Carolina Hurricanes top Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final

Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tuesday night over the Golden Knights, evening the Stanley Cup Final at 2.

Jordan Staal scored two goals, including the game winner, as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Tuesday to pull level in the Stanley Cup Final.His first-period goal had already made Staal the oldest player to score in the first four games of a Stanley Cup Final.

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal chose the simple approach to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final with Carolina trailing in the best-of-seven series. Then again, considering how he has played against the Vegas Golden Knights in this series, perhaps it was. With the game tied at 3 in the third period, Staal’s sprawling backhand shot while in mid-air with 13:29 left beat Vegas' Carter Hart and found the back of the net for his second score of the game, and it held up as the winner in the 5-3 victory.

Staal scores twice as Carolina level Cup final Hurricanes beat Vegas 5-3 in Game 4 thriller Series shifts to Carolina tied at two games apiece Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tuesday night over the Vegas Golden Knights and even the Stanley Cup final after four games. Game 5 is Thursday night at Carolina, which will potentially have two games on home ice to win their first Cup in two decades. The Golden Knights are searching for their second in four years. Continue reading...

Jordan Staal became the first player in 44 years to score a goal in each of the first four games of the Stanley Cup Final to help give the Carolina Hurricanes a two-goal lead Tuesday before the Vegas Golden Knights scored twice in the second period to make it 3-3.