From The Sports Desk: Carolina storms back to beat Vegas, even Stanley Cup Final - BERITAJA

In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Vegas Golden Knights held a 2-0 lead entering the 3rd play and seemed poised to return power of this series. Then Carolina scored 3 unanswered goals and different successful overtime to necktie the bid 1-1. Our Andrew Greif breaks it each down.

Also, Sweden’s Viktor Gyökeres is our World Cup spotlight of the day, and our Sahil Kapur previews this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. A reminder, too: We’re live-blogging Game 2 of the NBA Finals tonight, truthful get comfy and log connected for our study and updates.

Stanley Cup Final

Two games into the Stanley Cup Final, we person conscionable 1 question. Can this beryllium a champion of nine?

The first 2 games of this 1-1 bid betwixt Carolina and Las Vegas person been truthful unpredictable and featured truthful galore leads mislaid and regained that a seven-game bid doesn’t consciousness for illustration enough. Not aft Vegas stormed backmost from 2 goals down to triumph Game 1 connected the road, only for Carolina to triumph Game 2 past night, 4-3, successful overtime.

It was the Hurricanes’ 4th overtime triumph this postseason, and it allowed them to flight a 2-0 bid spread that only 1 squad — the 1966 Canadiens — has ever travel backmost from to triumph the Stanley Cup.

To propulsion disconnected the comeback, the Hurricanes scored 3 consecutive goals to return a 3-2 lead, acknowledgment successful portion to an ill-advised situation by the Golden Knights. When it failed, the Hurricanes were fixed a one-man advantage, and they took advantage pinch a go-ahead extremity pinch 4 minutes remaining successful regulation.

Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis celebrates aft scoring game-winning extremity successful overtime successful Game Two of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final connected June 4.NHLI via Getty Images

The arena successful Carolina was raucous — until Las Vegas forced a necktie pinch only 81 seconds near successful regulation. In overtime, Carolina’s Seth Jarvis scored the game-winning goal to nonstop the bid to Las Vegas tied up.

The Golden Knights mislaid the game, their bid lead and perchance cardinal defenseman Brayden McNabb aft he took a puck to the look connected an 87 mph changeable that was partially deflected by his helmet visor but still appeared to deed underneath it connected the span of his nose. He later went to a section hospital, and his position for Saturday’s Game 3 remains unclear.

World Cup Countdown

Leading up to the 2026 World Cup, we’re counting down 26 players to watch. Today’s introduction is Sweden’s Viktor Gyökeres.

When Sweden guardant Viktor Gyökeres scores a goal, he celebrates by interlocking his fingers and holding his hands complete his face, up to his eyes, arsenic if he were wearing a mask. It makes him look thing for illustration Hannibal Lecter aliases the Batman villain Bane.

Gyökeres has not revealed the root of the celebration. But it seems fitting: Gyökeres tortures opposing defenses.

Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring a punishment during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Semi-Final First Leg lucifer connected April 29 successful Madrid. Chris Brunskill / Fantasista via Getty Images File

In his early 20s, Gyökeres came into his ain playing for Coventry City successful the second-tier English league. When he moved to Sporting CP successful Portugal successful 2023, he blossomed into 1 of the about prolific goal-scorers successful Europe. Over the adjacent 2 seasons, he scored 68 goals successful 66 matches.

Gyökeres yet sewage called up to the large leagues successful 2025, erstwhile Arsenal acquired him successful a woody reportedly worthy about $85 million. In the Premier League, Gyökeres has faced amended defenses and much scrutiny about his play, and he’s kept scoring.

He’s netted 14 goals crossed 36 Premiere League matches for the Gunners, positive 5 goals successful 13 Champions League matches, arsenic he helped Arsenal scope the final.

But successful the final, the biggest lucifer of the season, Arsenal decided to bring Gyökeres disconnected the bench. He came connected successful the 66th minute, aft Paris Saint-Germain had tied the crippled 1-1. Arsenal couldn’t people the remainder of the way, and the crippled went to penalties. Gyökeres converted his chance, but Arsenal mislaid the shootout 4-3.

Sweden has ne'er won the World Cup and hasn’t made galore heavy runs. In 1994, the past clip the tourney was held connected American soil, the Swedes reached the semifinals. That was their champion decorativeness since 1958, erstwhile they reached the final. If Sweden has immoderate dream of making sound successful this World Cup, Gyökeres will person to do his champion Bane impression.

Yesterday’s introduction was Mexico’s Gilberto Mora. Read about him here.

Monaco Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli celebrates his triumph successful the 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada connected May 24.Andrej Ivanov / AFP via Getty Images File

Formula 1 races in Monaco this weekend, the glitziest Grand Prix connected the calendar, wherever the caller procreation of cars will navigate the tight and twisty streets of Monte Carlo.

There is intrigue about whether the smaller cars and the new “boost” and overtake modes will let for much overtaking connected this track.

For teams different than Mercedes, it’s besides a uncommon opportunity to threat the five-race winning streak betwixt George Russell (1) and Kimi Antonelli (4).

That’s because the way is little power-sensitive — an area wherever Mercedes has been ultimate — and rewards different elements of car performance.

Russell will beryllium eager to trim into Antonelli’s 43-point title lead.

One driver to watch is location leader Charles Leclerc, who conscionable signed a statement hold pinch Ferrari to proceed driving for the squad complete “the coming seasons.”

Leclerc will want his adjacent section astatine Ferrari to beryllium amended than the past 7 years, which person been filled pinch frustration. It’s difficult to deliberation of a amended measurement to statesman that than by winning this title connected streets wherever he grew up.

And what about McLaren? They’ve been connected the brink of a breakthrough lately. Reigning world champ Lando Norris won this title past year aft a flawless weekend.

What We’re Reading

Curaçao is the smallest federation ever to suffice for the World Cup, and our Andrew Greif dives into really it did it.

Yankees prima Aaron Judge is retired indefinitely with a rib accent fracture.

Team USA’s loudest fans person been pushed to the precocious deck astatine the World Cup.

St. Louis will beryllium hosting the 2028 Olympic marathon trials.

What We’re Watching

Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a slugfest, and Jalen Brunson made capable heroic shots successful the 4th fourth for the New York Knicks to win. How will Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs respond?

This mightiness beryllium a must-win crippled for the Spurs. If the Knicks triumph and spell up 2-0, arsenic the bid shifts to Madison Square Garden, we could beryllium successful for a short series.

As a reminder, we’re live-blogging the crippled tonight, truthful travel bent pinch us!

All times are Eastern:

• 8:15 p.m.: Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers, connected Apple TV
• 8:30 p.m.: New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs, connected ABC

That’s it for now! We’ll beryllium backmost Monday.