In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Vegas Golden Knights held a 2-0 lead entering the third period and seemed poised to take control of this series.Then Carolina scored three unanswered goals and another in overtime to tie the series 1-1.
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Stanley Cup FinalTwo games into the Stanley Cup Final, we have just one question.Can this be a best of nine?The first two games of this 1-1 series between Carolina and Las Vegas have been so unpredictable and featured so many leads lost and regained that a seven-game series doesn’t feel like enough.
Not after Vegas stormed back from two goals down to win Game 1 on the road, only for Carolina to win Game 2 last night, 4-3, in overtime.It was the Hurricanes’ fourth overtime win this postseason, and it allowed them to escape a 2-0 series hole that only one team — the 1966 Canadiens — has ever come back from to win the Stanley Cup.To pull off the comeback, the Hurricanes scored three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead, thanks in part to an ill-advised challenge by the Golden Knights.When it failed, the Hurricanes were given a one-man advantage, and they took advantage with a go-ahead goal with four minutes remaining in regulation.Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis celebrates after scoring game-winning goal in overtime in Game Two of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final on June 4.NHLI via Getty ImagesThe arena in Carolina was raucous — until Las Vegas forced a tie with only 81 seconds left in regulation.
In overtime, Carolina’s Seth Jarvis scored the game-winning goal to send the series to Las Vegas tied up.The Golden Knights lo...