Now with the series tied 2-2, this Stanley Cup Final series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes can go anywhere. Will Carolina have the upper hand with momentum coming home or will Vegas continue to score goals at will?
In another game of back and forth action, Carolina lost the lead and then completed the comeback in a 5-3 Game 4 victory. Jordan Staal scored two goals including the game winner. Vegas got their team leading 14th goal from Brett Howden but it wasn’t enough as Carolina squeezed
out the win in the third period.
Vegas Golden Knights
Mitch Marner continues to lap the field in production with 29 points, nine more than his closest teammate. Are we seeing another Conn Smythe resume built regardless if the team ultimately wins or loses?
Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden — William Karlsson — Mitch Marner
Tomas Hertl — Colton Sissons — Mark Stone
Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Dylan Coghlan — Jeremy Lauzon
Carter Hart
Adin Hill
Carolina Hurricanes
The storyline for the home team is their move to Brandon Bussi in net. He started Game 4 and that is expected to continue tonight in Game 5. Another wild turn of events is that Frederik Andersen hasn’t been on the ice and isn’t dressing as a backup. The assumption is he’s nursing an injury now and Pyotr Kochetkov is next in line should anything happen to Bussi.
Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
William Carrier — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin — Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller — Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere — Alexander Nikishin
Brandon Bussi
Pyotr Kochetkov
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