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Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 2 39-26-17
at Carolina Hurricanes 4 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 0 1 2
Carolina Hurricanes 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 7 5 13 25
Carolina Hurricanes 5 10 9 24

Three stars

  1. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)
  2. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (3 assists)
  3. B. Bussi, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:52 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (11) Jack Eichel (19), Tomas Hertl (9) Power play VGK 1, CAR 0
1st 11:46 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal (8) Nikolaj Ehlers (8), Seth Jarvis (7) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 1
2nd 11:58 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (5) Shayne Gostisbehere (8), Nikolaj Ehlers (9) Power play VGK 1, CAR 2
2nd 17:51 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (5) Sean Walker (3), Jordan Martinook (3) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 3
3rd 11:08 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (6) Nikolaj Ehlers (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (9) Power play VGK 1, CAR 4
3rd 13:49 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (12) Shea Theodore (12), Jack Eichel (20) Even strength VGK 2, 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 25 24
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 32 34
Blocked shots 18 12
Giveaways 15 17
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 22/53 (41.5%) 31/53 (58.5%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 +1 2 1 2 4 0 29.4% 23:31
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20% 12:43
16 P. Dorofeyev R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 17:53
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 75% 14:32
22 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:39
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 41.7% 15:05
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 66.7% 13:26
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 6 0 0 12:03
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:54
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 0 0 21:47
71 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 08:43
93 M. Marner R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 21:38
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 20:29
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 21:52
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 12:36
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22:23
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 3 0 23:42
52 D. Coghlan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 11:26
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 24 20 4 .833 57:07 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 73.7% 17:22
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 45.5% 19:01
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 50% 17:46
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 19:51
27 N. Ehlers L 0 3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 17:47
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 09:48
37 A. Svechnikov R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 0 2 16:23
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 0 14:29
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:13
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:19
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 14:55
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 53.3% 09:19
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:14
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:04
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 21:00
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:01
26 S. Walker D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 0 20:05
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 21:55
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 25 23 2 .920 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:24 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 19:54 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 08:56 Vegas Golden Knights Jeremy Lauzon Roughing 2
2nd 10:57 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Cross checking 2
3rd 03:23 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Tripping 2
3rd 08:38 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone High sticking double minor 4
3rd 17:47 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers 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, Frederik Andersen, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Amir Miftakhov, 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

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