Last Night in Sports: June 2, 2026

Tuesday belonged to Vegas. The Golden Knights stole home ice in Raleigh to open the Stanley Cup Final, and the rest of the night was MLB. Fifteen games, two shutouts at the top, and Seattle's win streak climbing to eight. The NBA board was dark for the third straight night, with the Finals waiting until Wednesday.

NHL — Stanley Cup Final, Game 1

Vegas Golden Knights, 5 — Carolina Hurricanes, 4. Vegas stole Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Carolina's ice. Shea Theodore put up 1 goal and 2 assists on a +2 night to lead the visitors. Series: VGK leads series 1-0. Game 2 goes Thursday in Raleigh.

NBA — No games

The NBA board was dark for a third straight night. The Finals tip Wednesday, June 3 in San Antonio, with the New York Knicks visiting the Spurs for Game 1 on ABC.

MLB — Fifteen-game Tuesday board

A full Tuesday slate with two shutouts at the top and a couple of one-run finishes underneath.

Detroit Tigers, 8 — Tampa Bay Rays, 0. Detroit pitched a shutout in Tampa, the cleanest line on the board.

Cleveland Guardians, 9 — New York Yankees, 4. Cleveland out-slugged the Yankees in the Bronx by five.

Pittsburgh Pirates, 10 — Houston Astros, 6. Pittsburgh hung ten on Houston at Daikin Park, the night's biggest counting line.

Colorado Rockies, 8 — Los Angeles Angels, 2. Colorado handled the Angels by six in Anaheim.

Milwaukee Brewers, 8 — San Francisco Giants, 3. Milwaukee took the rubber game from San Francisco by five.

Seattle Mariners, 8 — New York Mets, 3. Seattle hit three home runs, including Patrick Wisdom's first of the season, to stretch the streak to eight straight.

Texas Rangers, 7 — St. Louis Cardinals, 4. Texas put up seven on the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Miami Marlins, 7 — Washington Nationals, 3. Miami took the road game in Washington by four.

Los Angeles Dodgers, 6 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 5. The Dodgers edged the Diamondbacks by one in the late West window.

Minnesota Twins, 6 — Chicago White Sox, 4. Minnesota out-scored the White Sox by two at Target Field.

Atlanta Braves, 4 — Toronto Blue Jays, 3. Atlanta edged Toronto by one at home.

Baltimore Orioles, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 2. Baltimore took the opener at Fenway by two.

Cincinnati Reds, 4 — Kansas City Royals, 3. Cincinnati edged Kansas City by one at home.

Philadelphia Phillies, 3 — San Diego Padres, 2. Philadelphia took the TBS national window by one.

Oakland Athletics, 2 — Chicago Cubs, 1. Oakland edged the Cubs at Wrigley in the tightest pitcher's duel on the slate.

What to watch tonight

Wednesday is the long-awaited NBA Finals opener. The NHL stays dark before Game 2 Thursday in Raleigh, and the MLB board fills out at fifteen games with five day games stacked up front. Full details in the Tonight preview.

• NBA: New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 PM ET on ABC. Finals Game 1, Spurs hold home court as 4.5-point favorites.
• MLB: Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM ET on Prime Video. Prime Video national window in the Bronx, Cleveland looking to back up Tuesday's 9-4 statement.
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM ET on MLB Network. Ohtani draws Gallen in the late window, Dodgers chasing the series back in Phoenix.