How Game 2 Slipped Away From the Golden Knights in the Third

The Golden Knights had this one within reach, and then the third period started asking all the wrong questions. The margins in playoff hockey are brutal, and this stretch exposed how quickly a game can tilt when details get loose and the bench starts feeling the pressure. The New York Times breaks down the sequence that changed the night and why the final frame felt like a slow leak instead of a collapse. This is the kind of period that tells you more about a team than a box score ever will.