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Carolina beat Vegas 4-2 in Game 5 at Lenovo Center behind two Svechnikov power-play goals and Jordan Staal's sixth of the series. The Canes lead the Stanley Cup Final 3-2 and can clinch their second championship Sunday in Vegas. Our Game 5 card went 4-0.
The Stanley Cup Final is tied 2-2 and Game 5 is tonight (Thu June 11, 8:10 PM ET, ABC) at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Carolina is -154 at home, the total is up to 6.5 after four straight overs, and the Bussi question looms. Full betting preview with a FanDuel sign-up offer.
Carolina beat Vegas 5-3 in Game 4 at T-Mobile Arena to tie the Stanley Cup Final 2-2. Rod Brind'Amour benched Frederik Andersen and started Brandon Bussi, who won his NHL playoff debut. Jordan Staal scored twice. Game 5 is Thursday June 11 in Raleigh.
Carolina trails the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 but is the -114 road favorite for Game 4 tonight (Tue June 9, 8 PM ET, ABC) at T-Mobile Arena. A loss means a 3-1 hole; a win sends it home tied. Full betting preview with odds, props, and a FanDuel sign-up offer.
North Carolina sportsbooks took $578.1M in wagers in May 2026, the third-lowest month of the fiscal year despite the NBA and NHL playoffs. The state has now crossed $7 billion in cumulative FY26 handle with $133.1M collected in taxes.
Carolina erased a 4-0 hole with three goals in 39 seconds (a Stanley Cup Final record) and a goalie-pulled equalizer, but Vegas won 5-4 in double overtime on a Shea Theodore goal that banked off a Carolina stick. Vegas leads the series 2-1; Game 4 is Monday in Vegas.
Carolina heads to T-Mobile Arena for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight (Sat June 6, 8:10 PM ET, ABC) with the series tied 1-1. The Canes are back to Cup favorites at -145 after the Game 2 OT win. Full betting preview with odds, props, and a FanDuel sign-up offer.
Seth Jarvis ripped a power-play wrist shot 3:56 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 Game 2 win and a 1-1 series split heading to Vegas. Carolina trailed 2-0 after two, then scored three goals in 5:05 in the third before Vegas tied it with the goalie pulled.
Carolina hosts Vegas in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight (June 4, 8 PM ET, ABC). The Canes have won 12 straight games following a loss (regular season + playoffs combined) but face an 0-2 deficit if Andersen can't bounce back. Full betting preview with odds, totals, and Conn Smythe market.
Tomas Hertl beat Frederik Andersen with 3:24 left in regulation to send the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-4 Game 1 loss at Lenovo Center. Vegas leads the series 1-0 with Game 2 in Raleigh on Thursday.
North Carolina's online sportsbooks generated $6.45B in total wagers across the first ten months of FY2026. The April report also reveals why November was the most profitable month for operators — and it wasn't just the handle.
North Carolina sportsbooks took $612.5M in wagers in April 2026, down 15.7% from March's $726.2M as the post-March Madness lull set in. The state collected $11.6M in tax revenue.
The 2026 ACC Tournament tips off in mid-March with Duke as the bracket favorite. NC State's defending Final Four run and UNC's late-season surge make this one of the most-bet ACC tournaments in recent memory.
PENN Entertainment rebranded its NC sportsbook from ESPN BET to theScore Bet in December 2025 after ending the ESPN partnership. Existing user accounts, balances, and bonuses transferred smoothly.
Underdog Sports ceased traditional NC sportsbook operations on December 16, 2025. The DFS-first brand exited fixed-odds wagering but continues its NC daily fantasy products.
October 2025 marked NC's largest single-month sports betting handle to date, generating $78.1M GGR and $14.07M in state tax revenue.