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WHOM YOU KNOW IS ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO celebrate the 30th anniversary of Eraser, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams!

The film will be available for purchase TOMORROW Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on June 16. 

Directed by Chuck Russell (“The Mask”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors”) the newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring Russell, Vanessa Williams, and Executive Producer Michael Tadross reflecting on the making of the film 30 years later.

Eraser will be available to purchase on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.

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About the Film

U.S. marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) “erases” the lives and identities of people entering the Witness Protection Program. When his latest charge (Vanessa Williams) uncovers

a deal to put a new superweapon in the wrong hands, it’s a do-or-die assignment. Kruger embarks on a high-octane action spree to protect her. As exciting as it is entertaining, Eraser is unstoppable.

Eraser Digital release and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc contain the following new special features:Reinventing the Modern Action Hero – The Evolution of Arnold (NEW)

Discover how the legendary actor’s career shifted from the muscle-forward characters of the 80s into a sleeker, more emotionally grounded, action identity.

‘90s Action Thriller Reimagined (NEW)

Dive deeper into the star power, early CGI, and technological innovations that defined the transition from the late-80s analog action into the emerging digital era to follow.

BASICS

Eraser

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Run Time: 115 minutes

Rating: R for violence and language

Digital Street Date: June 16, 2026

Physical Street Date: June 16, 2026

THE CREDITS

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

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*Ultra HD showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.

For the complete 4K Ultra HD experience with HDR, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR, an Ultra HD Blu-ray player and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

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#NHLPeachy @NHL #NHLStats Pack: Hurricanes Win Stanley Cup 20 Years After First

The Carolina Hurricanes surged through the first three rounds with the best record by a team entering a Final under the best-of-seven format and stormed back in a championship series for the ages to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history, five days short of the 20-year anniversary of the club’s first title (June 19, 2006).

Wire-to-wire for the win

* Carolina occupied a playoff spot the entire season, sat in first place in the Metropolitan Division from Dec. 11 onward, clinched an eighth consecutive postseason berth and lost only one game against the Ottawa Senators (4-0), Philadelphia Flyers (4-0) and Montreal Canadiens (4-1) to reach the championship series where it secured a 4-2 victory versus the Vegas Golden Knights during a historic Stanley Cup Final.

Staal delivers MVP performance during historic Cup run

* Jordan Staal won the Conn Smythe Trophy after tying a Final record for longest goal streak and became the first player in NHL history to go 17 years from one Stanley Cup to the next. His brother, Eric, was the leading scorer on the 2006 Hurricanes’ Cup-winning team.

No. 1 pick Hall had long road to a title

* Taylor Hall won his first Stanley Cup after hearing his named called first overall in the 2010 NHL Draft and playing nearly 1,100 career games with seven franchises across 16 seasons. He had the second-most contests by a No. 1 pick before his first championship behind Alex Ovechkin, with both players clinching their title against the Golden Knights in Vegas.

Slavin ousted Golden Knights after golden night in Milan

* Jaccob Slavin became the second American to win the Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal in the same season and first since Ken Morrow of the “Miracle on Ice” team.

The Danes were great

* Frederik Andersen and Nikolaj Ehlers joined Lars Eller as the only Danish Stanley Cup winners in NHL history. All three won the Cup by defeating Vegas in the Final.

Brind'Amour coached, captained Carolina to Cups

* Rod Brind'Amour joined rare company by coaching the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup 20 years after captaining the club to their first championship.

Raleigh is a major hockey hotbed

* The Hurricanes have given their devoted fanbase of “Caniacs” plenty to cheer about since the franchise arrived in Raleigh nearly 30 years ago following 18 seasons as the Hartford Whalers.

Hurricanes stormed back from series deficits in Final after going 12-1

Carolina swept its First and Second Round matchups before weathering a roaring Bell Centre following a lengthy wait in a five-game win against Montreal and rallying from series deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 versus Vegas during the Final to win the Stanley Cup.

