Hurricanes vs. Golden Knights: Stanley Cup Final, Game 2 – Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch

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Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to Lenovo Center for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, just two days after Game 1 marked itself as one of the most entertaining games of the postseason.

The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.

Game 1 was must-watch television in a truly back-and-forth kind of game. The Hurricanes opened the scoring with a pair of goals from Nikolaj Ehlers. However, the Golden Knights took the lead in the second period, which was then followed by the Hurricanes tying the game multiple times. Ultimately, despite a strong push from Carolina with an empty net, Vegas took the game 5-4.

As for Carolina, general mistakes plagued their first game – from the lack of proper defensive coverage costing them goals against, to needless passes costing them goals for. It rang similarly to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens, though much better. Wednesday, the Hurricanes took the same kind of approach as they did following Game 1 against the Canadiens, going over what they did wrong in a tough but necessary footage review.

You can read all about Game 1 of the SCF here!

In the Crease​

For the Hurricanes and Golden Knights, both Frederik Andersen and Carter Hart have played well. With that in mind, they are expected to start for their respective teams.

Projected Carolina Hurricanes Lines​

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis

Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook

William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson

Defense​

Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin

Goaltenders​

Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi

Projected Vegas Golden Knights Lines​

Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Pavel Dorofeyev

Brett Howden – William Karlsson – Mitch Marner

Tomas Hertl – Colton Sissons – Mark Stone

Cole Smith – Nic Dowd – Keegan Kolesar

Defense​

Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin – Rasmus Andersson

Jeremy Lauzon – Dylan Coghlan

Goaltenders​

Carter Hart / Adin Hill

Special Teams​

Carolina Hurricanes power play: 12.1% (13th)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 92.9% (2nd)

Vegas Golden Knights power play: 22.4% (5th)
Vegas Golden Knights penalty kill: 88.0% (5th)

Hurricanes Game Notes​

Nikolaj Ehlers’ series-opening goal, just 25 seconds in, was the third-fastest scored in the history of Game Ones in the Stanley Cup Final, behind only Sid Smith (who did so in 15 seconds in 1951) and Reggie Leach (who did so in 21 seconds in 1976).

Though the Stanley Cup Final will only be available via national broadcasts, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Tripp Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes’ radio partner. 99.9 The Fan.

How To Watch​

TV: ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS
Radio: 99.9 The Fan

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