Vegas forward Cody Eakin's stick work in Game 7 ended up costing his team when he was ejected for cross-checking Joe Pavelski. That allowed San Jose to engage in a rally that turned a big deficit into a lead and an eventual 5-4 overtime win.
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Eakin got hit with a five-minute major and a game misconduct when he struck the Sharks captain hard with a two-hander to the chest during a faceoff. Paul Stastny also shoved Pavelski, who fell to the ice and hit his head. Logan Couture scored off the ensuing faceoff, and Tomas Hertl, Couture again and Kevin Labanc scored within about four minutes of power play time for a 4-3 lead with 6:39 left in the game.
Goodrow scored at 18:19 of overtime when he broke in alone on Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury after a nice feed from Erik Karlsson.— Cam Connor April 24, 2019That ended the season of the Golden Knights, who reached the Stanley Cup Final last season as an expansion team and held a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.
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