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Carolina Hurricanes 3, Vegas Golden Knights 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Carolina Hurricanes 3, Vegas Golden Knights 0. Shots on goal: CAR 23, VGK 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 1-0 VGK; P2 CAR 1-0 VGK; P3 CAR 1-0 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 03:47 Taylor Hall (assists: Jaccob Slavin, Jackson Blake) to make it CAR 1-0 VGK; P2 13:31 Jackson Blake (assists: Logan Stankoven) to make it CAR 2-0 VGK; P3 18:52 Nikolaj Ehlers to make it CAR 3-0 VGK. Top skaters: Jackson Blake (CAR) 1 G, 1 A; Taylor Hall (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1 G, 0 A; Jaccob Slavin (CAR) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Brandon Bussi (CAR) 22 saves on 22, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 20 saves on 22, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CAR
Jackson Blake
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:32 TOI
Goals · CAR
Nikolaj Ehlers
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:28 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Brandon Bussi
22 saves on 22 shots (1.000) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

CAR 3 largest lead P3 18:52 (CAR 3, VGK 0) · 3-0 run, P1 3:47–P3 18:52
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:47 Taylor Hall (Jaccob Slavin, Jackson Blake) CAR · wrist shot · CAR 1, VGK 0
  • P2 13:31 Jackson Blake (Logan Stankoven) CAR · snap shot · CAR 2, VGK 0
  • P3 18:52 Nikolaj Ehlers CAR · Empty net · snap shot · CAR 3, VGK 0

Linescore

123 T
CAR 111 3
VGK 000 0

Shots on goal: CAR 23, VGK 22

📋 Team Stats

CARVGK
23Shots on goal22
49Shot attempts45
33Faceoff wins30
32Hits39
12Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals0
10Takeaways2
15Giveaways19
6Penalty minutes6
100.0%Save %90.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR88723
VGK113822

🎯 Shot Map

Carolina Hurricanes3 G · 36 attempts
Jackson Blake: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: goal (wrist)Eric Robinson: saved (slap)William Carrier: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: saved (slap)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (backhand)Shayne Gostisbehere: saved (slap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (wrist)Jordan Staal: missed the netJordan Staal: saved (wrist)Sebastian Aho: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (tip-in)Logan Stankoven: missed the netJalen Chatfield: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: goal (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Jackson Blake: saved (wrist)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved56% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net36% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights0 G · 37 attempts
Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Mark Stone: saved (bat)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (slap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the net
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 22Saved59% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net41% 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
Jackson Blake R 112+230214:32
Nikolaj Ehlers L 101+130015:28
Taylor Hall L 101+220014:38
Jaccob Slavin D 011+100222:31
Logan Stankoven C 011+215016:15
Sean Walker D 000+202023:50
Jalen Chatfield D 000+101423:37
K'Andre Miller D 000+201122:59
Sebastian Aho C 000+112020:14
Seth Jarvis R 000022118:44
Jordan Staal C 000012017:02
Andrei Svechnikov R 000+136016:26
Jordan Martinook L 000032116:01
Shayne Gostisbehere D 000020011:54
Alexander Nikishin D 000001011:40
William Carrier L 000013010:26
Eric Robinson L 000013008:53
Mark Jankowski L 000002108:50
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Brandon Bussi W 2222100.0060:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shea Theodore D 000-110024:17
Jack Eichel C 000-123224:07
Mark Stone R 000-123023:49
Mitch Marner R 000-333022:58
Brayden McNabb D 000001020:12
Rasmus Andersson D 000-201119:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-160017:50
Tomas Hertl C 000-134017:00
Noah Hanifin D 000-200216:33
Jeremy Lauzon D 000017015:27
Brett Howden C 000-212014:52
Kaedan Korczak D 000000013:58
Colton Sissons C 000015113:11
Ivan Barbashev L 000-223011:48
Nic Dowd C 000002111:29
Cole Smith R 000002010:43
Reilly Smith R 000003009:21
Braeden Bowman R 000000009:12
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart L 202290.9258:02

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CAR 4 – 4 VGK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Carolina Hurricanes 16-2-1 W3 L10 8-1-1 Next game recap: vs FLA · Tue, Sep 29
Vegas Golden Knights 14-7-1 L3 L10 6-3-1 Next game recap: vs CHI · Tue, Sep 29

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