Game 3 Looms as the Stanley Cup Final’s Real Swing Game

Game 3 is where a Final stops feeling like a series and starts feeling like a verdict. One night can change the mood in a room, tilt the coaching chess match, and tell you whether the team talking about “staying with it” actually has the legs to do it. The margins get tighter, the second-guessing gets louder, and everybody in the building knows the next shift can turn into a season-defining one.