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Vegas Golden Knights 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4. Shots on goal: VGK 23, CAR 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-2 CAR; P2 VGK 2-1 CAR; P3 VGK 2-1 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 00:25 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield) to make it VGK 0-1 CAR; P1 12:08 Nikolaj Ehlers (assists: Jalen Chatfield) to make it VGK 0-2 CAR; P1 13:28 Shea Theodore (assists: Brayden McNabb, Cole Smith) to make it VGK 1-2 CAR; P2 00:30 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Jack Eichel, Brayden McNabb) to make it VGK 2-2 CAR; P2 04:35 William Karlsson (assists: Mitch Marner, Brett Howden) to make it VGK 3-2 CAR; P2 12:42 Jordan Staal (assists: K'Andre Miller) to make it VGK 3-3 CAR; P3 01:21 Brett Howden (assists: Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb) to make it VGK 4-3 CAR; P3 11:19 Shayne Gostisbehere to make it VGK 4-4 CAR; P3 16:36 Tomas Hertl (assists: Colton Sissons, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 5-4 CAR. Top skaters: Shea Theodore (VGK) 1 G, 2 A; Brayden McNabb (VGK) 0 G, 3 A; Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 2 G, 0 A; Brett Howden (VGK) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Frederik Andersen (CAR) 18 saves on 23, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 23 saves on 27, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Shea Theodore
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 23:00 TOI
Goals · CAR
Nikolaj Ehlers
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:16 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
23 saves on 27 shots (.852) · W
Season highs
Brayden McNabb · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P2 4:35 (VGK 3, CAR 2) · 3-0 run, P1 13:28–P2 4:35
CAR 2 largest lead P1 12:08 (VGK 0, CAR 2) · 2-0 run, P1 0:25–P1 12:08
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:25 Nikolaj Ehlers (Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield) CAR · snap shot · VGK 0, CAR 1
  • P1 12:08 Nikolaj Ehlers (Jalen Chatfield) CAR · backhand shot · VGK 0, CAR 2
  • P1 13:28 Shea Theodore (Brayden McNabb, Cole Smith) VGK · slap shot · VGK 1, CAR 2
  • P2 0:30 Ivan Barbashev (Jack Eichel, Brayden McNabb) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, CAR 2
  • P2 4:35 William Karlsson (Mitch Marner, Brett Howden) VGK · snap shot · VGK 3, CAR 2
  • P2 12:42 Jordan Staal (K'Andre Miller) CAR · snap shot · VGK 3, CAR 3
  • P3 1:21 Brett Howden (Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb) VGK · tip-in shot · VGK 4, CAR 3
  • P3 11:19 Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · snap shot · VGK 4, CAR 4
  • P3 16:36 Tomas Hertl (Colton Sissons, Shea Theodore) VGK · snap shot · VGK 5, CAR 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 122 5
CAR 211 4

Shots on goal: VGK 23, CAR 27

📋 Team Stats

VGKCAR
23Shots on goal29
55Shot attempts59
32Faceoff wins31
35Hits26
16Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways7
17Giveaways15
4Penalty minutes6
85.2%Save %78.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK411823
CAR1251229

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 38 attempts
Brett Howden: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: goal (slap)Noah Hanifin: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: goal (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: goal (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (tip-in)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Cole Smith: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBrett Howden: goal (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Brett Howden: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: goal (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the net
  • 5Goals13% of attempts
  • 18Saved47% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net39% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes4 G · 46 attempts
Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (snap)Jaccob Slavin: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJaccob Slavin: saved (slap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (tip-in)Jordan Staal: saved (wrist)Nikolaj Ehlers: goal (backhand)Taylor Hall: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (wrist)William Carrier: saved (snap)William Carrier: missed the netLogan Stankoven: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: saved (deflected)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netJordan Martinook: saved (snap)Eric Robinson: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netJordan Staal: goal (snap)Taylor Hall: missed the netSean Walker: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJordan Martinook: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netSean Walker: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: saved (snap)K'Andre Miller: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Sean Walker: missed the netSeth Jarvis: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: goal (snap)Jackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Jalen Chatfield: saved (snap)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Jackson Blake: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (slap)K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Seth Jarvis: saved (snap)Shayne Gostisbehere: saved (snap)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 25Saved54% of attempts
  • 17Missed 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
Shea Theodore D 123+220223:00
Brayden McNabb D 033+300221:13
Brett Howden C 112+123014:51
William Karlsson C 101+120118:05
Ivan Barbashev L 101038016:49
Tomas Hertl C 101+120015:10
Mitch Marner R 011010120:54
Jack Eichel C 011-130020:33
Colton Sissons C 011024214:01
Cole Smith R 011017011:11
Rasmus Andersson D 000+121023:18
Noah Hanifin D 000001421:15
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-130017:19
Mark Stone R 000+102016:59
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-202213:32
Nic Dowd C 000004113:14
Dylan Coghlan D 000-201108:23
Keegan Kolesar R 000+102006:43
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 232785.2459:30
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikolaj Ehlers L 202+220016:16
Jalen Chatfield D 022+112319:24
Jordan Staal C 101033019:12
Shayne Gostisbehere D 101-121215:30
K'Andre Miller D 011010423:51
Jaccob Slavin D 011010021:52
Sean Walker D 000-215122:19
Seth Jarvis R 000-130117:40
Sebastian Aho C 000010017:31
Jordan Martinook L 000+120016:35
Logan Stankoven C 000022015:37
Andrei Svechnikov R 000-113115:24
Jackson Blake R 000020015:22
Taylor Hall L 000022014:02
Alexander Nikishin D 000-111012:48
Eric Robinson L 000-113011:02
William Carrier L 000-114010:48
Mark Jankowski L 000-100110:33
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 182378.3558:14

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 3 – 0 CAR
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Vegas Golden Knights 13-4-0 W7 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: @ CAR · Thu, Jun 4
Carolina Hurricanes 12-2-0 L1 L10 8-2-0 Next game recap: vs VGK · Thu, Jun 4

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