NHL Now Sees the Final Turn Into a Track Meet

The Stanley Cup Final is usually about nerves, matchups, and one mistake that lives forever, but this one is playing like it has no interest in low-event hockey. The pace is pushing both benches to make faster reads, and that usually means the margins get thinner the deeper the series goes. Coaches can dress it up any way they want, but everybody in the room knows the game starts looking different when the scoring heats up.