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Vegas Golden Knights 6, Carolina Hurricanes 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 6, Carolina Hurricanes 3. Shots on goal: VGK 35, CAR 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 2-1 CAR; P2 VGK 0-1 CAR; P3 VGK 4-1 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 03:46 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Sebastian Aho) to make it VGK 0-1 CAR; P1 06:27 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 1-1 CAR; P1 18:03 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 2-1 CAR; P2 12:07 Jordan Martinook to make it VGK 2-2 CAR; P3 02:31 Logan Stankoven (assists: Jalen Chatfield, Jackson Blake) to make it VGK 2-3 CAR; P3 06:10 Brett Howden (assists: Cole Reinhardt, Keegan Kolesar) to make it VGK 3-3 CAR; P3 15:01 Jack Eichel (assists: Ivan Barbashev) to make it VGK 4-3 CAR; P3 17:36 Jack Eichel (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner) to make it VGK 5-3 CAR; P3 19:38 Tomas Hertl (assists: William Karlsson) to make it VGK 6-3 CAR. Top skaters: Jack Eichel (VGK) 2 G, 1 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Ivan Barbashev (VGK) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 29 saves on 34, decision L; Akira Schmid (VGK) 21 saves on 24, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Jack Eichel
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 21:27 TOI
Goals · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 9 SOG · 15:32 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
21 saves on 24 shots (.875) · W
Season highs
Pavel Dorofeyev · Season-high 9 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 3 largest lead P3 19:38 (VGK 6, CAR 3) · 4-0 run, P3 6:10–P3 19:38
CAR 1 largest lead P1 3:46 (VGK 0, CAR 1) · 2-0 run, P2 12:07–P3 2:31
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:46 Andrei Svechnikov (Sebastian Aho) CAR · Power play · slap shot · VGK 0, CAR 1
  • P1 6:27 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · backhand shot · VGK 1, CAR 1
  • P1 18:03 Pavel Dorofeyev (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · slap shot · VGK 2, CAR 1
  • P2 12:07 Jordan Martinook CAR · snap shot · VGK 2, CAR 2
  • P3 2:31 Logan Stankoven (Jalen Chatfield, Jackson Blake) CAR · snap shot · VGK 2, CAR 3
  • P3 6:10 Brett Howden (Cole Reinhardt, Keegan Kolesar) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 3, CAR 3
  • P3 15:01 Jack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev) VGK · snap shot · VGK 4, CAR 3
  • P3 17:36 Jack Eichel (Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner) VGK · snap shot · VGK 5, CAR 3
  • P3 19:38 Tomas Hertl (William Karlsson) VGK · Empty net · wrist shot · VGK 6, CAR 3

Linescore

123 T
VGK 204 6
CAR 111 3

Shots on goal: VGK 35, CAR 24

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKCAR
35Shots on goal24
65Shot attempts55
34Faceoff wins36
22Hits17
16Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways8
21Giveaways19
4Penalty minutes10
87.5%Save %85.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK6181135
CAR87924

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights6 G · 48 attempts
Keegan Kolesar: missed the netBrayden McNabb: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: saved (snap)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (deflected)Mitch Marner: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netAlexander Holtz: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (tip-in)Shea Theodore: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)William Karlsson: saved (backhand)Brandon Saad: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: saved (deflected)Alexander Holtz: saved (snap)Alexander Holtz: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: goal (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: goal (snap)William Karlsson: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (wrist)
  • 6Goals13% of attempts
  • 29Saved60% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net27% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes3 G · 38 attempts
Jordan Martinook: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (wrist)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Bradly Nadeau: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: goal (slap)Domenick Fensore: saved (wrist)Jalen Chatfield: saved (wrist)Jesperi Kotkaniemi: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: missed the netSean Walker: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Alexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: goal (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Taylor Hall: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netJordan Staal: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: goal (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (wrist)Domenick Fensore: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netSean Walker: saved (slap)Joel Nystrom: saved (slap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (wrist)Sean Walker: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Alexander Nikishin: missed the netDomenick Fensore: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 21Saved55% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net37% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Eichel C 213+160121:27
Pavel Dorofeyev R 202+190015:32
Tomas Hertl C 112+220119:41
Mitch Marner R 022+110121:14
Ivan Barbashev L 022+111115:49
Brett Howden C 101025114:06
Shea Theodore D 011+310026:18
William Karlsson C 011+110114:02
Cole Reinhardt L 011004012:56
Keegan Kolesar R 011+114112:53
Kaedan Korczak D 000+110121:43
Brayden McNabb D 000+302421:28
Jeremy Lauzon D 000+102119:59
Alexander Holtz R 000+152013:39
Brandon Saad L 000010112:30
Zach Whitecloud D 000-111012:10
Ben Hutton D 000-120211:39
Reilly Smith R 000011011:03
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 212487.5359:49
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Logan Stankoven C 101-221015:43
Andrei Svechnikov R 101041115:00
Jordan Martinook L 101-112214:55
Jalen Chatfield D 011-110025:45
Sebastian Aho C 011-110018:03
Jackson Blake R 011-110116:11
Alexander Nikishin D 000043327:33
Sean Walker D 000-122324:04
Seth Jarvis C 000-120019:29
Domenick Fensore D 000-221319:22
Jordan Staal C 000+113015:53
Joel Nystrom D 000011215:19
Nikolaj Ehlers L 000-100014:57
Taylor Hall L 000-200114:46
Mark Jankowski L 000-100110:31
Bradly Nadeau L 000-112009:21
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 000-111008:58
Shayne Gostisbehere D 000-100007:19
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 293485.3558:29

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 2 – 0 CAR
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Vegas Golden Knights 6-1-3 W1 L10 6-1-3 Next game recap: vs COL · Fri, Oct 31
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