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Carolina Hurricanes 1, Vegas Golden Knights 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 1, Vegas Golden Knights 4. Shots on goal: CAR 27, VGK 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 0-2 VGK; P2 CAR 1-0 VGK; P3 CAR 0-2 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 08:42 Jack Eichel (assists: Brandon Saad, Ivan Barbashev) to make it CAR 0-1 VGK; P1 10:28 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it CAR 0-2 VGK; P2 04:18 Sebastian Aho (assists: Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers) to make it CAR 1-2 VGK; P3 11:06 Ivan Barbashev to make it CAR 1-3 VGK; P3 18:23 William Karlsson (assists: Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore) to make it CAR 1-4 VGK. Top skaters: Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; William Karlsson (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 22 saves on 25, decision L; Adin Hill (VGK) 4 saves on 4; Akira Schmid (VGK) 22 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Ivan Barbashev
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:31 TOI
Goals · VGK
Jack Eichel
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:30 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
22 saves on 23 shots (.957) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CAR 0 largest lead Never led
VGK 3 largest lead P3 18:23 (CAR 1, VGK 4) · 2-0 run, P1 8:42–P1 10:28
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:42 Jack Eichel (Brandon Saad, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · wrist shot · CAR 0, VGK 1
  • P1 10:28 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · backhand shot · CAR 0, VGK 2
  • P2 4:18 Sebastian Aho (Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers) CAR · wrist shot · CAR 1, VGK 2
  • P3 11:06 Ivan Barbashev VGK · wrist shot · CAR 1, VGK 3
  • P3 18:23 William Karlsson (Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · CAR 1, VGK 4

Linescore

123 T
CAR 010 1
VGK 202 4

Shots on goal: CAR 27, VGK 26

📋 Team Stats

CARVGK
27Shots on goal26
55Shot attempts62
29Faceoff wins35
15Hits13
18Blocked shots20
0Power-play goals0
1Takeaways2
12Giveaways18
8Penalty minutes8
88.0%Save %96.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR891027
VGK871126

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes1 G · 37 attempts
Jalen Chatfield: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (backhand)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Mike Reilly: saved (wrist)Alexander Nikishin: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: saved (wrist)Mike Reilly: missed the netK'Andre Miller: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (bat)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: goal (wrist)Mike Reilly: missed the netK'Andre Miller: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: saved (slap)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (slap)Sean Walker: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)K'Andre Miller: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: missed the netSean Walker: saved (wrist)K'Andre Miller: missed the netMike Reilly: saved (backhand)Jordan Staal: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Mike Reilly: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 26Saved70% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net27% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 37 attempts
Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netJack Eichel: goal (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netAlexander Holtz: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: missed the netCole Reinhardt: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netIvan Barbashev: goal (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (backhand)Reilly Smith: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)William Karlsson: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 22Saved59% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net30% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sebastian Aho C 101-232021:01
Seth Jarvis C 011-220021:25
Nikolaj Ehlers L 011-120018:22
K'Andre Miller D 000-320124:02
Sean Walker D 000-242223:48
Alexander Nikishin D 000-114521:08
Jalen Chatfield D 000-121220:53
Logan Stankoven C 000020016:32
Jackson Blake R 000030016:02
Mike Reilly D 000+130114:45
Taylor Hall L 000000014:11
Andrei Svechnikov R 000-220013:38
Jordan Staal C 000011213:36
Jordan Martinook L 000002113:13
Charles Alexis Legault D 000001212:30
William Carrier L 000-101009:54
Eric Robinson L 000-101009:14
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 000-100208:54
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 222588.0358:52
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ivan Barbashev L 112+220014:31
Mitch Marner R 022+201020:37
Jack Eichel C 101+340021:30
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101+141117:06
William Karlsson C 101+120115:37
Shea Theodore D 011+210323:58
Tomas Hertl C 011+120118:10
Brandon Saad L 011+241016:32
Brayden McNabb D 000+211321:45
Jeremy Lauzon D 000012117:52
Kaedan Korczak D 000011217:17
Zach Whitecloud D 000+111416:43
Ben Hutton D 000+100016:04
Reilly Smith R 000021013:40
Keegan Kolesar R 000-102212:12
Colton Sissons C 000-101011:48
Alexander Holtz R 000010209:51
Cole Reinhardt L 000-101007:26
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill — 44100.0009:54
Akira Schmid W 222395.7150:06

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 0 – 1 VGK
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Carolina Hurricanes 5-1-0 L1 L10 5-1-0 Next game recap: @ COL · Thu, Oct 23
Vegas Golden Knights 5-0-2 W4 L10 5-0-2 Next game recap: @ FLA · Sat, Oct 25

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