Hurricanes overcome Golden Knights with OT goal to tie Stanley Cup Final
4 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 5, 2026, 5:00 AM
Last updated Jun 5, 2026
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.
- •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.
- 5:00 AMYahoo Sports — Golden Knights Squander Two-Goal Lead, Lose Game 2 In Overtime
- 4:18 AMYahoo Sports — Hurricanes top Golden Knights in OT to level Stanley Cup Final
- 3:43 AMYahoo Sports — Jarvis' OT goal gives the Hurricanes a stunning comeback in the Stanley Cup Final
- 3:30 AMYahoo Sports — Stanley Cup Final: Hurricanes Surge In Dramatic Game 2 OT Win To Tie Series
"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.
"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.
"When it looked like the Vegas Golden Knights would come out of Carolina with a 2-0 series lead, the Hurricanes came alive. A dramatic third period and Seth Jarvis' overtime goal tied the Stanley Cup final.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsJun 5, 2026, 5:00 AMGolden Knights Squander Two-Goal Lead, Lose Game 2 In Overtime
The Carolina Hurricanes pulled a page out of the Vegas Golden Knights' playbook by overcoming a two-goal deficit and winning 4-3 in overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday.
- Yahoo SportsJun 5, 2026, 4:18 AMHurricanes top Golden Knights in OT to level Stanley Cup Final
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.
- Yahoo SportsJun 5, 2026, 3:43 AMJarvis' OT goal gives the Hurricanes a stunning comeback in the Stanley Cup Final
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.
- Yahoo SportsJun 5, 2026, 3:30 AMStanley Cup Final: Hurricanes Surge In Dramatic Game 2 OT Win To Tie Series
When it looked like the Vegas Golden Knights would come out of Carolina with a 2-0 series lead, the Hurricanes came alive. A dramatic third period and Seth Jarvis' overtime goal tied the Stanley Cup final.
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