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Last Night in Sports: June 11, 2026

Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-2 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 Stanley Cup Final lead, one win from the Cup. Tigers blank the Twins 11-0, Dodgers outslug the Pirates 8-6.

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Wednesday belonged to Carolina. The Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-2 in Game 5 to push the Stanley Cup Final to 3-2 and move within a win of the championship. The MLB board ran on a Tigers shutout in Detroit and a pair of NL slugfests, with the Dodgers outlasting Pittsburgh and the Cubs handling Colorado. NBA Finals were dark on an off-day.

NHL — Hurricanes move within a win of the Cup

Carolina Hurricanes, 4 — Vegas Golden Knights, 2. Stanley Cup Final Game 5. Carolina built the lead and held off Vegas to push the series to 3-2, CAR leads series 3-2. The Hurricanes can close out the Cup in Game 6, with Vegas now facing elimination.

NBA — No games

The NBA Finals were off on a travel day between games. No NBA action on Wednesday's board.

MLB — Seven-game Wednesday board

A seven-game Wednesday slate led by a Tigers shutout in Detroit, two NL slugfests, and a tight AL finish on the coast.

Detroit Tigers, 11 — Minnesota Twins, 0. Detroit hung eleven and blanked Minnesota at Comerica Park in the night's biggest margin.

Chicago Cubs, 9 — Colorado Rockies, 3. The Cubs ran past Colorado by six in the NL crossover.

Los Angeles Dodgers, 8 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 6. Los Angeles outslugged Pittsburgh by two in a high-scoring finish.

Baltimore Orioles, 7 — Seattle Mariners, 5. Baltimore held off Seattle by two in the AL East / AL West crossover.

New York Mets, 5 — St. Louis Cardinals, 4. A one-run NL game, the Mets edging the Cardinals by a single run.

Texas Rangers, 4 — Kansas City Royals, 2. Texas handled Kansas City by two in the AL crossover.

Miami Marlins, 2 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 0. A low-scoring shutout at loanDepot park, Miami holding Arizona to zero.

What to watch tonight

The Stanley Cup Final is dark on a travel day, and the NBA Finals stay off. MLB carries Friday with a full 15-game board headlined by the Yankees in Toronto and the Dodgers in Chicago. Full details in the Tonight preview.

  • MLB: New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:37 PM ET. AL East matchup at Rogers Centre.
  • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 PM ET. The Dodgers head to the South Side for an interleague test.
  • MLB: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, 7:15 PM ET on Apple TV. Atlanta visits Citi Field the night after the Mets' one-run win over St. Louis.
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