Seth Jarvis scores in overtime, Carolina beats Vegas in Game 2 to tie Stanley Cup Final
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A couple of strong shifts in the offensive zone just before the midway point of the third brought the crowd back to life because the Hurricanes were buzzing. “The building is a tough building to play in when it gets going,” captain Jordan Staal said. “Obviously, we just needed a spark.” Read More Logan Stankoven, one of the team’s best players this spring, provided he. Stankoven made a terrific individual effort to get them on the board, taking the puck away from Rasmus Andersson, going to the net and banking a shot off Jeremy Lauzon and in with 9:40 remaining in regulation. Less than three minutes later, Mark Jankowski fired a shot past Carter Hart to tie it, flipping the script from Game 1, when Vegas erased a multigoal deficit and won. This is the first time each of the first two games of a Cup final featured a team falling behind by more than a goal and winning. “Stanky did a great job getting it going and Janks with a great shot, and it just carried on from there,” Jarvis said. A big decision by Vegas coach John Tortorella with five minutes left paved the way for it to happen. Frederik Andersen initially went full extension to deny Ivan Barbashev with the paddle of his stick, and a scrum ensued in the crease that ended with the puck eventually in the net.
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