First Round: 4-0 Win vs. Ottawa Senators (WC2)

Second Round: 4-0 Win vs. Philadelphia Flyers (M3)

Eastern Conference Final: 4-1 Win vs. Montreal Canadiens (A3)

Stanley Cup Final: 4-2 Win vs. Vegas Golden Knights (P1)

* The Hurricanes’ sweep of the Senators made Carolina the third team in NHL history with a series win in eight straight playoff years, following Montreal (10 from 1984-93 & 1951-60) and Philadelphia (9 from 1973-81). The Hurricanes followed that up by becoming the fifth team in League history with an eight-game postseason-opening winning streak after the 1985 Oilers (9-0), 1969 Blues (8-0), 1960 Canadiens (8-0) and 1952 Red Wings (8-0).

* The Hurricanes went 8-1 as visitors during these playoffs to establish a single-postseason franchise record for road wins, besting the previous high set in 2002 (7-5 in 12 GP). They became the seventh team in NHL history with eight wins through nine road games in a playoff year after the 2012 Kings (9-0), 2023 Panthers (8-1), 2022 Avalanche (8-1), 1999 Avalanche (8-1), 1995 Devils (8-1) and 1980 Islanders (8-1). Of note, the 2020 Lightning went 8-1 through their first nine games as the road team in the neutral-site “bubbles” at Scotiabank Arena and Rogers Place.

* Carolina had a perfect 6-0 record through its first six overtime contests this postseason before suffering a 2OT defeat during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes were the third team in League history with wins in each of their first six overtime contests during a playoff year after the 2023 Panthers and 2003 Mighty Ducks (both 7-0).

* Carolina contributed to a record-breaking Stanley Cup Final by following up its multi-goal comeback win in Game 2 with a 4-0 third-period rally including three tallies in a 39-second span before earning consecutive victories to vanquish Vegas. The Hurricanes had at least four goals in each of the first five contests during the championship series.

Staal secures SECOND Stanley Cup 17 years after his first championship

Jordan Staal captured the Conn Smythe Trophy and captained the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup 17 years after his first championship with the 2009 Penguins, which marked the most by a player from one title to the next in League history. He bested the previous high set by Chris Chelios (16 from 1986 MTL to 2002 DET).

* Staal (37 years, 277 days) became the oldest Stanley Cup-winning captain since Nicklas Lidstrom (38 years, 37 days in Game 6 of 2008 SCF). Lidstrom led the Red Wings past Staal and the Penguins in the 2008 Final before Staal helped Pittsburgh defeat Detroit during the 2009 championship series.

* Staal attended the 2006 Final as a 17-year-old top prospect for the NHL Draft before his brother, Eric, became the first in the family to hoist the Stanley Cup. They are the 17th set of siblings in League history to each win at least one championship with the same franchise and the fifth for a non-Original Six club after Rob and Scott Niedermayer (w/ ANA), Denis and Jean Potvin (w/ NYI), Brent and Duane Sutter (w/ NYI) as well as Jimmy and Joe Watson (w/ PHI).

* Staal became the oldest Conn Smythe Trophy winner and just the second to be named playoff MVP at age 37, following goaltender Tim Thomas with the 2011 Bruins (37 years, 61 days). The previous mark for oldest forward to win the Conn Smythe was set the first year it was presented: Jean Beliveau (33 years, 243 days) with the 1965 Canadiens.

Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal Selected as 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner

Hall clinches first Stanley Cup after going FIRST overall in 2010

Taylor Hall had the championship-clinching goal to win his first Stanley Cup after being chosen by Edmonton with the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft and playing 1,062 career games with seven different franchises across 16 seasons. He had the second-most contests by a No. 1 pick before his first Cup behind Alex Ovechkin, who also clinched his against the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena with the 2018 Capitals.

* Hall added a Stanley Cup to his decorated trophy case that includes winning the Hart Memorial Trophy with the 2017-18 Devils as well as two Memorial Cups at the junior level (2010 & 2009) and a pair of World Championship gold medals on the international stage (2016 & 2015). Hall and Mike Reilly became the sixth and seventh players in NHL history to win their first Cup after playing for at least seven franchises following Dmitry Kulikov (8; 2024 FLA), Curtis McElhinney (8; 2020 TBL), Luke Schenn (7; 2020 TBL), Jim McKenzie (7; 2003 NJD) and Carl Voss (7; 1938 CHI).

