Overview
- The series is even at one game apiece after Vegas won Game 1, 5-4, and Carolina rallied to win Game 2, 4-3 in overtime, and Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at T‑Mobile Arena with a national broadcast on ABC at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- Carolina erased a late multi-goal deficit in Game 2 and won in overtime when Seth Jarvis scored on a power play that followed a failed Vegas coach’s challenge and a delay-of-game penalty.
- Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb was hit in the face by an 87+ mph slap shot in Game 2, left for hospital evaluation, and traveled with the team to Las Vegas with his availability for upcoming games still uncertain.
- Goaltending and special teams remain decisive factors as Carter Hart returns to a supportive home crowd in Las Vegas after facing boos earlier in the series related to a 2018 legal case and the NHL’s subsequent eligibility ruling.
- ABC averaged 4.8 million viewers for Game 1, a large year-over-year increase that Commissioner Gary Bettman cited as strengthening the league’s negotiating position ahead of expiring U.S. media deals and the league’s projected $7.5 billion to $8.5 billion revenue range for the season.