Stanley Cup Final notebook: Hurricanes respond well when adversity strikes
LAS VEGAS — We’ve seen it both within games and within series all post-season long. When the Hurricanes suffer what appears to be a devastating blow, they counter back. No…
Final preparations underway at BC Place ahead of FIFA World Cup
Elevators have been installed, grass has been planted and massive gates have been erected. Now last-minute work is underway to ensure BC Place is ready to host the FIFA World…
Golden Knights embrace spotlight as Cup Final chaos captivates Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The first thing you noticed wasn’t the heat. It wasn’t even the buzz. Hundreds of people carrying jerseys, kids, coffees and the kind of giddy anticipation usually…
‘Living his best Vegas life’: Golden Knights’ Marner makes Cup Final history
The Golden Knights forward scored a natural hat trick within just a six-minute, 10-second span, the fastest hat trick ever scored in Stanley Cup history, eclipsing Maurice “Rocket” Richard’s previous…
Stanley Cup Final Game 3 notebook: Golden Knights ‘comfortable’ as series heads home
VEGAS — John Tortorella isn’t interested in tipping his hand on whether Brayden McNabb will be available for Game 3 Saturday night. “No update,” was all the coach would offer…
What we learned about Canada after final World Cup tune-up
MONTREAL — The Canadian men’s team will enter the FIFA World Cup on the back of a seven-game unbeaten run and with just one regulation time loss in its previous…
Canada plays Ireland to draw in final tune-up before FIFA World Cup
Canada surrendered a first-half lead and played to a disappointing 1-1 draw against lower-ranked Ireland in its final tune-up before the FIFA World Cup on Friday night. Ireland’s own goal…
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 notebook: Marner doing ‘anything he can’ to win
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mitch Marner, who has done a little bit of everything in these playoffs, received plenty of praise for his shot block in the dying seconds of Game…
Original Golden Knights making early impact in Stanley Cup Final
“It’s the same feeling as Year 1,” Karlsson said. That one ended in defeat, but it set the perennial expectations at championship or bust, and Vegas hoisted the Cup in…
Hertl plays hero again for Golden Knights to open Cup Final: ‘We found a way’
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tomas Hertl didn’t just win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final — he rescued it, rewrote it, and stamped his name all over it in a…