* Hall was linemates with Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake, with the trio combining for 25 goals and 55 points this postseason including 10-12—22 in four potential series-clinching games. Stankoven’s team-leading 11 tallies during these playoffs marked the club’s second highest single-postseason total behind Rod Brind’Amour (12 in 2006), while Blake became the third 20-point scorer in franchise playoff history after Eric Staal (28 in 2006) and Cory Stillman (26 in 2006).

Slavin, Jarvis win Stanley Cup together after jousting for gold medal

Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis won the Stanley Cup together less than four months after Slavin helped Team USA defeat Jarvis and Team Canada in the gold medal contest at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Slavin became the second American (ninth from any country) to win the Cup and Olympic gold in the same season following Ken Morrow, who completed the feat with the 1980 Islanders after playing for the “Miracle on Ice” team.

* Jarvis became the sixth player to capture a Stanley Cup in the same season after earning a silver medal at an Olympics with NHL participation, following Patrick Kane (2010 CHI), Chris Chelios (2002 DET), Brett Hull (2002 DET), Sergei Fedorov (1998 DET) and Dmitri Mironov (1998 DET). Jarvis won the Cup in front of his traveling band of buddies known as the "Good Ol' Canadian Boys," who were on hand at the Final and Olympics.

Aho, Martinook and Svechnikov also capture Cup after lengthy tenure

Sebastian Aho (10 seasons since 2016-17), Jordan Martinook (8 seasons since 2018-19) and Andrei Svechnikov (8 seasons since 2018-19), the Hurricanes’ longest-tenured players after Jordan Staal (14 seasons since 2012-13) and Jaccob Slavin (11 seasons since 2015-16), won their first Stanley Cup after at least eight consecutive campaigns with the club.

* Carolina became the third Stanley Cup champions in NHL history with five or more players who each captured their first title with that club after a tenure of at least eight straight seasons. The Hurricanes joined the 2020 Lightning (Victor Hedman, Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat & Steven Stamkos) and 2018 Capitals (Nicklas Backstrom, Jay Beagle, John Carlson, Braden Holtby & Alex Ovechkin).

* Aho, the franchise’s all-time playoff leader in every major scoring category, captured the Stanley Cup after winning a bronze medal with Team Finland at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. He became the fifth player with a Cup in the same season after winning bronze at an Olympics with NHL participation, following Frantisek Kaberle (2006 CAR) as well as Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov (2002 DET). Kaberle had Carolina’s championship-clinching goal in Game 7 of the 2006 Final.

Great Danes Andersen, Ehlers win Stanley Cup together

Frederik Andersen and Nikolaj Ehlers became the second and third Danish Stanley Cup winners in NHL history after Lars Eller, who scored the championship-clinching goal against the Golden Knights with the 2018 Capitals. Andersen concluded the postseason with a 13-2 record through 16 appearances (1.89 GAA, .910 SV%, 3 SO).

* Andersen was chosen by Carolina with the No. 187 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft before re-entering and going to Anaheim with the 87th overall selection in 2012. He became the seventh Stanley Cup winner in League history that was selected twice after Jarret Stoll (2014 & 2012 LAK), Viacheslav Fetisov (1998 & 1997 DET), Nick Boynton (2010 CHI), Mike Zigomanis (2009 PIT), Mike Rupp (2003 NJD) and Scott Parker (2001 COL).

Brind'Amour put faith in Bussi midway through Stanley Cup Final

Brandon Bussi, whose patience and perseverance paved the path to his playoff debut in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, closed out the championship series with a shutout and a 3-1 record through four appearances (1.60 GAA, .931 SV%, 1 SO) to become the first goaltender since 1975 (when the Preliminary Round was introduced) with a title-clinching win after not appearing in any of the previous three rounds. Bussi was also the second netminder in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1968) and eighth in League history with a Cup clincher after not starting during Game 1 of the Final.

