Golden Knights Host Hurricanes in Game 4 of Cup Final

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June 7, 2026

Illustration for 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 between Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes

The Vegas Golden Knights host the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday. Vegas holds a 2-1 series lead after Mitch Marner’s record hat trick powered a 5-4 double-overtime win in Game 3. Carolina must win Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena to avoid falling to 0-3 in the series.

Marner Rewrites Record Books, Game 4 Becomes Carolina’s Last Stand

Game 1 went to Vegas 5-4 when Tomas Hertl scored with 3:24 remaining in regulation. Carolina won Game 2 by a score of 4-3 when Seth Jarvis converted a power-play goal 3:56 into overtime. Game 3 at T-Mobile Arena finished 5-4 in double overtime after the Hurricanes fought back in the third period.

Mitch Marner leads all 2026 playoff scorers with 28 points, eight ahead of second-place Jack Eichel. Marner’s Game 3 hat trick spanned 6 minutes and 10 seconds, fastest in Stanley Cup Final history. Marner broke a 69-year-old record held by Maurice Richard, who scored three goals in 6:29 in the 1957 Final. Marner also became the first NHL player to record four points in a single period of the Cup Final. The four-point second period included three goals and one assist from Marner.

The first three games combined for 25 total goals, averaging 8.3 per game. Vegas scored 5 goals in Games 1 and 3, and Carolina scored exactly 4 goals in all three contests. The scoring pace reflects a high-tempo series with no low-event defensive games through Game 3.

No NHL team has recovered from a 3-0 series deficit to win in league history. Vegas won the 2023 Stanley Cup for the franchise’s first title. The 2026 Final represents the Golden Knights’ third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine seasons. Marner joined the Golden Knights in 2025 and Marner is now chasing a first Cup ring in Las Vegas.

A Vegas win Tuesday gives the Golden Knights a 3-0 grip with three chances to close at home. Carolina faces Game 4 without William Carrier, who left Game 3 with an injury and did not return for the third period. The Hurricanes last won the Stanley Cup in 2006, making a 2026 title their first in two decades.

Marner enters Tuesday with 28 playoff points, making Marner the clear frontrunner for the Conn Smythe Trophy. Watch how Carolina responds to Marner’s second-period explosiveness in Game 4 with tighter defensive coverage. If Carolina falls to 0-3 in Game 4, the Hurricanes need four straight wins to claim the Cup. No NHL team has ever accomplished that comeback from a 3-0 Cup series deficit.