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Seth Jarvis scores in overtime, Carolina beats Vegas in Game 2 to tie Stanley Cup Final

Nbcwashington · · 812 words · By Stephen Whyno; The Associated Press
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Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to tie the series.

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What happened

Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to tie the series.

Why it matters

Jarvis’ heroics 3:56 into OT came after a thrilling third period that included four goals being scored and another getting called off because of goaltender interference.

Common ground

Carolina became the first team since 1994 to win a Cup final game when trailing by multiple goals in the final 10 minutes.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/nhl/carolina-beats-vegas-game-2-to-tie…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Staal redirected Shayne Gostisbehere’s point shot in on the power play. with 4:35 left in regulation”
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Claim 2: “Jarvis to score just Carolina’s ninth power play goal of the playoffs”
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Claim 3: “Referee Jean Hebert waved it off immediately, saying Andersen was pushed into the net and ruling it was goaltender interference”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a ruling by Referee Jean Hebert on goaltender interference.
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Claim 4: “Game 3 is Saturday night in Las Vegas”
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Multiple sources confirm Game 3 took place in Las Vegas, with one source specifically discussing the outcome of Game 3 in Las Vegas.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2006. Here are the game-by-game results of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final: Stanley cup final. Carolina wins series 4-2. Game 1: Vegas 5, Carolin…
https://www.nhl.com/news/2026-stanley-cup-final-schedule-tel…
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web search NEUTRAL — For the third game in a row, the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes showed that no lead is safe. This time, the Golden Knights blew the lead and got the win as they overcame a massive Hurric…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2026/06/06/golden-…
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web search NEUTRAL — LAS VEGAS — Embrace the chaos. That can be the only slogan for the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. At least through three ridiculous games, anyway. How else to describe what we’ve witnessed so far between the…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7339331/2026/06/07/golden-k…
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Claim 5: “Jarvis, who scored for just the fourth time this playoffs”
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The claim states Jarvis scored for the fourth time in the playoffs. However, a report from the Raleigh News & Observer explicitly states he 'picked up his 12th and 13th goals of the playoffs Thursday', directly contradicting the count of four.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarvis is a given name and English language surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear". Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_(name)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth is a masculine given name, tracing its origin to the biblical figure Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. The English form is derived from the Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), ultimately from the Hebrew שֵׁת (Š…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_(given_name)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth Jarvis (born February 1, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 13th overall by Carolina in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Jarvis
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Claim 6: “Tomas Hertl tripped Staal to put Carolina back on the power play”
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Claim 7: “Brett Howden scoring his playoff-leading 12th and 13th goals”
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Claim 8: “the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to tie the series”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian, CBC Sports, ESPN, and AOL) confirm the Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 on a Thursday night to tie the series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 47th season (46th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in June 1979, and the 28th season since the franchi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Carolina_Hurricanes_se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season was the ninth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. On March 29, 2026, head coach Bruce Cassidy was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Vegas_Golden_Knights_s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series for the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2025–26 season and the culmination of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Eastern Conference champio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stanley_Cup_Final
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Claim 9: “Carolina became the first team since 1994 to win a Cup final game when trailing by multiple goals in the final 10 minutes”
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Two separate web search results confirm the historic nature of the comeback, though one cites 1944 and another cites 1994. Since the claim specifically mentions 1994 and is supported by a source, and another source confirms the general feat, it is corroborated by the reporting of the event's historic nature.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2006 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Final since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_Final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series for the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2025–26 season and the culmination of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Eastern Conference champio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stanley_Cup_Final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes
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Claim 10: “Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime”
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The Guardian and CBC Sports both explicitly state that Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarvis is a given name and English language surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear". Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_(name)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth is a masculine given name, tracing its origin to the biblical figure Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. The English form is derived from the Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), ultimately from the Hebrew שֵׁת (Š…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_(given_name)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth Jarvis (born February 1, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 13th overall by Carolina in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Jarvis
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Claim 11: “Tortorella after some deliberation opted to use his coach’s challenge, and the on-ice officials in consultation with the NHL’s situation room confirmed the call on the ice stood”
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Claim 12: “Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin actually knocked the puck into his own net on the play”
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Claim 13: “Mark Jankowski fired a shot past Carter Hart to tie it”
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Two sources confirm Mark Jankowski scored a goal past Carter Hart to tie the game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Jankowski (CAR) scores goal against Carter Hart (VGK) to make it 2 - 2. Link copied.Postgame Quotes: Mark Jankowski. 1:52.
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/video/vgk-car-jankowski-score…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seth Jarvis scored the game-winning PP goal in OT to lift Carolina to a thrilling 4-3 victory over Vegas in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.Staal’s goal, which briefly gave Carolina a 3-2 lead, came o…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7334423/2026/06/04/hurrican…
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web search NEUTRAL — Less than three minutes later, Mark Jankowski fired a shot past Carter Hart to tie it, flipping the script from Game 1, when Vegas erased a multigoal deficit and won.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/sports/2026/06/05…
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Claim 14: “This is the first time each of the first two games of a Cup final featured a team falling behind by more than a goal and winning”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny this specific historical statistic.
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Claim 15: “Logan Stankoven... taking the puck away from Rasmus Andersson, going to the net and banking a shot off Jeremy Lauzon and in with 9:40 remaining in regulation”
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Three independent sources describe the exact sequence of Logan Stankoven taking the puck from Rasmus Andersson and banking it off Jeremy Lauzon with approximately 9:40 remaining.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Logan Stankoven got them on the board, taking the puck away from Rasmus Andersson, going to the net and banking a shot off Jeremy Lauzon with 9: ...
https://sportnation.nz/article/overtime-pays-off-as-hurrican…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... 9:40 left ... Logan Stankoven, who has been one of the Hurricanes' best players all postseason, took it upon himself to make a difference. He ...
https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/how-the-chaotic-final-15-mi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Stankoven made a terrific individual effort to get them on the board, taking the puck away from Rasmus Andersson, going to the net and banking a ...
https://www.facebook.com/NMINewsService/posts/seth-jarvis-sc…
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Claim 16: “Jarvis’ heroics 3:56 into OT”
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Two sources (The Guardian and a dedicated 'Overtime Heroics' article) state the goal was scored 3:56 into overtime, while ABC11 Raleigh-Durham reports it was scored 1:28 into overtime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series for the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2025–26 season and the culmination of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Eastern Conference champio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Disco 2000" is a song by British band Pulp, included on the band's fifth album, Different Class (1995). Featuring a disco-inspired musical performance, the song was based on Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth Jarvis (born February 1, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 13th overall by Carolina in …
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Claim 17: “Stone to tie it with 1:21 left at 6 on 5 with Hart pulled for an extra skater”
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