“There was no panic on our side. We've proven we can come back.
We had to stay calm, get to work, trust each other and trust our system,” he said.
Vegas head coach John Tortorella praised his team's execution and adaptability to secure the road victory.
“I thought both clubs defended well at times, and at other times, you never know what's going to happen.
It's a league where you have to find a way to win, and we found it tonight,” Tortorella said.
Tortorella emphasized that the team's objective remains sweeping both opening road games to control the series momentum.
“Momentum shifts can happen quickly, we want to keep momentum on our side. There's no doubt we want to take a 2-0 lead,” he said.
Game-winning goal scorer Tomáš Hertl expressed pride in the collective effort of the roster.
“That game-winning goal is a bonus. I'm really proud of our collective effort.
It's not always about scoring goals, but details, blocked shots. All those things are important.
After a false start, we did a lot of good things,” Hertl said.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour attributed the loss to unusual defensive lapses from his squad under the Vegas forecheck.
“Those are the mistakes we made tonight that, really, we just don't make. And we made too many of those tonight,” Brind'Amour said.
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