Hurricanes overcome Golden Knights with OT goal to tie Stanley Cup Final

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Hurricanes overcome Golden Knights with OT goal to tie Stanley Cup Final
Summary

The Carolina Hurricanes edged the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh on Thursday night. Seth Jarvis scored the decisive goal on the power play just shy of four minutes into overtime. The Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit entering the third period, scoring three consecutive goals before Vegas tied the game late. Carolina's special teams, which had struggled throughout the playoffs, came alive with two power-play goals. The series is now tied 1-1 heading to Game 3 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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  • Hurricanes win Game 2 in overtime, tying series 1-1.
  • Seth Jarvis scores power-play goal at 3:56 of OT.
  • Carolina trailed 2-0 before scoring three unanswered goals.
  • Vegas tied game late before overtime action.
  • Game 3 scheduled for Saturday in Las Vegas.
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What they're saying
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The time was coming, the Carolina Hurricanes kept insisting, when their top-line guys and the power play would make big plays. Just in time, too, to keep the Hurricanes in their Stanley Cup Final series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Seth Jarvis blasted a one-timer past Carter Hart on the power play at the 3:56 mark of overtime — a breakthrough moment for Jarvis and a unit that had sputtered throughout the playoffs — to lift the Hurricanes past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night.

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After two classic games to start the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals, the series will head to Vegas where the Golden Knights will host the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3, in what could prove to be a massive swing game.. Carolina got off to a slow start in Game 2 before storming back to potentially save their season. With just one period to go in Game 2, Vegas looked to be on the way to a 2-0 lead and one step closer to their second franchise Stanley Cup.

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Seth Jarvis scored the overtime game-winner as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday to level the Stanley Cup Final.Jarvis scored on the power play at 3:56 of overtime, firing a one-timer past Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart to seal a wild win in which the Hurricanes scored three third-period goals to seize the lead, only for Vegas to grab another and force the extra session.

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