Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final to square the series.
Carolina had earlier erased a deficit in regulation, but gave up a late tying goal on Thursday night (Friday AEST) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jarvis's heroics 3:56 into OT came after a thrilling third period that included four goals being scored and another called off because of goal-tender interference.
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"It was lot," said Jarvis, who scored for the fourth time these playoffs.
"We did a great job controlling our emotions. We never got too high, never got too low, just kept responding, and that's what I love about this group, we always bounce back."
The Hurricanes had almost nothing going for the first 45 minutes, falling behind by two goals as the Golden Knights took advantage of a couple of scoring chances and locked down defensively.
Some strong shifts in the offensive zone just before the midway point of the third brought the crowd back to life because the Hurricanes were buzzing.
Logan Stankoven got them on the board, taking the puck away from Rasmus Andersson, going to the net and banking a shot off Jeremy Lauzon with 9:40 remaining in regulation.
Less than three minutes later, Mark Jankowski fired a shot past Carter Hart to tie it, flipping the script from Game 1, when Vegas erased a multi-goal deficit and won.
This is the first time each of the first two games of a Cup final featured a team falling behind by more than a goal and winning.
A big decision by Vegas coach John Tortorella with five minutes left paved the way for it to happen.
Frederik Andersen initially went full extension to deny Ivan Barbashev with the paddle of his stick, and a scrum ensued that ended with the puck in the net. Referee Jean Hebert waved it off immediately, saying Andersen was pushed into the net, ruling it goal-tender interference.
Tortorella opted to use his coach's challenge, but the on-ice officials in consultation with the NHL's situation room confirmed the call.
The punishment for a failed challenge is a two-minute minor penalty. The Hurricanes went on the power play, where they had been so ineffective all night and most of the playoffs.
Not this time. Jordan Staal redirected Shayne Gostisbehere's point shot in on the power play with 4:35 left in regulation.
The Hurricanes killed off a penalty in the intervening time, before allowing Mark Stone to tie it with 1:21 left.
Early in overtime, Tomas Hertl tripped Staal to put Carolina back on the power play. That allowed Jarvis to score just Carolina's ninth power-play goal of the playoffs.
The third game of the series is in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday AEST).
