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The Carolina Hurricanes finish off the Candianos in game five 6-1, outscoring Montreal 10-2 in the final two games. They will face the Golden Knights in the Finals. Here is the schedule for the finals: Game 1: Tuesday June 2 in Carolina (fun fact: June 2 is also the birthday of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman) Game 2: Thursday June 4 in Carolina Game 3: Saturday June 6 in Vegas Game 4: Tuesday June 9 in Vegas Game 5: Thursday June 11 in Carolina Game 6: Sunday June 14 in Vegas Game 7: Wednesday June 17 in Carolina All games are at 8pm eastern time and can be watched on ABC. You can also stream them on Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, and, I believe, ESPN+. Games 5.6. and 7, are if necessary, as always. The final battle for the 2026 Stanley Cup winner is set.

Hurricanes shut down the Canadians in game four, 4-0, and take a 3-1 series lead back to Carolina on Friday. A chance to win the conference on home ice and advance to play Vegas in the finals.

I had horrible text anxiety. Knowing I was prepared helped a little, but I was a wreck the night before and day of the test. Every single time. Though once the test started the anxiety disappeared quickly. Or maybe I just did not notice it as much after it began. That might have been it.

Happy one quarter of a century birthday. Does that make it sound older than saying 25 years?

Vegas Golden Knights can take out the brooms, they sweep the Colorado Avalanche in four games, and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Vegas wins 2-1 as Colorado made a push to tie it at the end, but the Knights hang on and advance. They now face the winner of the Canadians/Hurricanes series.

Carolina wins an OT thriller 3-2 in Montreal and takes a 2-1 lead in the series. Big game four on Wednesday, either the Canadians tie it up for the Hurricanes will be up 3-1 with a chance to close it out at home. STAY TUNED!!!!!

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll....you didn't! Though it looked like it at first, Colorado scored three goals in the first to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission, but from then on it was all Vegas, Knights come all the way back and win 5-3, taking a 3-0 series lead with a chance to sweep it and win the Western Conference Tuesday night on their home ice. Entering this game Vegas was 0-19 all time in the playoffs when falling behind by three goals, Colorado was 74-1 all time in the playoffs when having a three-goal lead. What a shocking result and what a shocking series. What a game too, tons of action. Very exciting.

The Hurricanes win game two and have tied the series.

The hockey world is in shock after Vegas wins both games in Denver. A 3-1 win for Vegas in game two, scoring three goals in the third. They take a 2-0 series lead back to Vegas.

In game one of the ECF Montreal flushed Carolina 6-2 handing the Hurricanes their first postseason loss of this year.

Happy Birthday!

Golden Knights go into Colorado and take game one against the Avalanche 4-2. Vegas was up 3-0 early in the 3rd, Colorado made it 3-2, then Vegas got the empty net goal. Montreal and Carolina drop the puck on Thursday.

When I trained in Karate tournaments were encouraged but not required. I did not compete, though many of the people I trained with did. People train for many reasons, and even though I did a couple of TKD tournaments, sport MA was never my primary reason for training. Compete or don't compete, I am OK with it either way and understand both sides. If this sounded like an unhelpful answer that was trying to play both sides of the fence, it was. I am going to run for President of the United States in 2028 and am practicing how to give answers that sound good but don't say anything helpful. Alright. That was a weird thing to add.