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was an instant classic. The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes traded scoring chances and goals throughout the 60 minutes, with the Knights emerging as the 5-4 victors.
Can the Canes strike back in Game 2 (8 p.m. ET, ABC) to tie things up, or will the Knights return home with a 2-0 series lead?
Here’s a rundown of key intel and trends heading into Game 2, as well as updated playoff stats leaders.
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Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes
Game 2, 8 p.m. ET (ABC) | VGK leads 1-0
In Stanley Cup playoff history, teams that have won Game 1 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win the series 76% of the time (65-21 series record).
Game 1 was the first occurrence in Stanley Cup finals history of goals getting scored in the first 30 seconds of the first and second periods: Nikolaj Ehlers tallied at 0:25 of the first, and Ivan Barbashev scored at 0:30 of the second.
