Golden Knights object to disallowed goal, vow to bounce back - ESPN

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Vegas Golden Knights said they remain confident despite the Carolina Hurricanes' stunning rally to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, which was fueled by a critical failed coach's challenge in the third period.

«Obviously, you'd like to get two [wins] out of here, but it's the nature of the game,» said Vegas captain Mark Stone, whose third-period goal forced overtime before Carolina's Seth Jarvis delivered the 4-3 win. «We'll regroup and get on a plane tomorrow and be dialed in for Game 3.»

Vegas had a 2-0 lead in the third period and controlled the game. The Golden Knights were 31-0-3 overall this season when leading after two periods. But Carolina rallied with three goals to take the lead and eventually won in overtime on a power-play goal by Jarvis. The Hurricanes became the first team since 1944 to win a Stanley Cup Final game after trailing by multiple goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation.

With a win, the Golden Knights would have effectively delivered a knockout blow. Teams that take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win 91% of the time. Instead, they let the Hurricanes off the mat.

«We just stopped playing direct in some moments. That's what you have to do to stay successful, especially against this team,» said Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner.

After forward Brett Howden gave the Knights a 2-0 lead — and pushed his postseason-best goal total to 13 tallies — the Hurricanes finally found new life as Logan Stankoven finished a hard-working shift with an unassisted goal, scored off of Vegas defenseman Jeremy Lauzon, to cut the lead to 2-1. Mark Jankowski scored his first of the playoffs just 2:26 later, after a great play by forward William Carrier to stay