Carolina started the game with a two-goal lead, but after Vegas' Swedish forward William Karlsson both scored and set up teammate Brett Howden in the second period, the score was 3–3.
However, Carolina had the better of the third period, and Dane Nikolaj Ehlers was able to make the final score 5–3 with less than a minute left in the match.
The Stanley Cup Final is decided in a best-of-seven series. Carolina and Vegas have alternated wins so far.
