Ended June 14, 2026
16 teams · 15 series · 82 games
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup
Conn Smythe Trophy
Jordan Staal, Carolina
West
West · First round
Second round
Conference final
Stanley Cup Final
VGK 2 CAR 4
CAR Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup champions
East
Conference final
Second round
East · First round
The Final
Carolina def. Vegas 4–2| G1 | Jun2 | at Carolina | VGK 5–4 CAR | VGK 5–4 CAR | Vegas leads 1–0 | /games/2026-06-02/vgk-car |
| G2 | Jun4 | at Carolina | CAR 4–3 VGK OT | CAR 4–3 VGK OT | Tied 1–1 · OT: Jarvis | /games/2026-06-04/vgk-car |
| G3 | Jun6 | at Vegas | VGK 5–4 CAR 2OT | VGK 5–4 CAR 2OT | Vegas leads 2–1 · 2OT: Theodore | /games/2026-06-06/car-vgk |
| G4 | Jun9 | at Vegas | CAR 5–3 VGK | CAR 5–3 VGK | Tied 2–2 | /games/2026-06-09/car-vgk |
| G5 | Jun11 | at Carolina | CAR 4–2 VGK | CAR 4–2 VGK | Carolina leads 3–2 | /games/2026-06-11/vgk-car |
| G6 | Jun14 | at Vegas | CAR 3–0 VGK | CAR 3–0 VGK | Carolina wins the Cup 4–2 | /games/2026-06-14/car-vgk |
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