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The Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0.
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Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his third shutout in 12 postseason games this year to help the Hurricanes take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final.
Carolina or Montreal, who are playing in the Eastern Conference Final, stand in the way of the Golden Knights winning another Cup.
The Vegas Golden Knights completed a 4-0 series sweep of the top-seeded Avalanche with a 2-1 win and will return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in their nine years in the league.
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored for Vegas as the Golden Knights suffocated Colorado’s high-powered offense.
While he missed 20 games because of an injury and another five to a late-season suspension for an illegal hit, Malkin finished with 19 goals and 42 assists in 56 games this season.
Carolina’s top line of Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho, and Seth Jarvis had not been producing in the playoffs.