After offense came rather easily in the first two games, Game 3 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final is off to a tight-checking start. The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights enter the first intermission in a scoreless tie with scoring chances at a premium.

Follow our live coverage as Carolina and Vegas meet in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final with the series tied 1-1.

Mitch Marner's hat trick was the focus of Game 3 until the Carolina Hurricanes erased the Vegas Golden Knights' lead. Vegas had the last laugh with Shea Theodore's double-overtime-winner.

The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes has made plenty of NHL history through the first three games. Vegas leads 2-1 after blowing a four-goal lead but winning Game 3 on Saturday night in double overtime.

We are three games into the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, and we're already preparing to call it one of the all-time greatest. The Golden Knights took a back-and-forth, high-scoring Game 1. The Hurricanes stole Game 2,

The Stanley Cup Final was less than 15 minutes away from looking lopsided in favor of the Vegas Golden Knights