NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights (June 2, 2026)
The Vegas Golden Knights face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -155. They're currently +170 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Golden Knights are -205 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Golden Knights have a 44-54 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes hold a record of 40-55.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -118 and UNDER at -102.
- The Golden Knights have a 43-47-8 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 43 games have gone over the total points line, 47 have gone under and eight have resulted in a push). The Hurricanes have a 46-46-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Golden Knights averaged 3.22 goals per game during the regular season (14th in the NHL), while the Hurricanes averaged 3.55 (2nd). More recently, the Golden Knights are averaging 3.63 goals in these playoffs and the Hurricanes have managed 3.23.
- Defensively, the Golden Knights allowed 2.95 goals per game during the regular season (12th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Hurricanes gave up 2.88 (T5th). During the playoffs, the Golden Knights have given up 2.38 per contest, while the Hurricanes are allowing 1.62.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Golden Knights are averaging 27.0 shots per game during the postseason, down 2.0 from their regular season number of 29.0. Alternatively, the Hurricanes are allowing 22.3 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 1.6 from their regular season average of 23.9.
- Flipping that script, the Golden Knights are allowing 29.8 shots per game in the playoffs, up 24.4 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are recording 33.7 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.5 from their regular season number of 32.2.
Power Play
- The Golden Knights held a power play percentage of 24.5% during the regular season, ranking 6th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 23.9%. Comparatively, the Hurricanes ranked 4th with 24.9% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 12.5%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Golden Knights had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% during the regular season (7th) and have a kill rate of 87.5% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Hurricanes had a penalty kill rate of 80.5% in the regular season (11th) and 92.5% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Vegas is +210 to win the first period, while Carolina is +160.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas | 25-41-32 | 10-22-17 | 15-19-15 | 3-3-4 |
| Carolina | 47-24-24 | 22-13-13 | 25-11-11 | 5-3-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Golden Knights have played in 29 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes have appeared in 26.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Golden Knights have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Hurricanes have also appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
Vegas recorded a 6-3 victory over Carolina at Lenovo Center when these teams last met on October 28. Jack Eichel led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist.