RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The countdown is on in Raleigh, with just days to go before the Carolina Hurricanes host Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center. The arena is expected to be packed Tuesday night, with tickets already sold out as excitement ...

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal made a stunning admission following a Game 1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

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Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice in a three-point outing as the Montreal Canadiens rode a four-goal first period to a win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

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The most encouraging development for the Canadiens was that both the Caufield goal that tied it early and a pair of Juraj Slafkovský goals that put the game out of reach in the third earned five-on-five points for all three members of their top line, which had struggled to produce at even strength through two rounds.