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06/06 20:42 CDT Hurricanes erase 2 Golden Knights goals on challenges to keep
Game 3 scoreless
Hurricanes erase 2 Golden Knights goals on challenges to keep Game 3 scoreless
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- The Vegas Golden Knights twice thought they took the lead
early in the second period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday
against the Carolina Hurricanes.
And both times the Hurricanes successfully challenged the goals to keep the
game scoreless.
Mark Stone's goal from the slot 36 seconds into the period was overturned when
Brett Howden was determined to be offside after a video review. Another review
wiped off Jack Eichel's rebound goal four minutes in when Rasmus Andersson was
called for goalie interference.
It's not the first time this series went against the Golden Knights.
An unsuccessful video challenge by Vegas coach John Tortorella in Game 2 on
Thursday night led to a power-play goal by Jordan Staal, whose goal helped the
Hurricanes rally to win 4-3 in overtime.
The series is 1-1. Teams that take a 2-1 series lead in the final went on to
win the Cup 46 of 57 times, or 80.7%.
The Golden Knights received a major boost when defenseman Brayden McNabb took
the ice. He took a puck in the face in the first period Thursday night at
Carolina and didn't return to the game. McNabb, who had on a cage to protect
his face, is Vegas' best defensive defenseman. He was on the first defensive
pair with Shea Theodore.
"I wish I could say it's shocking, but it's not," Golden Knights captain Mark
Stone said on the ABC broadcast. "Just the way he comes to the rink every day,
it's like nothing happened. He's one of a kind. They don't make them like that
anymore, that's for sure."
This series has been, if anything, unpredictable.
Each team blew two-goal leads in the first two games, with the Golden Knights
rallying in the opener and Hurricanes responding with a Game 2 victory in
overtime.
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