Golden Knights Overcome 4-0 Deficit, Win Game 3 Against Hurricanes in 2OT
Shea Theodore scored in double overtime, securing a 5-4 victory for the Golden Knights over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Vegas now leads the series 2-1 after recovering from an initial 4-0 deficit.
LAS VEGAS -- Shea Theodore was credited with a goal in double overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights recovered from losing a 4-0 lead to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.
The goal occurred at the 5:38 mark, when Carolina forward Jordan Martinook flipped the puck off goaltender Brandon Bussi 's skate. It bounded into the net behind Bussi, igniting the T-Mobile Arena crowd and ending a long night in Nevada.
Mitch Marner had a hat trick and Tomas Hertl also scored in a four-goal second period for Vegas, which ended the night for Carolina goaltender Frederik Andersen . Bussi replaced him for the third period and all of the overtimes, making 18 saves before allowing Theodore's goal.
Martinook, Taylor Hall , Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored third-period goals for Carolina, as the Hurricanes forced overtime.
Game 4 is on Tuesday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48989106/vegas-golden-knights-outlast-carolina-hurricanes-game-3)._
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