Carolina Hurricanes not wasting any time, score on first shot of Stanley Cup Final

The game got underway on Wednesday night in Raleigh with the Vegas Golden Knights coming to town after clinching the Western Conference title by way of a stunning sweep of the Colorado Avalanche.

Well, once the puck dropped in Game 1, the broadcasts hadn't even gotten through the starting lineups before Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers put the home team up by one on the very first shot of the series.

The Canes simply couldn't have asked for a better start.

And, needless to say, it's the worst possible start for the Golden Knights.

And, if that wasn't enough, Ehlers had another one up his sleeve later in the period.

Both of those goals were assisted on by Jalen Chatfield.

The Canes have absolutely torn through the Eastern Conference en route to their third Cup Final appearance in franchise history.

Despite the quick start, Vegas did catch a major break on a fortunate bounce to cut the lead to 2-1, a goal that was credited to Shea Theodore.