Carolina's Challenge, Knights Golden Confidence, Leafs Searching, Oilers Waiting, Preds Land MacFarland in MegaDeal.

Carolina finds itself in a near must-win situation in Game 2, as headed to Vegas down 0-2 seems like too big of a hill to climb for any team.D espite neither side being thrilled with its Game 1 performance, Vegas showed why their confidence is at an all-time high, recovering from an early 2-0 deficit and continuing a stretch in which they haven't lost in two weeks. John Tortorella earned praise…