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Carolina leads 3-2, Karlsson's out, and the Hurricanes head to Vegas tonight with their first Stanley Cup in 20 years dangling right there. Ben Trotter on why this should be simple — and why it probably won't be.
Jordan Staal scored his fifth goal of the series while sprawling on the ice in Game 4. Nobody has done what he's doing in a Stanley Cup Final since Mike Bossy in 1982.
Carolina is 3-13 in conference final games under Rod Brind'Amour, outscored 58-29 across four series. The numbers reveal a system that hits a hard ceiling when the margin for error disappears.
Carolina swept Ottawa and Philadelphia to start 8-0 — the fifth team in NHL history to do it. Andersen is posting a .950 save percentage. Nobody is watching.