* Rod Brind'Amour’s starting goaltender change helped him become the fourth individual in NHL history to captain a Stanley Cup winner and then lead that club to another championship as head coach. He joined Toe Blake with the Canadiens (2 as captain, 8 as coach), Hap Day with the Maple Leafs (1 as captain, 5 as coach) and Cooney Weiland with the Bruins (1 as captain, 1 as coach).

* The Hurricanes became the first Stanley Cup-winning team in 41 years with multiple starting goaltenders during the Final and third in the expansion era after the 1984 Oilers (Grant Fuhr & Andy Moog) and 1972 Bruins (Gerry Cheevers & Eddie Johnston).

CARRIER’S SECOND CUP, GOSTISBEHERE’S FIRST AMONG OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

More highlights from Carolina’s run to its second Stanley Cup in franchise history:

* William Carrier won the second Stanley Cup of his career after capturing a championship at T-Mobile Arena with the 2023 Golden Knights. Carrier and Jordan Staal (2009 PIT) are the only previous winners on the Hurricanes’ championship roster.

* Shayne Gostisbehere led Hurricanes defensemen in goals (3), assists (9) and points (12) during these playoffs en route to winning his first Stanley Cup. His 12 points were one back of the single-postseason franchise record by a blueliner set by Frantisek Kaberle (13 in 2006).

* Gostisbehere (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) became the second Florida-born Stanley Cup winner in NHL history after Dan Hinote (2001 COL). Florida is one of eight U.S. states represented among the birthplaces for Hurricanes players that meet engraving criteria (also Jaccob Slavin: Colorado; Mike Reilly: Illinois; Jalen Chatfield: Michigan; K'Andre Miller: Minnesota; Jackson Blake; North Dakota; Eric Robinson: New Jersey; Brandon Bussi: New York), which bested the 2017 and 2016 Penguins (both w/ 7) for the most on a championship roster in NHL history.

* Pyotr Kochetkov dressed in each contest since Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final and met the criteria to have his named engraved on the trophy. The Hurricanes became the fourth Stanley Cup-winning team over the last 30 years with three goaltenders on their championship roster, following the 2023 Golden Knights (Laurent Brossoit, Adin Hill, Jonathan Quick & Logan Thompson), 2016 Penguins (Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Murray & Jeff Zatkoff) and 1997 Red Wings (Kevin Hodson, Chris Osgood & Mike Vernon).

* Slavin’s brother, Josiah, is captain of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and currently competing in the 2026 Calder Cup Finals. Notable sets of brothers with a Stanley Cup and AHL championship in the same season include Dick and Les Duff (1968, 1966 & 1965) as well as Frank and Peter Mahovlich (1967).

* The Hurricanes became the second franchise to win multiple Stanley Cups after relocating to a different metropolitan area in the 1990s or later after the Avalanche (2022, 2001 & 1996), who have three including one during their first season in Denver following 16 campaigns as the Quebec Nordiques. Carolina frequently honors its history by wearing Hartford Whalers jerseys, including in multiple games against Colorado where the Avalanche sport Nordiques sweaters.

* The NHL’s six championships by clubs who moved to a different metropolitan area in the 1990s or later (also 1999 DAL) are two more than the combined total from MLB, NBA and NFL. The list below excludes the two-time Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens, whose formation involved absorbing Cleveland Browns players and personnel while being considered a new franchise.

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#NHLPeachy Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal Selected as 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal was named the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy winner. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to “the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs,” and Staal was selected the winner in a vote by a panel of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Full List of Conn Smythe Trophy Winners

Playing in his third Stanley Cup Final and first in 17 years, Staal tied the NHL record for longest goal streak in a Stanley Cup Final (5 GP) and became the first player in 70 years to score in each of the first five games of the Final. Staal (8-4—12 in 19 GP) collected more than half of his playoff point total during the Final, posting 6-1—7 (6 GP) to set a franchise record for goals in any series and equal the League benchmark for goals by a player age 37 or older in a single Final.

