High-danger shots on goal in Cup Final: Jordan Staal (CAR) -- 14
The Carolina Hurricanes captain was tied with Taylor Hall for the team in shots on goal (18 in six games), including a series-best 14 from high-danger zones (six more than any other player). Staal, who became the first player in NHL history to go 17 years between his first Stanley Cup to his next, also led the series in high-danger goals (five; no other play had more than two). Per NHL EDGE IQ, the Hurricanes captain scored all eight of his playoff goals on offensive zone plays, which ranked third in the League behind Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev (10) and teammate Logan Stankoven (nine).
Staal had five of his 14 high-danger shots on goal in Game 3, tied with Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner for the most in a single game of the championship series and tied for the most by any player in one game during the 2026 playoffs. The 37-year-old, who had six high-danger shots on goal through the first three rounds of the postseason, was third in the entire NHL in high-danger goals (seven) and tied for eighth in high-danger shots on goal (20) during the playoffs.
Read more: EDGE stats behind Jordan Staal winning the Conn Smythe Trophy
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Hardest shot on a goal in Cup Final: Mitch Marner (VGK) -- 91.44 mph
Marner scored the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history (6:10) during a historic and thrilling Game 3; his third goal of the game came on a shot attempt of 91.44 mph, which was his hardest shot of the entire season (regular season or postseason). It was also the hardest shot attempt resulting in a goal by a forward this postseason and the third hardest among all skaters.
Marner (three goals, five assists) was the fifth player in the past 106 years to have at least eight points through his first four career Stanley Cup Final games, joining defenseman Brian Leetch (nine) and forwards Mario Lemieux, Toe Blake and Mikko Rantanen.
Read more: EDGE stats behind CAR-VGK Game 3 thriller
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Most 20-plus mph speed bursts in Cup Final: Jack Eichel (VGK) -- 34
Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel led the series with 34 speed bursts of at least 20 mph, including 17 in Games 5 and 6 combined. Eichel (22 in 22 games), who finished second in points during the 2026 postseason (beind Marner's 29), also had three of his five 22-plus mph speed bursts this postseason occur during the Cup Final. His playoff-best 10 speed bursts of at least 20 mph in Game 5 was tied for the sixth-most in a single game by any player this postseason. Eichel had at least five 20-plus mph speed bursts three times in the championship round while all other players in the series combined for three such instances. He also led the entire postseason in 20-plus mph speed bursts (105) and was second in total skating distance (82.84 miles).
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Other EDGE standouts this round:
Hardest shot attempt in Cup Final: Alexander Nikishin, CAR (95.12 mph in Game 3)
Fastest max skating speed in Cup Final: Eric Robinson, CAR (23.53 mph in Game 2)
Most miles skated in single game during Cup Final: Shea Theodore, VGK (5.86 miles in Game 3)
Best high-danger save percentage during Cup Final: Brandon Bussi, CAR (.900 in four games)
