The Carolina Hurricanes tied the final series.
The Carolina Hurricanes tied the series. PDO
The second final of the NHL turned into a terrible thriller. The Carolina Hurricanes tied the NHL final series at 1-1 early Friday morning Finnish time.
The match was decided in the first overtime, where the criticized became Carolina’s hero Seth Jarvis.
He shot the puck overpoweringly into the goal directly from the pass. The ice rink in Raleigh was torn from its joints.
Sebastian Aho got an assist on the goal.
Vegas led the match 2–0 with less than ten minutes left in the actual game. The team seemed to be racing to a clinical second fixture.
However, the Hurricanes, who reached the finals after a 20-year break, did not break. The team scored three in just over five minutes and took a 3–2 lead.
At this point, everything looked bright for Carolina. The team is one of the best in the series to defend its leading position.
But if Carolina was tough, so was Vegas. Captain Mark Stone punched the puck into the goal while Vegas was playing without a goalie.
Stone’s hit stretched the decision of the match to overtime.
Questionable situation.
In particular, the home team’s third hit of the final set will certainly speak for a long time to come.
Vegas got the puck into Carolina’s goal, but the referee immediately spread his hands.
The puck appeared to be a goalie by Frederik Andersen under and in possession, but the puck finally floated to the crease.
Vegas head coach John Tortorella challenged the situation. According to him, there was no goalkeeper interference in the situation. However, the challenge failed.
According to the jury, the attacker Ivan Barbašov the contact with Andersen before the goal significantly disturbed his work.
With the failed challenge, Carolina got the upper hand, during which Jordan Staal directed by Shayne Gostisbehere into the penalty area and give Carolina a 3–2 lead in 55:25.
Hurricanes playoff sensation Jackson Blake was ordered to the ice shelf only about a minute after the lead goal, and Vegas’ equalizer was created in the aftertaste of superiority.
The winning goal was finally completed by superior power in the first overtime by Jarvis, who was much scolded.
The third final will be played in Vegas the night before Sunday Finnish time. The series is at 1–1.