This Is Why The Hockey Gods Made A Seven Game Series

Summary

Nobody quit in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Mitch Marner put on one of the greatest individual performances in 100 years of hockey — a natural hat trick and four points in one period. The Carolina Hurricanes came back from 4-1 down in twelve minutes. A backup goalie made impossible saves for two periods. And the goal that ended it all went in off his own skate.

This isn't a recap. This is what the game of hockey actually is.

We break down Marner's historic second period, Carolina's refusal to quit, the coach vs coach battle between Rod Brind'Amour and John Tortorella, and what Bussy's ricochet goal tells us about the most honest truth in sport — sometimes it doesn't matter how hard you work or how much you want it. Someone has to lose. And the Hockey Gods don't care.

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0:00 — Nobody Quit Tonight

0:58 — Mitch Marner — The Hundred Year Period

5:31 — Carolina's Comeback — From The Dead In Twelve Minutes

8:52 — Coach vs Coach — Brind'Amour vs Tortorella

12:03 — Bussy and the Ricochet

13:54 — This Is Why The Hockey Gods Made A Seven Game Series