Hurricanes Nearly Spoil Vegas’ Party and Hockey Wins Anyway

The Hurricanes pushed Vegas to the edge, and the result gave hockey fans exactly the kind of tension that makes the playoffs addictive. When one team drags another into the deep water, the sport stops feeling tidy and starts feeling alive. Defector frames it like a gift to everybody who wanted drama instead of a clean script. That is the beauty of a tight series - every shift starts to feel like it can bend the whole story.