The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in double overtime Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime. His shot went in off Carolina goalie Brandon Bussi’s skate.
Mitch Marner gave Vegas a 4-0 lead in the second period with the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history.
Carolina then forced overtime with four third-period goals. Jordan Martinook, Taylor Hall and Jordan Staal scored 39 seconds apart.
Andrei Svechnikov tied the game on a six-on-four power play with 1:42 left in regulation.
Bussi replaced Frederik Andersen to start the third period and made 18 saves. Andersen had allowed four goals on 16 shots.
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Vegas goalie Carter Hart stopped 29 shots. The Golden Knights also had two second-period goals erased after Carolina won video challenges.
The teams will meet in Game 4 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Teams that lead 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final have won the Cup 46 of 57 times.
