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Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 5 39-26-17
at Carolina Hurricanes 4 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2 2 5
Carolina Hurricanes 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 4 11 8 23
Carolina Hurricanes 12 5 12 29

Three stars

  1. S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  3. B. Howden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:25 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (5) Jaccob Slavin (3), Jalen Chatfield (5) Even strength VGK 0, CAR 1
1st 12:08 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (6) Jalen Chatfield (6) Even strength VGK 0, CAR 2
1st 13:28 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (5) Brayden McNabb (4), Cole Smith (3) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 2
2nd 00:30 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev (6) Jack Eichel (17), Brayden McNabb (5) Even strength VGK 2, CAR 2
2nd 04:35 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (2) Mitch Marner (15), Brett Howden (3) Even strength VGK 3, CAR 2
2nd 12:42 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (3) K'Andre Miller (9) Even strength VGK 3, CAR 3
3rd 01:21 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (11) Shea Theodore (8), Brayden McNabb (6) Even strength VGK 4, CAR 3
3rd 11:19 Carolina Hurricanes Shayne Gostisbehere (3) Unassisted Even strength VGK 4, CAR 4
3rd 16:36 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl (4) Colton Sissons (5), Shea Theodore (9) Even strength VGK 5, CAR 4

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 23 29
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 35 26
Blocked shots 16 13
Giveaways 18 16
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 32/63 (50.8%) 31/63 (49.2%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 50% 20:33
10 C. Sissons C 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 66.7% 14:01
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 17:19
21 B. Howden C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 3 0 14:51
22 C. Smith R 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 11:11
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 33.3% 13:14
48 T. Hertl C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 37.5% 15:10
49 I. Barbashev L 1 0 1 0 0 3 8 0 16:49
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 100% 06:43
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 16:59
71 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 47.6% 18:05
93 M. Marner R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 20:54
3 B. McNabb D 0 3 3 +3 0 0 0 2 21:13
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 23:18
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 13:32
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21:15
27 S. Theodore D 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 2 23:00
52 D. Coghlan D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 08:23
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 29 25 4 .862 59:30 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 61.1% 19:12
20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 46.7% 17:31
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50% 15:37
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 17:40
27 N. Ehlers L 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 0 16:16
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 10:48
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 15:24
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 16:35
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 11:02
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:22
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:02
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 1 41.7% 10:33
4 S. Gostisbehere D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 2 15:30
5 J. Chatfield D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 2 3 19:24
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 23:51
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 12:48
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 1 22:19
74 J. Slavin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21:52
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 23 18 5 .783 58:14 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:37 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Cross checking 2
2nd 07:46 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski Hooking 2
2nd 18:35 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Tripping 2
3rd 06:09 Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson Closing hand on puck 2
3rd 09:03 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
John Tortorella
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Devin Berg
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, Ben Hutton, Jaycob Megna, Tanner Laczynski, Jeremy Davies, Jonas Rondbjerg, Akira Schmid, Kaedan Korczak, Raphael Lavoie, Alexander Holtz, Carl Lindbom, Braeden Bowman, Trevor Connelly, Kai Uchacz
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Pyotr Kochetkov, Charlie Cerrato

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes Not needed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jun 2

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes Not needed Playoffs Game page

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