Staal became the second captain in the past 105 years to score at least six goals in a Stanley Cup Final, joining Wayne Gretzky with the 1985 Edmonton Oilers (7 in 5 GP). Overall, two-thirds of Staal’s points came either on game-tying goals (2-2—4; tops on Carolina) or go-ahead goals (3-1—4). Staal, the longest-tenured player in team history (since 1997-98), also led the entire NHL with 235 face-off wins in these playoffs including a series-high of 83 in the Final – nearly double the closest player. Staal’s 68.0% face-off percentage in the Final was the highest on record (since 1998; min. 100 FO).

At 37 years, 277 days, Staal is the oldest Conn Smythe Trophy winner and just the second to be named playoff MVP at age 37, following goaltender Tim Thomas with the 2011 Boston Bruins (37 years, 61 days). The previous mark for oldest forward to win the Conn Smythe was set the first year it was presented: Jean Beliveau (33 years, 243 days) with the 1965 Montreal Canadiens.

This is the first individual award of Staal’s 20-season NHL career. That matches the longest wait in NHL history for a player to win his first individual award (min. 1 GP in regular season or playoffs), equaling Doug Weight (2010-11 King Clancy Trophy).

Staal became the first player in NHL history to go 17 years from one Stanley Cup to the next, adding to a championship he won with the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins. The previous mark of 16 years was held by Chris Chelios (1986 to 2002).

More on Staal’s Stanley Cup Final Performance

* Staal tied the NHL record for longest goal streak in a Stanley Cup Final (5 GP), equaling a mark last achieved more than 50 years ago and by only four other players in NHL history: Yvan Cournoyer (1973 Montreal Canadiens), Jean Beliveau (1956 Canadiens), Maurice Richard (1951 Canadiens) and Cyclone Taylor (1918 Vancouver Millionaires). Staal, Beliveau, Richard and Taylor all did so from the start of the series.

* Staal’s five-game goal streak in the Stanley Cup Final came nearly 20 years after his only other goal streak of five-plus games in the NHL (regular season or playoffs), which was as an 18-year-old with the Pittsburgh Penguins, two years before he won his first Stanley Cup (7-0—7 in 5 GP from Feb. 3-10, 2007). He became the first player in NHL history with a five-game goal streak at age 18 or younger and 35 or older (regular season and/or playoffs).

* Staal set a franchise record for goals in any series (6) and matched the club benchmark for longest playoff goal streak (5 GP), equaling the feat achieved earlier in 2026 by Logan Stankoven.

* Staal, 37, tied Brad Marchand (6 in 2025 w/ FLA; age 37) for the most goals in a Stanley Cup Final by a player age 37 or older. Overall, he was the fifth player to score that many goals in any series at that age, following Marchand in the Final last year plus Joe Pavelski (8 in 2023 R2 w/ DAL; age 38), Teemu Selanne (6 in 2011 CQF w/ ANA; age 40) and Steve Thomas (6 in 2001 CSF w/ TOR; age 37).

* Staal, 37, scored twice in Game 4 to become the third-oldest player with a multi-goal game in the Stanley Cup Final, behind Mark Recchi at age 43 (Game 3 in 2011) and Igor Larionov at age 41 (Game 3 in 2002).

* Staal went nearly 17 years from one Stanley Cup Final goal to another (16 years, 358 days; from Game 6 in 2009 w/ PIT to Game 1 in 2026). That is the longest span from one Stanley Cup Final goal to the next, surpassing the previous mark by just four days – it was held by his brother, Eric Staal, who also achieved the feat with a goal vs. Vegas (16 years, 354 days; Game 5 in 2006 w/ CAR to Game 1 in 2023 w/ FLA). That goal also moved him into a tie with his older brother, Eric, on Carolina’s all-time playoff points list.

* Staal became the fourth active player to win the Conn Smythe as a captain, following Connor McDavid (2024), Sidney Crosby (2016 & 2017) and Alex Ovechkin (2018).

