Carolina, holding a 3-2 series lead, prepares for Game 6 in T‑Mobile Arena while the Stanley Cup sits in the building, adding pressure and distractions. Coach Rod Brind'Amour, a 2006 champion, stresses focus, as Vegas battles injuries and hopes to force a Game 7.
It will be hard to focus knowing that the Stanley Cup will be in the building and it could be won tonight, but the Carolina Hurricanes will do their best to concentrate on the task ahead and not how their evening could end.
The Hurricanes are one victory away from winning the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history. Holding a 3-2 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina will enter T-Mobile facing a team that is 7-3 at home during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Rod Brind'Amour understands what his players are experiencing. He was on the last Hurricanes Stanley Cup-winning team in 2006.
"We talked about that already little bit," Brind'Amour said. "It's the hardest one, and we talk about this all the time. You have a team that you're playing that knows how to win and has done it, and we know they're not going away. You've got a little more distractions now.
You're not only playing a team that gets it, now you've got the added distractions too. So, it's a little bit more difficult and we've got to manage that and still got to play your best game if you expect to have a chance to win. The Golden Knights, who will likely be without William Karlsson for the remainder of the series due to a shoulder injury, are hoping to force a Game 7 on Wednesday.
"They've been through it all," said Vegas head coach John Tortorella said. "They know what's at stake here. We need to win one game here. They'll be ready to play. "
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