Jarvis OT Winner Evens Cup Final for Hurricanes

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June 5, 2026

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The Carolina Hurricanes refused to trail the Stanley Cup Final for long. Seth Jarvis scored 3:56 into overtime on Thursday. Carolina beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 to even the series 1-1.

How Carolina Erased a Two-Goal Hole in Game 2

The Carolina Hurricanes trailed the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 entering the third period. Carolina then scored three goals in 5:05 to lead 3-2. Vegas captain Mark Stone tied the game at 18:39 of the third. Stone scored with the goalie pulled and an extra attacker on the ice.

Logan Stankoven started the Carolina Hurricanes comeback at 10:20 of the third. Mark Jankowski then beat Carter Hart off a William Carrier feed. Jordan Staal deflected a Shayne Gostisbehere point shot with 4:35 left. Those three goals flipped a 2-0 hole into a 3-2 Carolina lead.

Seth Jarvis ended it on the power play 3:56 into overtime. Jarvis blasted a one-timer from the left face-off circle. Shayne Gostisbehere set up Jarvis with the feed. The puck beat Vegas goalie Carter Hart on the short side at Lenovo Center.

Frederik Andersen anchored the Carolina Hurricanes with 23 saves in Game 2. Andersen stoned Ivan Barbashev on a trio of dangerous chances. The Carolina Hurricanes leaned on Andersen while trailing 2-0. Andersen’s stops kept Carolina within reach before the third-period surge.

The Stanley Cup Final now sits even at one win each. The Vegas Golden Knights won Game 1 by a 5-4 final. Tomas Hertl had buried the Game 1 winner late in the third. The Carolina Hurricanes answered with the Game 2 win at Lenovo Center.

The Carolina Hurricanes reached this Final by ousting the Montreal Canadiens. Carolina won that clincher 6-1. The Vegas Golden Knights swept the Colorado Avalanche to arrive here. Both clubs had cruised before this tight Game 2.

A 2-0 series hole would have pressured the Carolina Hurricanes on the road. Carolina instead split the opening two games at Lenovo Center. The Vegas Golden Knights surrendered a two-goal third-period lead in Game 2. Home ice now carries less weight with the series even.

Game 3 moves to Vegas with the Stanley Cup Final tied 1-1. Watch whether Carter Hart rebounds for the Vegas Golden Knights after the overtime loss. Seth Jarvis and the Carolina Hurricanes will chase a series lead. The next goal could swing a deadlocked Final.

Reporting from NHL.com, ESPN, and CBS Sports informed this recap.