Jarvis OT – Seth Jarvis scored on a power play 3:56 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup Final series. Carolina rallied after falling behind by two in the first half of the game, sparked by goals
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hurricanes didn’t look like a team ready to come back after the Golden Knights had built a two-goal lead by the halfway point of the third. The crowd did, though. And the momentum shifted in a burst—fast enough to feel like it belonged to someone else—before overtime finally settled it.
Seth Jarvis ended it 3:56 into extra time. scoring on a power play to give Carolina a 4-3 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night and tie the series. It was a fitting punctuation mark after a third period that included four goals being scored and another being called off because of goaltender interference.
“It was a lot,” Jarvis said. “We did a great job controlling our emotions. We never got too high, never got too low. Just kept responding, and that’s what I love about this group is we always bounce back.”
Carolina’s night began in the deep end. For the first 45 minutes. they had almost nothing going. falling behind by two goals as Vegas took advantage of scoring chances and locked down defensively. But as the third period moved past the midway point. the Hurricanes started stringing together strong shifts in the offensive zone. buzzing hard enough that the building seemed to wake up with them.
Logan Stankoven made sure the turnaround didn’t stay hypothetical. With 9:40 remaining in regulation. he took the puck away from Rasmus Andersson. drove toward the net. and banked a shot off Jeremy Lauzon to get Carolina on the board. Less than three minutes later. Mark Jankowski fired a shot past Carter Hart with time dwindling—6 on the clock—tying the game and flipping the script from Game 1. when Vegas erased a multi-goal deficit and won.
“This time, Stanky did a great job getting it going and Janks with a great shot, and it just carried on from there,” Jarvis said.
The drama didn’t stop at even strength. A late sequence turned into a lesson in how quickly the Stanley Cup can swing on one call.
With five minutes left, Vegas coach John Tortorella made a decision that helped decide what counted. Frederik Andersen initially went full extension to deny Ivan Barbashev with the paddle of his stick. A scrum in the crease followed, and the puck eventually ended up in the net. Referee Jean Hebert waved it off immediately, saying Andersen was pushed into the net and ruling it goaltender interference.
“I saw a loose puck in front of Freddie,” Tortorella said. “Our player stabbed it, didn’t touch the goalie. … I’d challenge it 10 out of 10 times.”
Tortorella waited for the moment and then used his coach’s challenge. The on-ice officials, consulting the NHL’s situation room, confirmed the call on the ice stood.
“The ruling on the play was goaltender interference. ” Stephen Walkom. executive vice president and director of officiating. said to a pool reporter. “He waved it (off) immediately. He believed that it was under the goalie. and the Vegas player went after the puck and interfered with the goalie and his ability to freeze the puck and waived it off immediately.”.
Because it was a failed challenge, the punishment came fast: a 2-minute minor penalty. The Hurricanes went to the power play—exactly where they had been ineffective all night and most of the playoffs—yet the night’s most important shift of the man advantage belonged to Carolina.
Jordan Staal redirected Shayne Gostisbehere’s point shot in with 4:35 left in regulation to put Carolina ahead. Carolina also killed off a penalty in the intervening time. But Vegas wouldn’t go away quietly. Stone tied it with 1:21 left at 6 on 5 after Hart was pulled for an extra skater. And on that tying play, Carolina defenceman Jaccob Slavin actually knocked the puck into his own net.
Even as regulation ended in chaos, the Hurricanes were close to getting what they needed. Early in overtime, Tomas Hertl tripped Staal, sending Carolina back onto the power play once more.
That’s when Jarvis delivered. The Hurricanes scored just their ninth power-play goal of the playoffs when Jarvis cashed in at 3:56 into overtime, turning a dramatic Game 2 into Carolina’s moment.
That finish landed with special weight because of what came before. For the first time each of the first two games of a Cup final, a team fell behind by more than a goal and still won.
CAROLINA’S LATE-THIRD BURST STAYED ALIVE THROUGH OVERTIME, AND THEIR POWER PLAY FINALLY LOOKED LIKE IT BELONGED. Jarvis called it “a step in the right direction. ” saying the unit “found our groove tonight.” He pointed to how it began in the third. with “Jordo” and then Carolina “making the right plays. playing smart and being aggressive. ” until it finally worked.
When it was over, Carolina had done more than steal a win. They had survived a test of calls, answered a late tying goal, and made sure the series didn’t stay tilted toward the Golden Knights.
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So Jarvis just casually ended it in OT huh. power play magic I guess.
Idk why people acting shocked they came back, Hurricanes always seem like they randomly wake up in the third. Also that goaltender interference thing is so confusing, like who’s even supposed to be touched?
Jarvis on a power play at 3:56… isn’t that like super late? Feels like the refs just handed it to them at the end. And tying the series already, seems kinda scripted like NHL wants it close.
Wait did Vegas already mess up by being up 2-0? Because if you’re up by two halfway through and still lose 4-3, that’s on defense, right? I didn’t even finish reading, but the crowd momentum shifted so… maybe everyone in Raleigh just got louder and the puck followed.