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A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads.<\/p>\n

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They blew a two-goal lead and lost Game 1, erased a two-goal deficit and won Game 2, and rallied from down four goals in Game 3, only to lose in double overtime on a fluky bounce.<\/p>\n

They have lived the ups and downs of a tight series against the Vegas Golden Knights and head into Game 4 on Tuesday night with a razor-thin margin for error. While each of the first three games was decided by a single goal, close doesn\u2019t count toward anything but a 2-1 deficit they now need to try to overcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of the gig, and it\u2019s never easy,\u201d captain Jordan Staal said. \u201cIt\u2019s never going to be easy, and we know that and we understand that. We\u2019ve got a bigger hill to climb now, but we\u2019re excited for the challenge and excited to keep playing hard and keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carolina faces several lingering questions, most notably who starts in net between Frederik Andersen and Brandon Bussi. Andersen played every minute of the first 15 playoff games before getting the hook at the second intermission Saturday night down 4-0, and Bussi was perfect in relief until a shot from Shea Theodore banked off the end boards and went in when the goaltender inadvertently redirected it with his left skate 5:38 into the second overtime.<\/p>\n

Coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour deferred the decision until after practice Monday, if not later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t anticipate a lot of changes to our lineup,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said on a video call with reporters Sunday. \u201cWe\u2019ll see how (Andersen is) feeling. I haven\u2019t made any decisions on the lineup, so I can\u2019t tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not clear if Andersen was banged up in any way. The 36-year-old from Denmark also was not chiefly to blame for allowing four goals on 16 shots in Game 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou obviously don\u2019t want to give up some of the chances we\u2019ve given up, but overall I thought he\u2019s been fine,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cYou ask him to make the saves that he\u2019s got to make, and I think he\u2019s done that. A couple bad bounces, they are what they are. He\u2019s been solid for us, Buss came in and was solid for us, so that\u2019s got to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A too many men on the ice penalty flipped the momentum Saturday at Vegas, after Brind\u2019Amour had two Golden Knights goals taken off the board by successful challenges. Reliable defenseman Sean Walker knocking the puck into his own net came at an inopportune time, as did fourth-line forward William Carrier failing to clear the zone.<\/p>\n

Mitch Marner scored on each of those occasions and finished off the hat trick and a four-point second period with a breakaway goal. One emphasis moving forward will be trying to avoid Marner breaking through for quality chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to know when he\u2019s on the ice because that\u2019s kind of how he loves to play,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said. \u201cIf we can eliminate some of those, I call \u2019em freebies \u2026 that\u2019ll definitely help.\u201d<\/p>\n

It would also help to get Carrier back after he missed the third period and OT because of an upper-body injury. Brind\u2019Amour did not have an update other than hope that Carrier would be good to go in Game 4.<\/p>\n

With or without him, the Hurricanes face close to a must-win situation at the arena on The Strip nicknamed the \u201cFortress.\u201d Only one team out of 39 that has fallen behind 3-1 in the final has come back to win it: Toronto in 1942.<\/p>\n

Pointing out his team is a couple of shots away from what could be a 3-0 series lead, Brind\u2019Amour is not worried about players dwelling over this deficit because they know how close it has been.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we can tighten some things up and be a lot better, and I think we\u2019re right there,\u201d veteran winger Jordan Martinook said. \u201cWe\u2019ll look at some things and see where we can improve and come back Tuesday ready to try and even this up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Little relief to begin new week before temperatures soar again in central NC<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/stanley-cup and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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