Carolina at Vegas

The Stanley Cup Final has produced two dramatic finishes — Vegas coming back to win Game 1 on Hertl's third-period winner, Carolina answering with three consecutive in a five-minute span, and Jarvis's overtime strike two nights later. Tied 1-1, Game 3 tonight at T-Mobile Arena is where the series shifts. Vegas's offense carries real depth — Brett Howden's 13 playoff goals tie the franchise record, with Eichel, Stone, and Karlsson behind him — and the Golden Knights played with five defensemen the final two-plus periods of Game 2 after McNabb took a puck to the face and still nearly escaped. McNabb's status tonight is uncertain, a genuine complication for the blue line. But at home in this building, Vegas does its damage offensively, and Carolina's top line of Aho, Svechnikov, and Jarvis has been quiet — Jarvis entered Game 2's overtime without a single point in the Final. Tough call, but the best bet is Vegas on the puckline tonight. Take Vegas on the puckline.