The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Game 4 on Tuesday night, tying the Stanley Cup final series at two games apiece.
Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the match in the third period to secure the victory.
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Series Tied
The championship matchup is now leveled after Carolina overcame an early push from Vegas.
Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday night at Carolina, giving the Hurricanes an opportunity to use home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven series.
The high-scoring series has produced 33 combined goals through four games, tying for the third-highest total in a Stanley Cup final.
Staal became the first NHL player in 44 years to score at least one goal in each of the first four games of a Cup final.
Nikolaj Ehlers contributed an empty-net goal alongside two assists, while Jackson Blake and Logan Stankoven each found the net for Carolina.
Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi made 18 saves after starting in place of Frederik Andersen.
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Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour chose to alter his lineup to give his usual starting goaltender additional recovery time before the upcoming matchups.
"Let [Andersen] rest," said Brind'Amour.
The decision left Pyotr Kochetkov as the backup goalie while Andersen remained dressed as the emergency third option.
"Give him as many days here as we can," said Brind'Amour.
Mark Stone, William Karlsson, and Brett Howden scored for the Golden Knights in the defeat.
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Vegas goaltender Carter Hart turned away 23 shots as his team surrendered a two-goal lead, a trend that has occurred for both sides at various points throughout the first four games.
