What’s being hailed as the “craziest game in Stanley Cup Final history,” the Vegas Golden Knights won last night at T-Mobile by a score of 5-4 in double overtime. The VGK pulled out to a seemingly insurmountable lead with four goals in the second period, two of them scored 16 seconds apart. Right-winger Mitch Marner earned himself a hat trick in a span of 6:10 minutes, breaking the 69-year-old record of 6:21 set in 1957. Marner wound up with four points (the three goals and one assist) in the second period, the first player ever with four points in a period in the Cup Final. With 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in 19 games, he leads this year’s NHL playoffs and now holds the Vegas postseason record. Then, the Carolina Hurricanes stormed back with four goals of their own, three of them within 39 seconds, the fastest three goals in Cup Final history. That tied the score in the third period. It was only the second time in Cup Final history that a team recovered from a four-goal deficit, the first in 1972. The first overtime was scoreless. Then five minutes into the double, Shea Theodore took a shot that went wide to the right. It bounced off the end boards and ricocheted into the net off the back of goalie Brandon Bussi’s skate. Theodore, one of four original “Misfits” who’ve played with the VGK throughout their history, was in the game for nearly 40 minutes, the most of any player. The VGK are now up 2-1 and play Game 4 at home on Tuesday.
Source: Las Vegas News