They allowed me to come here and experience success. This is an incredible group and the players deserve it so much."
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The title is Hall's first Stanley Cup victory.
Defenseman Jaccob Slavin became the ninth player in hockey history to win an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same calendar year.
Vegas head coach John Tortorella started goaltender Carter Hart despite earlier struggles, saying, "I know he's capable of better.
We've seen it throughout the series."
Hart stopped 20 shots as the Golden Knights failed to force a game seven, playing without injured forward William Karlsson.
Mitch Marner said of Karlsson, "He lives to play the kind of game we're going to play tomorrow.
We want to do our best for him."
Vegas struggled offensively, failing to record a shot on goal for 18 minutes and 37 seconds spanning the second and third periods.
The Hurricanes dominated special teams with a 37.5% power-play efficiency compared to 13.3% for Vegas.
Jérémy Lauzon observed, "The Hurricanes have won the special teams battle since the start of the final."
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The championship concludes the 2025-2026 NHL season, with the Stanley Cup returning to Raleigh, North Carolina.
