NHL Playoffs Tracker: Stanley Cup Final Odds, Latest Stories As Of June 7
While Games 1 and 2 will be hard to forget because of the dramatic comebacks from either team, Game 3 will go down as an instant classic with everything that went down.
Before overtime, there were all sorts of records that were set in Saturday's unforgettable contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights.
Mitch Marner's natural hat trick and first-period performance marked the fastest hat trick in a Stanley Cup final (6:10) since Maurice Richard in 1957, and the first time a player scored four points in a period since Frank Foyston in 1919.
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The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are scheduled to begin the Stanley Cup final on June 2.
Leading Scorers
1. Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights: 28 points, 19 games
2. Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights: 20 points, 19 games
T-3. Taylor Hall, Carolina Hurricanes: 17 points, 16 games
T-3. Brett Howden, Vegas Golden Knights: 17 points, 19 games
T-5. Jackson Blake, Carolina Hurricanes: 16 points, 16 games
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This story was originally published June 7, 2026 at 8:51 AM.