NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we break down key advanced stats behind the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 double-overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.

Both Mitch Marner's hat trick and the Hurricanes' furious third-period comeback in Game 3 earned a slice of NHL history on Saturday.

After allowing four goals in the second period, and rallying to tie Game 3 in the third, only to lose it in double overtime on a bad bounce Saturday, the deflated Carolina Hurricanes face a 2-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final with Game 4 set for Tuesday.

Raleigh could be staring at a series-defining night on Thursday, June 11, with a potential deciding Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on deck as the Carolina Hurricanes return home trailing the Vegas Golden Knights.

In the first NHL playoff action of his career, Brandon Bussi stared down - and stopped - Vegas star Mitch Marner on a penalty shot.

Carolina scored four third-period goals to force overtime, but Vegas scored the game winner in double overtime.

What a heartbreaking way for the Carolina Hurricanes to lose. After battling back from a four-goal deficit, Carolina watched a wild Game 3 slip away in the Stanley Cup Final on a cruel bounce in double overtime,