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Game 1 wasn't Hart's best performance, but it was enough to secure his seventh straight victory of the postseason. He's posted a stellar 1.98 GAA and .937 SV% during that stretch and will look to keep things rolling in Game 2 on Thursday. The Golden Knights once again find themselves as +142 road underdogs.

Similar to the Montreal series, Andersen struggled in Game 1, allowing five goals on 23 shots and 2.35 goals scored above expected. He settled in in the Games 2 through 5 of the Conference Finals, posting a 1.17 GAA and .925 SV% in those games. Through 14 playoff games, Andersen is 12-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .920 SV% and three shutouts. Carolina enters Game 2 as -152 home favourites.

Game 1 wasn't Hart's best performance, but it was enough to secure his seventh straight victory of the postseason. He's posted a stellar 1.98 GAA and .937 SV% during that stretch and will look to keep things rolling in Game 2 on Thursday. The Golden Knights once again find themselves as +142 road underdogs.

Peterson was a third-round pick of the Blues in 2020 and has yet to appear in an NHL game. After four years at Boston University, Petersson has spent the last two seasons in the AHL, where he has scored 25 goals and 21 assists (46 points) in 109 games.

Dean was originally selected with the No.30 overall pick in 2021 and was traded to the Blues for Ivan Barbashev in 2023. Since then, he's appeared in just nine NHL games and has spent the last two full seasons in Springfield (AHL). In 2025-26, he had just four goals and 10 assists (14 points) in 36 AHL games.

Mutter started the 2025-26 season in the Nashville organization, but was traded to Boston on March 12th. He spent the entire year in the AHL, where he had one goal and one assist in 39 games, including one goal in 12 games after joining Providence.

Similar to the Montreal series, Andersen struggled in Game 1, allowing five goals on 23 shots and 2.35 goals scored above expected. He settled in in the Games 2 through 5 of the Conference Finals, posting a 1.17 GAA and .925 SV% in those games. Through 14 playoff games, Andersen is 12-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .920 SV% and three shutouts. Carolina enters Game 2 as -152 home favourites.

When John Tortorella took over head coaching duties of the Vegas Golden Knights in the final weeks of the regular season, he made it clear that Carter Hart, his former goalie from their days with the Philadelphia Flyers, would be their undisputed starting netminder. The 27-year-old Hart has repaid that trust with an exceptional postseason run, guiding his team to the Stanley Cup Finals. Hart has a 2.22 GAA and .922 SV% in 16 games this postseason (12-4), and he has seemingly gotten better, posting a tremendous 1.65 GAA and .948 SV% in his last six outings (6-0). The Golden Knights enter Game One against the Carolina Hurricanes as +137 road underdogs.

At age 36, Frederik Andersen enters the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in his career and will look to build on what has been an extraordinary postseason run thus far. The Danish goalie has been used sparingly in recent seasons, typically splitting time with his counterpart, but he has played every game this postseason, posting a tremendous 1.41 GAA, .931 SV%, and three shutouts in 13 games (12-1). The Hurricanes enter Game One on Tuesday as -151 home favourites against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Lauzon has not played since suffering an undisclosed injury in Game Six of Vegas' first-round series against the Utah Mammoth. He has been sidelined for over a month, but will return in Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 29-year-old defenseman was averaging 16:33 time-on-ice and recorded eight blocks and 14 hits in six games before his injury. Kaedan Korczak will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Lauzon's return.

When John Tortorella took over head coaching duties of the Vegas Golden Knights in the final weeks of the regular season, he made it clear that Carter Hart, his former goalie from their days with the Philadelphia Flyers, would be their undisputed starting netminder. The 27-year-old Hart has repaid that trust with an exceptional postseason run, guiding his team to the Stanley Cup Finals. Hart has a 2.22 GAA and .922 SV% in 16 games this postseason (12-4), and he has seemingly gotten better, posting a tremendous 1.65 GAA and .948 SV% in his last six outings (6-0). The Golden Knights enter Game One against the Carolina Hurricanes as +137 road underdogs.

Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed) will return from a month-long absence on Tuesday for Game One against the Carolina Hurricanes, resulting in Korczak being a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Korczak is averaging 11:55 time-on-ice, recording nine blocks, 23 hits, and three assists in 12 games this postseason.

At age 36, Frederik Andersen enters the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in his career and will look to build on what has been an extraordinary postseason run thus far. The Danish goalie has been used sparingly in recent seasons, typically splitting time with his counterpart, but he has played every game this postseason, posting a tremendous 1.41 GAA, .931 SV%, and three shutouts in 13 games (12-1). The Hurricanes enter Game One on Tuesday as -151 home favourites against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Novosyolov is an undrafted goalie that has yet to play professional hockey in North America. The 21-year-old spent most of the 2025-26 season in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), where he posted a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV% in 40 games (22-10-8) with Verkhnyaya Psyhma Gornyak.