Can the Hurricanes capture the Stanley Cup?

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their second Stanley Cup in franchise history after a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in last night’s Game 5 in Raleigh. Today, the guys break down the historic play of Canes captain Jordan Staal, Brandon Bussi’s improbable return to the Carolina net, and what the VGK must do to force a Game 7 on Wednesday night. Plus, thoughts on where Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse could play next season after requesting a trade out of Edmonton and Nikita Kucherov very narrowly edging out Connor McDavid for his second Hart Trophy as league MVP.

0:00:08: Carolina Hurricanes on the cusp of the Stanley Cup
0:03:05: Jordan Staal’s historic Stanley Cup Final scoring
0:05:57: Brandon Bussi’s improbable return to the Canes’ net
0:08:24: Vegas Golden Knights on the brink of elimination
0:09:54: Should VGK start Carter Hart or Adin Hill?
0:12:11: William Karlsson likely to miss Game 6 with an upper-body injury
0:14:26: Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse wants out of Edmonton
0:20:31: What should the Oilers do with the cap space?
0:21:28: Nikita Kucherov narrowly wins his second Hart Trophy
0:23:28: Did Nathan MacKinnon actually deserve to win the Hart?
0:28:24: Tampa Bay Lightning’s window as a Cup contender is closing

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