mThe Vegas Golden Knights get their next swing at the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday, when Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes is set for 5 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. A win would give Vegas a 3-1 series lead and put it one victory from the championship.
The game is the immediate item on the golden knights schedule, and it comes with the kind of urgency that defines this round. Vegas already took Game 3, a 5-4 double-overtime finish on Saturday that turned the series in its favor and gave the home crowd another night to remember.
Mitch Marner was the center of it. He scored his second hat trick of the playoffs in 6:10 and set two franchise records, including 28 points in a single playoff run. Jack Eichel and Marner now lead the NHL in playoff assists with 18 apiece, while Brayden McNabb added a pair of helpers to push his total to five in the Stanley Cup Final.
That win mattered, but it did not make Tuesday routine. The Golden Knights are 4-1 at home, a strong mark by any measure, yet Game 4 still carries real risk because Carolina has already shown it can answer and drag the series back toward a shorter margin. Vegas is also 12-9 in Game 4s overall, a record that suggests history has not always made this spot easy even when the setting looks comfortable.
The rest of the series is already laid out behind it. Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at 5 p.m. at Lenovo Center. If needed, Game 6 returns to T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, June 14, at 5 p.m., and a deciding Game 7 would be played Wednesday, June 17, at 5 p.m. at Lenovo Center.
For now, the picture is simple: Vegas has the chance to seize control at home, and Carolina has one night to prevent that from happening. Tuesday’s puck drop will decide whether the Golden Knights can carry a 3-1 lead into the back half of the final or whether the Hurricanes can make the series feel tight again.
