The Carolina Hurricanes became the champions of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2025/2026 season. In the Stanley Cup final, the club's players defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4:2 in the series. The sixth match between the teams took place in Las Vegas and ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the visitors.
In the regular season of 2025/2026, Carolina took first place in the Eastern Conference.
In the playoffs, they defeated Ottawa (4:0), Philadelphia (4:0), and Montreal (4:1).
The most valuable player of the playoffs was recognized as the 37-year-old captain of the Hurricanes, Jordan Staal, who scored 12 (8+4) points in 19 games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Carolina won the NHL's main trophy for the second time in history – the team first became the best in the National Hockey League in 2006.
