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Hurricanes Fall 5-4 in Game 1, Scoring Woes Persist

6/5/2026

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Hurricanes lost 5-4 to Vegas in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final Tuesday.
Coach Rod Brind’Amour said line of Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis must score more and stay longer in opponent’s zone.
The line posted a minus-2 goal differential and a 45.5% expected-goals rate.
The Hurricanes generate 55.8% of shot attempts, are minus-11 in high-danger attempts, and have a power-play that Seth Jarvis says is only 12.1% effective.

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Story summary

Hurricanes lost 5-4 to Vegas in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final Tuesday.
Coach Rod Brind’Amour said line of Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis must score more and stay longer in opponent’s zone.
The line posted a minus-2 goal differential and a 45.5% expected-goals rate.
The Hurricanes generate 55.8% of shot attempts, are minus-11 in high-danger attempts, and have a power-play that Seth Jarvis says is only 12.1% effective.