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#NHLPeachy Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov Wins Hart Trophy

Right wing Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning is the 2025-26 recipient of the Hart Memorial Trophy, presented “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

A journey that involved planes, automobiles and jet skis, Kucherov was surprised with the trophy by Phil Pritchard, the Keeper of the Cup.

A Hart Trophy finalist for the third consecutive season (3rd in 2024-25 and 2nd in 2023-24), the 32-year-old Kucherov claimed his second career win and first since 2018-19. He becomes the third player to go seven-plus years between Hart Trophy wins, joining Jean Beliveau (eight years, 1955-56 and 1963-64) and Sidney Crosby (seven years, 2006-07 and 2013-14).

Kucherov emerged as the winner of an epic three-way Hart Trophy balloting race featuring a trio of former winners of the award – Kucherov, Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon – who had combined to win it five times in the eight-season span from 2016-17 through 2023-24. For the first time since the current points allocation system was established in 1995-96, all three finalists received at least 25 percent of all first-place votes.

The Tampa Bay right wing was a top-five selection on 196 of 198 ballots and received 72 first-place votes in collecting 1,436 points to post a razon-thin margin of victory – 10 voting points – over McDavid, who appeared as a top-five pick on all 198 ballots, including 68 first-place votes, for 1,426 points. MacKinnon was listed on 195 ballots in collecting 52 first-place votes and 1,297 points for third place. Kucherov’s winning margin of 10 points is the third-fewest in the 30 years under the current points allocation: Jose Theodore edged Jarome Iginla in a tiebreak (434-434, Theodore placed first with more first-place votes) in 2001-02 and Chris Pronger eked past Jaromir Jagr 396-395 in 1999-2000.

Kucherov finished second in the NHL with 44-86—130 in 76 games – 42 points more than his closest teammate (Jake Guentzel: 38-50—88 in 81 GP) – to power the Lightning to their ninth straight playoff berth. Kucherov’s 42-point edge was the second-largest gap between a team’s top two scorers in 2025-26, trailing just the 56-point difference between Macklin Celebrini (45-70—115 in 82 GP) and Will Smith (24-35—59 in 69 GP) of the San Jose Sharks. Kucherov, who found the scoresheet in 60 of his 76 appearances (78.9%), additionally ranked among the League leaders in points per game (1st; 1.71), even-strength assists (1st; 57), multi-assist performances (t-1st; 25), assists (2nd; 86), even-strength points (2nd; 92), multi-point performances (2nd; 40), plus/minus (t-3rd; +43), even-strength goals (4th; 35), power-play assists (4th; 29), multi-goal performances (t-4th; 8), power-play points (6th; 37), game-winning goals (t-7th; 8) and goals (8th; 44). Kucherov, who totaled 44-100—144 in 2023-24 (81 GP), became the 10th player in League history to produce multiple 130-point seasons. He also became the 17th-fastest player in NHL history to reach both the 1,000-point (809 GP on Oct. 25 vs. ANA) and 1,100-point (863 GP on March 12 vs. DET) milestones.

2025-26 Hart Trophy Voting

Points

(1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)

1.

Nikita Kucherov, TBL

1,436

(72-60-52-12-0)

2.

Connor McDavid, EDM

1,426

(68-62-56-10-2)

3.

Nathan MacKinnon, COL

1,297

(52-54-69-17-3)

4.

Macklin Celebrini, SJS

625

(5-20-18-103-36)

5.

Nick Suzuki, MTL

102

(1-0-0-19-35)

6.

David Pastrnak, BOS

82

(0-0-1-11-44)

7.

Zach Werenski, CBJ

53

(0-0-0-10-23)

8.

Cole Caufield, MTL

51

(0-2-1-6-14)

9.

Rasmus Dahlin, BUF

16

(0-0-0-3-7)

10.

Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL

12

(0-0-1-1-4)

11.

Moritz Seider, DET

8

(0-0-0-2-2)

t-12.

Sidney Crosby, PIT

5

(0-0-0-1-2)

Cale Makar, COL

5

(0-0-0-1-2)

14.

Jason Robertson, DAL

5

(0-0-0-0-5)

15.

