Full Game Highs: Golden Knights Drop Game 4 at Home to Hurricanes, 5-3

The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, after a multi-goal comeback fell short in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. The series is tied, 2-2.The Hurricanes built a 2-0 lead in the opening 3:28 as Logan Stankoven scored on a rebound and Jackson Blake added another early tally. Mark Stone cut the deficit to 2-1 at 7:22 of the first period, finishing a breakaway after a stretch pass from Shea Theodore, but Jordan Staal restored Carolina’s two-goal advantage with a power-play goal late in the frame.Vegas rallied in the second period as William Karlsson buried a one-timer off a feed from Rasmus Andersson at 4:22, and Brett Howden tied the game 3-3 with his 14th goal of the postseason on a toe-drag wrist shot with less than three minutes remaining.The Hurricanes regained the lead for good at 6:32 of the third period when Staal scored his second goal of the night on a broken play in front. Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal late to secure Carolina’s 5-3 victory.