# Stanley Cupdate - Avs Struggle without Makar as Vegas Gets Quick Upper Hand - May 21, 2026

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Podcast: [NHL Wraparound Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nhl-wraparound-podcast-6738916)
Published: 2026-05-21T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nhl-wraparound-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/stanley-cupdate-may-21-2026
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## Resource

The opening game of the Western Conference Final had an immediate twist as Avs star defenseman Cale Makar was ruled out and the Golden Knights took advantage. Vic and Neil break it down and look ahead to Game 1 of the Eastern Final as the Carolina Hurricanes (remember them?) finally get back in action against the battle-hardened Montreal Canadiens. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #PatrickHoffman #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #CaleMakar #MarkStone #JohnTortorella #ScottWedgewood #KeeganKolesar #LoganO'Connor #PKSubban #ESPN #DylanCoghlan #JeremyLauzon #BrandonSaad #RossColton #RasmusAndersson #TomasHertl #MitchMarner #PavelDorofeyev #CarterHart #BenHutton #BrettHowden #ValNichushkin #KevinWeekes #SheaTheodore #GabeLandeskog #NicDowd #JackEichel #DevonToews #NazemKadri #SeanMcDonough #JaredBednar #RodBrind'Amour #CraigButton #TSN #AdamFoote #PatrikAllvin #JimRutherford #HenrikSedin #DanielSedin #RyanJohnson #KevinDean #…

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