Lane Hutson, MTL

4

(0-0-0-1-1)

16.

Matthew Schaefer, NYI

4

(0-0-0-0-4)

17.

Scott Wedgewood, COL

3

(0-0-0-1-0)

t-18.

Quinn Hughes, MIN

2

(0-0-0-0-2)

Kirill Kaprizov, MIN

2

(0-0-0-0-2)

Jeremy Swayman, BOS

2

(0-0-0-0-2)

Tage Thompson, BUF

2

(0-0-0-0-2)

Dan Vladar, PHI

2

(0-0-0-0-2)

t-23.

Jack Hughes, NJD

1

(0-0-0-0-1)

Gabriel Landeskog, COL

1

(0-0-0-0-1)

Ilya Sorokin, NYI

1

(0-0-0-0-1)

Logan Thompson, WSH

1

(0-0-0-0-1)

(10-7-5-3-1 points allocation)

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#NHLPeachy @NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Champions Edition – June 15, 2026

* In their eighth straight postseason appearance and five days short of the 20-year anniversary of the franchise’s first championship, Jordan Staal and the Hurricanes capped an historic Stanley Cup Final against the Golden Knights by becoming champions once again – ending a series of long waits for a title and capping one of the most dominant playoff runs in League history.

* Staal was voted as the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy winner after his record-setting Final, becoming the oldest to win the award and claiming the first individual honor of his 20-season NHL career. One of the benefits of waiting that long is that you can be flanked at the post-game presser by your kids, the Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup.

* Teams with a chance to clinch the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas improved to a perfect 3-0, something a packed arena 2,300 miles away in Raleigh were ecstatic about as their club surged to a second championship.

Hurricanes blank Golden Knights for franchise’s second Stanley Cup

The players that propelled Carolina through each of its first three series-clinching games this year showed up again during their first opportunity to clinch the Stanley Cup this year, as Taylor Hall (1-0—1), Jackson Blake (1-1—2) and Logan Stankoven (0-1—1) all collected a point to go along with a 22-save shutout by Brandon Bussi and another dominant face-off performance by captain Jordan Staal (64.0%; 14-8) to secure their second championship 20 years after their first.

* Hall scored the opening goal just 3:47 into Game 6, extending his single-postseason franchise record for points in potential series-clinching games (3-6—9 in 4 GP) and setting a new club benchmark for road points in a single postseason (4-7—11 in 9 GP). He finished with a League-best and franchise record 12 points on go-ahead goals (5-7—12), just ahead of Blake (2-9—11).

* Blake finished as the team leader in assists (13) and points (20), trailing only Eric Staal (28 in 2006) and Cory Stillman (26 in 2006) for the highest point total in one playoff year in franchise history. Blake set a franchise record with his seventh multi-point outing of these playoffs, tied for second among all players in 2026 behind only Mitch Marner, who had eight en route to becoming the fourth player in the NHL’s modern era (since 1944) to lead the playoffs in scoring during his first season with a franchise.

* The Hurricanes scored 16 goals in potential series-clinching games this year, winning all four they played, with at least one of either Hall, Blake and/or Stankoven factoring on 10 of those tallies (62.5%) – 10-12—22 combined (Hall: 3-6—9; Blake: 4-3—7; Stankoven: 3-3—6).

* Bussi posted the ninth Stanley Cup-clinching shutout in the past 50 years – and first since Andrei Vasilevskiy did so in both 2020 and 2021 – and joined Bernie Parent (2x; 1975 PHI & 1974 PHI) as the second undrafted goaltender to clinch the Cup with a shutout (among goaltenders to debut after the first NHL Draft in 1963).

* Staal added to his already historic Stanley Cup Final performance by finishing with the highest face-off percentage ever recorded in a Final (min. 100 FO) – 68.0% across the entire series – to aid Carolina’s territorial advantage throughout the clincher and end a series of long waits for both himself and the franchise he has dedicated himself to for the past 14 seasons.

* Carolina improved to a perfect 4-0 in potential series-clinching games this year, the 11th team to post an unblemished mark in those contests since the first four-round postseason without byes in 1980 – each of the past two clinched the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas.

