Carolina Punches Back and Turns the Final into a Dogfight

Carolina had to answer after Vegas landed the first shot, and the Canes did exactly that with the kind of response that changes a series. The pressure shifts fast in the Stanley Cup Final, and now the room on both sides knows the next swing can tilt the whole thing. Carolina’s reset gives this matchup a very different feel, because momentum in June is a slippery thing and nobody in this league gets to coast for long.