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Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7
at Vegas Golden Knights 3 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 3 0 2 5
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 14 9 5 28
Vegas Golden Knights 6 6 9 21

Three stars

  1. J. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  2. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. W. Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:06 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (11) Jalen Chatfield (7), Jackson Blake (12) Even strength CAR 1, VGK 0
1st 03:28 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (6) Taylor Hall (12), Nikolaj Ehlers (6) Even strength CAR 2, VGK 0
1st 07:22 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (7) Shea Theodore (11), Brayden McNabb (9) Even strength CAR 2, VGK 1
1st 12:48 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (6) Shayne Gostisbehere (7), Sebastian Aho (7) Power play CAR 3, VGK 1
2nd 04:22 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (3) Rasmus Andersson (6), Mitch Marner (19) Even strength CAR 3, VGK 2
2nd 17:08 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (14) Colton Sissons (6), William Karlsson (6) Even strength CAR 3, VGK 3
3rd 06:32 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (7) Nikolaj Ehlers (7) Even strength CAR 4, VGK 3
3rd 19:05 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (7) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net CAR 5, VGK 3

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 28 21
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 34 38
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 15 23
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 29/51 (56.9%) 22/51 (43.1%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 2 0 2 +2 0 4 2 1 1 75% 16:34
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 2 0 38.5% 18:14
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 33.3% 16:54
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 18:30
27 N. Ehlers L 1 2 3 +2 0 3 1 0 0 100% 19:09
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 100% 08:23
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:56
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13:48
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:18
53 J. Blake R 1 1 2 +1 2 3 2 0 0 15:14
71 T. Hall L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 2 0 100% 16:33
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71.4% 09:38
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:02
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 4 0 0 22:51
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 1 0 22:45
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 10:13
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 3 0 22:17
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 1 0 24:41
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 21 18 3 .857 60:00 Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 45.5% 20:44
10 C. Sissons C 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 50% 12:33
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:09
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 15:40
22 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 09:50
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 0 0 50% 10:33
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 55.6% 13:55
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:01
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 06:17
61 M. Stone R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 6 0 0 21:34
71 W. Karlsson C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 16:53
93 M. Marner R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 0 0 23:58
3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 20:46
4 R. Andersson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:35
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 1 0 12:11
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 20:20
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 -2 2 2 0 3 0 25:00
52 D. Coghlan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:25
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 27 23 4 .852 58:15 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:24 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore Tripping 2
1st 12:27 Vegas Golden Knights Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 17:32 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Slashing 2
2nd 11:30 Vegas Golden Knights Nic Dowd Cross checking 2
2nd 14:20 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook Interference 2
2nd 18:30 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Cross checking 2
2nd 18:30 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 01:42 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Tripping 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Garrett Rank, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Trent Knorr
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Frederik Andersen, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Charlie Cerrato
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

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

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