Hertl Secures Game 1 Victory for Knights With Late Third-Period Goal
Tomas Hertl scored his fourth postseason goal at 16:36 in the third period, completing the Vegas Golden Knights' comeback from an early deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday at Lenovo Cent
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tomas Hertl scored 16:36 into the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights overcame an early deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night.
It was Hertl's fourth of the postseason, off assists from Colton Sissons and Shea Theodore , as Vegas rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to hand Carolina just its second loss of the postseason.
Theodore, Ivan Barbashev , William Karlsson and Brett Howden also scored for Vegas, which is attempting to win its second Stanley Cup since 2023.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored the game's first two goals for Carolina, which also received tallies from Shayne Gostisbehere and Jordan Staal .
Carolina also lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final to the Montreal Canadiens at home, before rattling off four straight wins to secure the series.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48953137/golden-knights-author-rally-swipe-game-1-hurricanes)._
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