Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 6/14/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-115) Golden Knights (-105)

The Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17) will take on the Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7) at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Carolina leads 3-2. The odds on this game have the Hurricanes at -115 and the Golden Knights are priced at -105. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The Carolina Hurricanes took the series lead with a 4-2 win against the Golden Knights in Game 5. Andrei Svechnikov scored 2 goals to lead the Canes offensively while Brandon Bussi finished with 23 saves. Carolina accrued 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Moreover, they had 5 power play chances and were able to notch 2 goals. The Hurricanes had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. In the game, they tallied a score on 4 out of the 24 shots they launched.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 291 goals (2nd in the league) so far this year and have allowed 236. For the season, the have a total of 113 points and their points percentage is .689. Carolina has accumulated 241 power play chances and they have notched 60 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 24.90%. At even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed 191 goals while scoring 231 of their own. Carolina has attempted 2,637 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Hurricanes have had 1,961 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .880. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have 231 power play tries (20th in the NHL) and have a total of 45 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Brandon Bussi. Over the course of his time in hockey, Bussi has 21 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .538. His save percentage currently is at .894 in his 98 mins between the pipes. Bussi has had 911 shot attempts against him and he has 814 saves. The opposition has scored 97 goals against Bussi in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.49. He has accumulated an overall mark of 31-6-2 and got the start in 39 games. Bussi has played in 39 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

Vegas is now in win or go home mode after their Game 5 loss. Defensively they'll need to get it together quickly. The Golden Knights recorded 2 goals of the 25 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have notched a total of 264 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .579. They have allowed 242 goals to be scored by of a combination of 204 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have accumulated 206 goals at even strength and 58 goals (6th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 237 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.47%. Vegas has attempted 2,377 shots (8th in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.11%, while allowing their opponents 1,999 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 81.37% on the other teams 204 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart in the crease. He has accounted for 6,381 stops out of the 7,052 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .905. Hart has accumulated a lifetime mark of 107-96-32 and has played in 245 contests. He has been a starter 236 games and his ice time sits at 12,073 mins. Hart's percentage of quality starts sits at 49.6% and he has 117 quality starts in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.84 goals per contest and he has conceded 671 goals overall.

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Tony's Pick: Take Carolina (-115)

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