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Hurricanes make Stanley Cup Final history not seen in 82 years with Game 2 rally
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The Carolina Hurricanes had an unforgettable evening on Thursday, as they rose from the grave and pulled off a stunning win in Game 2 of their 2026 Stanley Cup Final matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights .
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With their 4-3 victory in Game 2, the Hurricanes became the first team in over eight decades to pull off a particular kind of playoff comeback.
"82 YEARS! Carolina became the first team since the 1944 Canadiens to win a Stanley Cup Final game after trailing by multiple goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation," ESPN Insights shared via a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.
The Hurricanes, who lost Game 1 of the series on Tuesday, 5-4, appeared to be circling down the drain in Game 2 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Golden Knights scored the first two goals of the contest and were ahead 2-0 until halfway through the third frame. Carolina ended its scoring drought in the game when Logan Stankoven lit the lamp with under 10 minutes left in regulation.
That goal was followed by two more from the Hurricanes, with Mark Jankowski and Jordan Staal netting back-to-back goals to give Carolina a 3-2 lead. Mark Stone evened the score at 3-3 with a clutch goal later in the third period, but Seth Jarvis made sure Hurricanes fans will go to sleep happy with his game-winning goal in overtime.
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Now, the Hurricanes, who went undefeated in the first two rounds of the playoffs and eliminated the Montreal Canadiens (4-1) in the conference finals round, will look to take over the series lead in Game 3 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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