A stretched out Jordan Staal notched his second goal of the game 6:32 into the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their back-and-forth 5-3 Game 4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights, evening the highly-competitive Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece.
The 37-year-old Staal became the first player in 44 years to score at least one goal in each of the first four games of the Final and the ninth overall in NHL history.
Carolina got first period goals from Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, who added an assist, and Staal to build a 3-1 lead.
Nikolaj Ehlers set up a pair of goals and his bank shot into an empty net with 55 seconds remaining clinched it for the Hurricanes.
Mark Stone, William Karlsson and Brett Howden scored for the Golden Knights, and Carter Hart made 23 saves. Howden leads the league with 14 goals.
Former Florida Panthers goaltender Brandon Bussi made his first career postseason start in place of Frederik Andersen and recorded his first-ever first playoff win, finishing with 18 stops.