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Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Monday, October 20, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 1 53-22-7
at Vegas Golden Knights 4 39-26-17

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 8 9 10 27
Vegas Golden Knights 8 7 11 26

Three stars

  1. A. Schmid, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
  2. I. Barbashev, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Saad, Vegas Golden Knights (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:42 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (6) Brandon Saad (1), Ivan Barbashev (5) Even strength CAR 0, VGK 1
1st 10:28 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (7) Mitch Marner (7), Tomas Hertl (4) Even strength CAR 0, VGK 2
2nd 04:18 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (2) Seth Jarvis (3), Nikolaj Ehlers (1) Even strength CAR 1, VGK 2
3rd 11:06 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev (3) Unassisted Even strength CAR 1, VGK 3
3rd 18:23 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (3) Mitch Marner (8), Shea Theodore (2) Even strength, Empty net CAR 1, VGK 4

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 27 26
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 15 13
Blocked shots 18 20
Giveaways 13 18
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 29/64 (45.3%) 35/64 (54.7%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 52.9% 13:36
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 2 0 50% 21:01
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33.3% 16:32
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 100% 21:25
27 N. Ehlers L 0 1 1 -1 4 2 0 0 18:22
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 09:54
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 100% 13:38
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:13
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 09:14
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:02
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:11
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 40% 08:54
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 20:53
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 14:45
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 24:02
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 5 21:08
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 2 23:48
62 C. Legault D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:30
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 25 22 3 .880 58:52 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 0 1 +3 0 4 0 0 50% 21:30
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 36.4% 11:48
16 P. Dorofeyev R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 1 17:06
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:40
20 B. Saad L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 1 0 16:32
23 C. Reinhardt L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 07:26
26 A. Holtz R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 09:51
48 T. Hertl C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 55.6% 18:10
49 I. Barbashev L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 14:31
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 12:12
71 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 69.2% 15:37
93 M. Marner R 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 100% 20:37
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 4 16:43
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 3 21:45
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 17:52
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 17:17
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 16:04
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 3 23:58
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 4 4 0 1.000 09:54
40 A. Schmid 23 22 1 .957 50:06 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:43 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Interference 2
1st 19:45 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Hooking 2
2nd 08:22 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers Slashing 2
2nd 09:46 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl Interference 2
2nd 14:33 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore Slashing 2
2nd 15:34 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers Tripping 2
3rd 12:01 Carolina Hurricanes Alexander Nikishin Slashing 2
3rd 18:39 Vegas Golden Knights Colton Sissons High sticking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Matt MacPherson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mark Jankowski, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jaccob Slavin
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Noah Hanifin, Brett Howden

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 Oct 20

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page

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