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Golden Knights beat Hurricanes 5-4 in 2OT in Game 3 after blowing 4-goal lead
Mitch Marner scored a natural hat trick and Shea Theodore sealed the win after Carolina erased a 4-0 deficit.
On Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, defenseman Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Mitch Marner scored a natural hat trick to give Vegas a 4-0 lead in the second period, but Carolina rallied with third-period goals from Jordan Martinook, Taylor Hall, Jordan Staal, and Andrei Svechnikov to force overtime.
Replacing Frederik Andersen, goaltender Brandon Bussi made 18 saves through regulation and overtime, though the Hurricanes fell to 0-109 in league history when trailing by four goals in the third period.
"I liked the resiliency out of our group," Theodore said on the ABC broadcast, as Vegas holds a 2-1 series lead—a position that historically results in winning the Cup 80.7% of the time.
The teams take two days off before meeting in Game 4 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, where the Golden Knights will look to extend their series advantage against the Hurricanes.