RALEIGH, June 12 -- The Carolina Hurricanes are one win from the Stanley Cup, and they got there on the strength of the thing that has decided this entire series: the power play. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice with the man advantage on Thursday night, the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2, and a building that has waited two decades for this stood and understood exactly how close it has come.

Carolina leads the best-of-seven final 3-2. Game 6 is Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where one win delivers the franchise its first championship since 2006.

For Svechnikov the night carried a weight that went past the scoreline. "This is the biggest win in my life, personally," he said afterward. "Thank God we won that game....