Barbashev Chases Another Cup as Vegas Faces Carolina

Ivan Barbashev has been around long enough to know that playoff runs do not care what your resume says. He is trying to add a third Stanley Cup ring while Vegas takes on Carolina, and that is the kind of matchup that separates a nice story from a real legacy push. For the Golden Knights, his experience is exactly the sort of quiet edge teams lean on when the games tighten up. For Barbashev, this is another chance to cash in on the kind of postseason chaos he seems built for.