FILE - Dallas Stars Stanley Cup playoff banners are displayed outside of American Airlines Center before a first-round NHL hockey playoff against the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Cole Smith (22) celebrates after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Robinson celebrates following Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly speaks to the media prior to Game One of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: (l-r) NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speak to the media prior to Game One of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 02: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 02, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)