First frame flurry After Game 3 ended in overtime heartbreak for Carolina due to an odd bounce off the boards behind the net, T-Mobile Arena’s walls would attempt to make amends on Tuesday. Jalen Chatfield’s wrister from the point missed wide and squirted back through the crease, sneaking under Hart’s paddle and onto the stick of Stankoven, who scored on a backhand chip in front to open the scoring at 1:06. The Hurricanes extended their lead to 2-0 at 3:28 on a tic-tac-toe passing play
just as a man advantage expired. Ehlers got the puck down low to Taylor Hall, who made a move to the goalmouth and sifted a cross-slot pass through a defender to Blake for the easy tally into a wide open net. Keeping with the theme of this back-and-forth series, the Golden Knights would strike back quickly. Sent in on his second breakaway of the period thanks to a beautiful Shea Theodore stretch pass, Stone faked a slap shot and then finished a deke on the
forehand in tight to cut it to 2-1 at 7:22. It was Stone’s seventh career Cup Final goal. The only active players with more are Brad Marchand (13), Corey Perry (11), Sam Reinhart (10), Evgeni Malkin (8) and Ondrej Palat (8).
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Staal should’ve been drafted to start earlier or idk this game is weird.
The boards behind the net sound like they’ve been cursed. Like how does it bounce through the crease like that?? Also Stankoven scoring?? wild.
Wait so Hart’s paddle got beat by a wrister from the point and it went in because it hit a stick? That’s not even hockey anymore that’s pinball. I’m confused but I’m mad lol.
I swear every time there’s a man advantage it flips immediately. Tic-tac-toe, then Golden Knights strike back, then Staal twice. Also Stone seventh Cup Final goal is crazy… but how is Marchand already that high like he’s been around forever. Anyway go Hurricanes? or go Vegas? I can’t keep up.