Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals will continue to see the offense pepper goals with shots
If you’ve stopped paying attention to hockey, or don’t enjoy watching it, you’re missing out. Hockey was good in the postseason, as it always is. And the Stanley Cup Final has given us two great games already.
I hope this one will go a long way as we have two strong teams fighting for the trophy.
The Carolina Hurricanes almost went down 0-2, and the team was almost canceled. The Hurricanes didn’t score in the third quarter. They went 50 minutes into the game before they started to turn on the lights. When they finally broke through, they turned the home ground into chaos.
Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights reacts after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of Game 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC, on June 4, 2026. (Jeff Bottari/NHLI)
SETH JARVIS HITS A NIGHTMARE GAME AS THE HURRICANES COME BACK INTO THE MORNING 2-0 AND AROUND THE STANLEY CUP.
The team put together three unanswered goals, turning a 2-0 deficit into 3-2. In overtime, the team again used the power play and put the puck in the net to even the series 1-1.
It is worth noting that the Hurricanes did a good job of keeping the Golden Knights in a good position to steal the game. It wasn’t great, conceding goals in both periods, but the defense came through. Frederik Andersen also did his part. Sure, he gave up a late goal, but this was a better game than Game 1.
The Vegas Golden Knights will probably be kicking themselves for this game if they lose in the finals. This one they were in full control of most of the game. The third season was a disaster. Five minutes into the game, you could make a strong case that the Golden Knights were the clear best team in the game. They scored again, and that would have changed the game.
The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 2006. (Photos by David Kirouac-Imagn)
What commends them is that even if there is no goal issue, they still find a way to tie the game late. The problem ended up being the power play goals they allowed. It was the game-tying goal, and in overtime, it was the game-winning goal. What made things worse in this situation is that due to the interference of the goalkeeper who was defending their goal, it allowed a tough game to be played. It was a two goal game.
In Game 3, the series now shifts to Las Vegas. The Golden Knights are 20-12-9 at home this season. In the postseason, they went 6-2. The Hurricanes have never lost a game on the road in the postseason. They haven’t looked like a team in the first two games of the series.
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Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb reacts after the puck hits his face during the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes in game two of the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 4, 2026. (Photos by James Guillory/Imagn)
Tonight, I think the best look is over 5.5 goals. In the first two games they scored nine and seven goals respectively. Even if the series shifts to Vegas, I think the teams’ offense will continue. In Game 1, the offense was clearly in control. In Game 2, even though we got two power play goals, there were five in the net, and one more went around. I would like to say it again.
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