FILE - Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) is stick checked by Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Kaedan Korczak (6) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, March 3, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Carnell "Golden Pipes" Johnson (L) and ASL performer Audrey Adeola gesture after performing the United States national anthem before Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights 3-0 to win the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes hands the Stanley Cup to head coach Rod Brind'Amour as Shayne Gostisbehere #4 looks on after the team's 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Pyotr Kochetkov #52 of the Carolina Hurricanes hands the Stanley Cup to head coach Rod Brind'Amour as Shayne Gostisbehere #4 looks on after the team's 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes hoists the Stanley Cup after the team's 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes hoists the Stanley Cup after the team's 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with the Stanley Cup after the team's 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes won the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)