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06/06 22:23 CDT Svechnikov ties it late as Hurricanes rally from 4 down to
force OT versus Golden Knights
Svechnikov ties it late as Hurricanes rally from 4 down to force OT versus
Golden Knights
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Andrei Svechnikov jammed in a puck on a six-on-four power
play with 1:42 left to complete a furious four-goal comeback by the Carolina
Hurricanes and force overtime at 4-4 against the Vegas Golden Knights on
Saturday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Teams that trail by at least four goals in a Cup Final game are 0-108. Now the
Hurricanes have an opportunity in sudden death to become the first.
The Golden Knights seemed to have the game in hand after scoring four times in
the second, including a natural hat trick by Mitch Marner.
But Jordan Martinook, Taylor Hall and Jordan Staal scored goals for the
Hurricanes to turn what appeared to be a party atmosphere into a white-knuckler
for the Golden Knights. Their goals, occurring 39 seconds apart, are the
fastest in a Cup Final game
Marner scored the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history, igniting a
four-goal second period in for the Vegas Golden Knights, who held off a furious
Carolina rally to beat the Hurricanes 4-3 lead and take a 2-1 series lead.
Marner's scoring outburst came over a 6:10 stretch of the period, and he had
four points in the second. He had the secondary assist on Tomas Hertl's goal
midway through the period.
The last time a player had four points in a period of the Cup final occurred in
1919 when Frank Foyston of the Seattle Metropolitans pulled off that feat.
Marner nearly added to the total in the third period, but failed to capitalize
on a breakaway and a penalty shot. Those missed chances came back to bite the
Golden Knights.
The Hurricanes made the comeback after changing goalies to open the third,
going with Brandon Bussi, who stood tall in making all nine saves. Frederik
Andersen had given up those four goals on 16 shots.
Vegas' Carter Hart has made 19 stops on 23 shots.
Vegas twice thought it took the lead early in the second period, but the
Hurricanes successfully challenged both goals to keep the game scoreless.
Mark Stone's goal from the slot 36 seconds into the period was overturned when
Brett Howden was determined to be offside after a video review. Another review
wiped off Jack Eichel's rebound goal four minutes in when Rasmus Andersson was
called for goalie interference.
It's not the first time this series went against the Golden Knights.
An unsuccessful video challenge by Vegas coach John Tortorella in Game 2 on
Thursday night led to a power-play goal by Jordan Staal, whose goal helped the
Hurricanes rally to win 4-3 in overtime.
The series is 1-1. Teams that take a 2-1 series lead in the final went on to
win the Cup 46 of 57 times, or 80.7%.
The Golden Knights received a major boost when defenseman Brayden McNabb took
the ice. He took a puck in the face in the first period Thursday night at
Carolina and didn't return to the game. McNabb, who had on a cage to protect
his face, is Vegas' best defensive defenseman. He was on the first defensive
pair with Shea Theodore.
"I wish I could say it's shocking, but it's not," Golden Knights captain Mark
Stone said on the ABC broadcast. "Just the way he comes to the rink every day,
it's like nothing happened. He's one of a kind. They don't make them like that
anymore, that's for sure."
This series has been, if anything, unpredictable.
Each team blew two-goal leads in the first two games, with the Golden Knights
rallying in the opener and Hurricanes responding with a Game 2 victory in
overtime.
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