Final Preview Turns on Goaltending and Nerve

The Stanley Cup Final preview is circling the stuff that decides championships before anybody has time to overthink it - key matchups, goalie confidence, and the questions that coaches would rather tape over than answer. ESPN is setting up the series around the pressure points that can swing a game in one shift, one rebound, or one shaky read. In a Final, the biggest mystery is usually whether the obvious strengths hold up once the building starts shaking.