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Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

PNC Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Vegas Golden Knights 3 45-29-8
at Carolina Hurricanes 6 52-23-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 0 2 3
Carolina Hurricanes 1 3 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 13 10 10 33
Carolina Hurricanes 12 11 16 39

Three stars

  1. M. Bunting, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. P. Kochetkov, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  3. S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:27 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (2) Brady Skjei (14), Sebastian Aho (16) Power play VGK 0, CAR 1
1st 13:15 Vegas Golden Knights William Carrier (4) Brayden McNabb (11), Brett Howden (5) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 1
2nd 04:36 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (5) Jesper Fast (6), Jordan Martinook (8) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 2
2nd 10:11 Carolina Hurricanes Jesperi Kotkaniemi (9) Jalen Chatfield (6), Michael Bunting (14) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 3
2nd 12:39 Carolina Hurricanes Michael Bunting (7) Sebastian Aho (17), Brent Burns (9) Power play VGK 1, CAR 4
3rd 00:10 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (11) Michael Bunting (15), Sebastian Aho (18) Power play VGK 1, CAR 5
3rd 04:44 Carolina Hurricanes Brady Skjei (6) Unassisted Even strength VGK 1, CAR 6
3rd 18:36 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (15) Nicolas Hague (6), Mark Stone (23) Even strength VGK 2, CAR 6
3rd 19:29 Vegas Golden Knights William Carrier (5) Brett Howden (6), Michael Amadio (11) Even strength VGK 3, CAR 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 33 39
Power play 0 of 4 3 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 21 13
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 7 10
Takeaways 4 12
Faceoffs won 41/72 (56.9%) 31/72 (43.1%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 52.9% 19:09
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 33.3% 14:18
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:18
20 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70.8% 17:42
21 B. Howden C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 1 0 25% 13:03
22 M. Amadio R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 14:48
28 W. Carrier L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 12:25
43 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 12:30
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:28
61 M. Stone R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 17:01
71 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 66.7% 17:15
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 19:10
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 17:58
3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 1 0 16:47
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 3 0 23:03
14 N. Hague D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:04
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 20:13
23 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 16:31
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30 J. Patera 10 10 0 1.000 15:12
36 L. Thompson 29 23 6 .793 44:44 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 38.1% 14:50
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 13:17
20 S. Aho C 0 3 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 46.7% 17:10
23 S. Noesen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:40
24 S. Jarvis R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 25% 17:57
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 5 0 1 15:58
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 11:20
58 M. Bunting L 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 100% 16:20
71 J. Fast R 0 1 1 +2 2 0 2 0 0 11:26
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 1 0 62.5% 13:54
86 T. Teravainen C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 16:12
88 M. Necas C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 33.3% 14:11
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 3 0 17:46
7 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 18:53
8 B. Burns D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:55
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 19:52
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:12
76 B. Skjei D 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 20:13
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 33 30 3 .909 59:54 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:36 Carolina Hurricanes Michael Bunting Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 09:04 Vegas Golden Knights Paul Cotter Slashing 2
1st 18:42 Carolina Hurricanes Jesper Fast High sticking 2
2nd 11:47 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Hooking 2
2nd 14:21 Carolina Hurricanes Brady Skjei Interference 2
3rd 00:04 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy High sticking 2
3rd 12:27 Carolina Hurricanes Martin Necas Cross checking 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
James Tobias, Matt MacPherson
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Keegan Kolesar, Adin Hill, Jonas Rondbjerg, Brayden Pachal
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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