STAAL BECOMES OLDEST TO WIN CONN SMYTHE TROPHY

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal was named the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, capping a postseason in which he tied the NHL record for longest goal streak in a Stanley Cup Final (5 GP) and became the first player in 70 years to score in each of the first five games of the Final. Staal (8-4—12 in 19 GP) collected more than half of his playoff point total during the Final, posting 6-1—7 (6 GP) to set a franchise record for goals in any series and equal the League benchmark for goals by a player age 37 or older in a single Final.

Jordan Staal Selected as 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy Winner

* Staal, the longest-tenured player in team history (since 1997-98), led the entire NHL with 235 face-off wins in these playoffs including a series-high of 83 in the Final – nearly double the closest player. Staal’s 68.0% face-off percentage in the Final was the highest on record (since 1998; min. 100 FO), besting the previous mark of 67.3% by Kris Draper with the 2008 Red Wings (72-35 on 107 FO).

* Staal (37 years, 277 days) became the oldest Conn Smythe Trophy winner and claimed the first individual award of his 20-season NHL career. That matches the longest wait in NHL history for a player to win his first individual award (min. 1 GP in regular season or playoffs), equaling Doug Weight (2010-11 King Clancy Trophy).

* Staal also became the first player in NHL history to go 17 years from one Stanley Cup to the next, adding to a championship he won with the 2009 Penguins.

* The victory also came 20 years after he attended the 2006 Final as a 17-year-old top prospect for the NHL Draft before his brother, Eric, became the first in the family to hoist the Stanley Cup. They are the 17th set of siblings in League history to each win at least one championship with the same franchise.

WIRE-TO-WIRE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

In a playoff spot the entire season, coached by the captain of their last championship, bolstered by a Danish duo, backed by an undrafted first-year netminder, anchored by a gold medal-winning American blueliner, supported by a No. 1 pick – the list of storylines for the 2026 Stanley Cup champions goes on in Carolina’s #NHLStats Pack with a few highlights included below.

#NHLStats Pack: Hurricanes Win Stanley Cup 20 Years After First

* Carolina lost only one game on the way to the Final and only three in the entire postseason, to become the first team since the 2008 Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup after occupying a playoff spot for an entire 82-game season.

* Taylor Hall became the fourth No. 1 pick to score a Stanley Cup-clinching goal and also joined Alex Ovechkin as the only No. 1 picks to play 1,000 total NHL games before winning their first Stanley Cup – achieving the feat on the same ice at T-Mobile Arena.

* Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis won the Stanley Cup together less than four months after Slavin helped Team USA defeat Jarvis and Team Canada in the gold medal game at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Slavin became the second American (ninth from any country) to win the Cup and Olympic gold in the same season following Ken Morrow (1980 NYI).

* Rod Brind'Amour became the fourth individual in NHL history to captain a Stanley Cup winner and then lead that club to a championship as head coach, capping the feat with another iconic lift and joining the list alongside Toe Blake with the Canadiens (2 as captain, 8 as coach), Hap Day with the Maple Leafs (1 as captain, 5 as coach) and Cooney Weiland with the Bruins (1 as captain, 1 as coach).

* Frederik Andersen and Nikolaj Ehlers became the second and third Danish Stanley Cup winners in NHL history, doing so in the same building where the first player achieved the feat – Lars Eller netted the Cup-clinching goal at T-Mobile Arena for 2018 Capitals.

* Andersen claimed Carolina’s first 13 wins of the postseason before Brandon Bussi took over in net and eventually became the first American to secure a Stanley Cup-clinching win since Jonathan Quick with the 2014 Kings. The Hurricanes became the first Stanley Cup champions in 41 years to have multiple starting goaltenders in the Final and just the third to do so in the expansion era (since 1968).

* The Hurricanes went 8-1 as visitors during these playoffs to establish a single-postseason franchise record for road wins, besting the previous high set in 2002 (7-5 in 12 GP). They also set a franchise record for total wins in a playoff year (69).

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