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Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 6 39-26-17
at Carolina Hurricanes 3 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 2 0 4 6
Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 6 18 11 35
Carolina Hurricanes 8 7 9 24

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. P. Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
  3. J. Martinook, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:46 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (1) Sebastian Aho (7) Power play VGK 0, CAR 1
1st 06:27 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (8) Mitch Marner (9), Tomas Hertl (5) Even strength VGK 1, CAR 1
1st 18:03 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (9) Shea Theodore (4), Jack Eichel (11) Power play VGK 2, CAR 1
2nd 12:07 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (1) Unassisted Even strength VGK 2, CAR 2
3rd 02:31 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (3) Jalen Chatfield (3), Jackson Blake (5) Even strength VGK 2, CAR 3
3rd 06:10 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden (2) Cole Reinhardt (1), Keegan Kolesar (2) Even strength VGK 3, CAR 3
3rd 15:01 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (7) Ivan Barbashev (6) Even strength VGK 4, CAR 3
3rd 17:36 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (8) Ivan Barbashev (7), Mitch Marner (10) Even strength VGK 5, CAR 3
3rd 19:38 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl (4) William Karlsson (2) Even strength, Empty net VGK 6, CAR 3

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 35 24
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 10
Hits 22 17
Blocked shots 16 17
Giveaways 21 19
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 34/70 (48.6%) 36/70 (51.4%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 2 1 3 +1 0 6 0 1 0 44.4% 21:27
16 P. Dorofeyev R 2 0 2 +1 0 9 0 0 1 15:32
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:03
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 100% 12:30
21 B. Howden C 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 53.8% 14:06
23 C. Reinhardt L 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 12:56
26 A. Holtz R 0 0 0 +1 0 5 2 0 0 13:39
48 T. Hertl C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 47.1% 19:41
49 I. Barbashev L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:49
55 K. Kolesar R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 1 0 100% 12:53
71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 44.4% 14:02
93 M. Marner R 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 21:14
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:10
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 4 0 21:28
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 19:59
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 21:43
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 11:39
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 0 0 26:18
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 24 21 3 .875 59:49 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 57.1% 15:53
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 54.5% 18:03
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 0 0 58.3% 15:43
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19:29
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 50% 14:57
29 B. Nadeau L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 09:21
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 15:00
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 2 0 14:55
53 J. Blake R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 16:11
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 14:46
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 75% 10:31
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11.1% 08:58
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:19
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 25:45
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 27:33
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 3 0 24:04
64 J. Nystrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 15:19
89 D. Fensore D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 3 0 19:22
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 34 29 5 .853 58:29 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:44 Vegas Golden Knights Jeremy Lauzon Interference 2
1st 13:57 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Slashing 2
1st 17:41 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Tripping 2
2nd 04:19 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal Cross checking 2
2nd 18:34 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Hooking 2
3rd 08:39 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Roughing 2
3rd 08:39 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers Roughing 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Dan Kelly
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Colton Sissons, Jaycob Megna, Adin Hill
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, William Carrier, K'Andre Miller

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 28

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 7 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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