Stanley Cup snafu, I
Up 3-0 with a little more than half of the third period left in Game 7, Vegas was seemingly on its way to a Round 1 victory over San Jose. Off a faceoff in Vegas’ end, Cody Eakin got tied up with Joe Pavelski, who ended up falling so awkwardly that he was left bloody and had to be helped off the ice. Eakin was given a five-minute major for cross-checking. By the time Eakin had left the box, San Jose scored four goals and was up 4-3 with five minutes left. With the goalie pulled, Vegas tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal that forced overtime, but San Jose’s Barclay Goodrow scored to end the series.