Colorado Avalanche goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood (39) stops the puck during the second period in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone, middle, celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Cole Smith (22) celebrates after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates with teammates Jaccob Slavin (74), Jalen Chatfield (5) and Jordan Martinook (48) after his goal during overtime of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP) CORRECTION: Corrected the goal scorer to Andrei Svechnikov

Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) and Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrate in front of Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) after the winning goal by Aho in overtime of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) stops Montreal Canadiens' Jayden Struble (47) as Hurricanes' Alexander Nikishin (21) defends during the second period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes smothers the puck just outside the net following a shot by Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho during the third period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson (48) celebrates after his goal with teammates Nick Suzuki (14), Juraj Slafkovsky (20) and Ivan Demidov (93) during the second period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Montreal, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)