Carolina Hurricanes 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3 (OT) in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center. Vegas led 3-0 through two periods behind two Brett Howden goals and one from captain Mark Stone, but Carolina stormed back with three third-period goals (Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, Jordan Staal) to tie it. Stone scored again with 21 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, but Seth Jarvis won it for Carolina on the power play at 3:56 of OT. The comeback evens the series 1-1 and resets the home-ice picture: Vegas stole Game 1, Carolina answered in Game 2, so each team has won once in Raleigh. The series now shifts to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for Game 3 (Saturday June 6) and Game 4. Our pre-game model picks both hit: the over 5.5 cashed at seven total goals, and Seth Jarvis (our top goalscorer pick) scored the overtime winner. Our updated model now has the series at Carolina 58%, Vegas 42%, with the Hurricanes back in front on the strength of a potential Game 7 in Raleigh. NBA Finals Game 2 (New York leads San Antonio 1-0) is tonight, Friday June 5.
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