The Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes play a highly competitive Stanley Cup Final that swings quickly between the teams. In Game 1 in Raleigh, Tomas Hertl scores the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lift the Golden Knights to a 5-4 win over the Hurricanes. The decisive play comes at 3:24 left, when Hertl finishes a backhand pass from Colton Sisson from the slot past Frederik Andersen. Shea Theodore has a three-point performance for Vegas, and other Golden Knights contributions include goals and assists from players such as Brett Howden, Ivan Barbashev, and William Karlsson.
The series then shifts with Carolina’s resurgence in Game 2. The Hurricanes score three unanswered goals to take control of the game, then win 4-3 in overtime, with Seth Jarvis scoring the game-winning power-play goal.
In Game 3, Vegas holds a four-goal lead but gives it up as the game develops into a chaotic finish. The Golden Knights ultimately win in double overtime to take Game 3 and move ahead in the series.
