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John Locher/AP Photo/John LocherThe Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 and winning three straight games of a thrilling final filled with momentum swings and spectacular offense. Brandon Bussi, who entrance late into Game 3 helped turn around the series, recorded his first career playoff shutout in stopping 22 shots. Jackson Blake backed him up with a goal and assist, and Taylor Hall scored just 3:47 into the game to set the tone. Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal. -
Karl B DeBlaker/APThe Carolina Hurricanes got the needed uptick in production from top-line forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho to move within a victory of claiming the Stanley Cup.
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The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes combined for five goals in the frantic final 15 minutes of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night, and another one got waved off. -
Vegas and Carolina rugged and rolling as they open a Stanley Cup Final nearly a decade in the makingThis Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes is nearly a decade in the making for each franchise. -
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Friday night to clinch the Eastern Conference Final in five games and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006. -
This year's Special Olympics North Carolina will feature nearly 1,700 Special Olympians and Unified partners competing in events ranging from basketball and gymnastics to swimming and volleyball. -
WFDD listener Craig Fansler recalls Winston-Salem being designated a USA Cycling Olympic training site several years ago: "I just want to know whatever happened to that project and why it seemingly just kind of vanished." We find out on this week's installment of Carolina Curious. -
The Greensboro Groove will take the court for the first time this weekend, ushering in a new era for women’s professional basketball in the Triad. -
The Norwegian men's national team arrives in Greensboro in early June with plans for an open practice and community watch party in the works. -
Residents sharply criticized a proposed $61 million sports complex at a meeting this week. County officials say some of the pushback stems from misinformation. -
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing is surging in NASCAR with two wins to open the 2026 season. -
Seven athletes with North Carolina ties competed at this year’s Winter Olympics, including five Carolina Hurricanes players representing four different countries.
