The Carolina Hurricanes won the NHL Stanley Cup on Sunday night, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 to clinch the series, 4-2.

The Hurricanes, led by head coach Rod Brind’Amour, captain Jordan Staal, veteran Sebastian Aho, goaltender Brandon Bussi and more, won the Stanley Cup with one of the more impressive postseason runs in recent NHL memory.

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Here are six stats that help tell the story of the Hurricanes winning the 2026 Stanley Cup.

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The Hurricanes’ postseason record in four series during its run to win the Stanley Cup. Carolina swept the first two rounds against the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers, beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, and the Golden Knights, 4-2.

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Years since the Hurricanes won its only other NHL Stanley Cup title in 2006. Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour was a star center for the Canes on its 2006 title team.

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Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin became the second U.S.-born player ever to win an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same year, joining Ken Morrow in 1980 (Team USA/New York Islanders).

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At 37 years old, Hurricanes center and team captain Jordan Staal becomes to oldest player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, the NHL’s equivalent of postseason MVP. Staal had 12 points (8 goals, 4 assists) in 19 postseason games for the Hurricanes, including seven points (6 goals, 1 assists) in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Jordan Staal set the new NHL record for longest time between Stanley Cup championships for a player, going 17 years between winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and the Hurricanes in 2026. The previous record was 16 seasons set by Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios, who won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986 and Detroit Red Wings in 2002.

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Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi recorded a shutout in Game 6 on Sunday, marking the first time in nine years since a goaltender has won the the Stanley Cup without a road shutout in the series-clinching win. The last time it happened was Penguins goaltender Matt Murray in a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals.

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