{"id":32427,"date":"2026-06-06T23:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/vegas-mum-on-mcnabbs-status-for-game-3-of-stanley-cup-final\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T23:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:07:45","slug":"vegas-mum-on-mcnabbs-status-for-game-3-of-stanley-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/vegas-mum-on-mcnabbs-status-for-game-3-of-stanley-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas mum on McNabb&#8217;s status for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"authors byline-authors\">\n<li class=\"single-author mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/wyshynski_greg.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Greg Wyshynski<span class=\"timestamp \">Jun 6, 2026, 01:10 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Greg Wyshynski is ESPN&#8217;s senior NHL writer.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS &#8212; The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"dd8e7d92-918d-4ec1-4e50-c328fc09467a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/vgk\/vegas-golden-knights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> offered no update ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on injured defenseman <a data-player-guid=\"a42efa27-82fe-2cc5-37c2-825eeccab4ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/5202\/brayden-mcnabb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brayden McNabb<\/a>, who left Game 2 after taking a puck to the face.<\/p>\n<p>McNabb left Game 2 after a scary scene in which a shot by <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b7b7b58e-e579-b39d-fb2d-70213dd93502\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/car\/carolina-hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> forward Nik Ehlers, traveling 87 mph, hit him around the visor. He dropped to the ice before eventually getting to his skates, clutching his nose as he quickly left.<\/p>\n<p>McNabb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/48970696\/golden-knights-brayden-mcnabb-hospital-puck-face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left the arena for a local hospital<\/a>. Vegas lost the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/48971472\/seth-jarvis-scores-ot-carolina-ties-stanley-cup-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-3 in overtime<\/a>, as Carolina evened the series at 1-1.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coach John Tortorella said there was no update on McNabb. Defenseman <a data-player-guid=\"69897d40-36c6-8a74-ac19-5772d854f8fe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/3042055\/shea-theodore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shea Theodore<\/a>, who is McNabb&#8217;s defense partner, said he saw McNabb at their practice facility on Saturday morning but also offered no update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All year, we&#8217;ve battled. We&#8217;ve had guys come out, we&#8217;ve had guys come in,&#8221; Theodore said. &#8220;We have guys that are capable of doing it and it&#8217;s just a matter of that now is the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There were some signs that McNabb might not be available for Game 3. Defenseman <a data-player-guid=\"3e79373f-02f5-853f-9776-993405e32244\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/4565264\/kaedan-korczak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaedan Korczak<\/a> skated briefly with the reserves before leaving the ice, which is an indication he might draw into the lineup if McNabb doesn&#8217;t go. The 6-foot-3 defenseman has played in 12 games for the Golden Knights this postseason, most recently in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>If McNabb can&#8217;t go, the Knights could reunite Theodore with defenseman <a data-player-guid=\"04588ca1-affd-10aa-19e7-b51f90ec5657\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/player\/_\/id\/4063606\/dylan-coghlan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Coghlan<\/a>. That duo didn&#8217;t allow a goal in 37 minutes of ice time together this postseason.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a pretty amazing player,&#8221; Coghlan said of Theodore. &#8220;I think anybody that goes in there would play well with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg WyshynskiJun 6, 2026, 01:10 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN&#8217;s senior NHL writer. 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