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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Carolina Hurricanes 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Carolina Hurricanes 4. Shots on goal: VGK 25, CAR 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 CAR; P2 VGK 0-2 CAR; P3 VGK 1-1 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 06:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 1-0 CAR; P1 11:46 Jordan Staal (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Seth Jarvis) to make it VGK 1-1 CAR; P2 11:58 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Nikolaj Ehlers) to make it VGK 1-2 CAR; P2 17:51 Sebastian Aho (assists: Sean Walker, Jordan Martinook) to make it VGK 1-3 CAR; P3 11:08 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere) to make it VGK 1-4 CAR; P3 13:49 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 2-4 CAR. Top skaters: Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 0 G, 3 A; Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 2 G, 0 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Brandon Bussi (CAR) 23 saves on 25, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 20 saves on 24, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CAR
Nikolaj Ehlers
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 0 SOG · 17:47 TOI
Goals · CAR
Andrei Svechnikov
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:23 TOI
Goaltending · CAR
Brandon Bussi
23 saves on 25 shots (.920) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead P1 6:52 (VGK 1, CAR 0)
CAR 3 largest lead P3 11:08 (VGK 1, CAR 4) · 4-0 run, P1 11:46–P3 11:08
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:52 Pavel Dorofeyev (Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 1, CAR 0
  • P1 11:46 Jordan Staal (Nikolaj Ehlers, Seth Jarvis) CAR · tip-in shot · VGK 1, CAR 1
  • P2 11:58 Andrei Svechnikov (Shayne Gostisbehere, Nikolaj Ehlers) CAR · Power play · snap shot · VGK 1, CAR 2
  • P2 17:51 Sebastian Aho (Sean Walker, Jordan Martinook) CAR · snap shot · VGK 1, CAR 3
  • P3 11:08 Andrei Svechnikov (Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere) CAR · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, CAR 4
  • P3 13:49 Pavel Dorofeyev (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, CAR 4

Linescore

123 T
VGK 101 2
CAR 121 4

Shots on goal: VGK 25, CAR 24

Biggest Period

The Carolina Hurricanes scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKCAR
25Shots on goal24
67Shot attempts57
22Faceoff wins31
32Hits34
18Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals2
2Takeaways6
14Giveaways17
10Penalty minutes6
83.3%Save %92.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK751325
CAR510924

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 49 attempts
Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Brett Howden: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netDylan Coghlan: saved (snap)William Karlsson: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (bat)Brett Howden: saved (deflected)Dylan Coghlan: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 23Saved47% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net49% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes4 G · 43 attempts
Logan Stankoven: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (snap)Jalen Chatfield: saved (slap)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netJordan Staal: goal (tip-in)Eric Robinson: saved (slap)Shayne Gostisbehere: missed the netTaylor Hall: missed the netJalen Chatfield: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (snap)Jordan Martinook: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (snap)Jaccob Slavin: saved (wrist)Logan Stankoven: saved (backhand)Nikolaj Ehlers: missed the netSeth Jarvis: saved (slap)Jackson Blake: saved (snap)Jordan Staal: saved (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: goal (snap)Logan Stankoven: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netSebastian Aho: goal (snap)Eric Robinson: missed the netJackson Blake: saved (tip-in)Taylor Hall: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (wrist)Seth Jarvis: saved (backhand)Jaccob Slavin: saved (snap)Mark Jankowski: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: saved (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netSebastian Aho: saved (slap)Seth Jarvis: saved (slap)Logan Stankoven: missed the netJordan Staal: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netSeth Jarvis: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: goal (wrist)William Carrier: saved (backhand)Jackson Blake: missed the netSeth Jarvis: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 20Saved47% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net44% 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
Pavel Dorofeyev R 202+131017:53
Jack Eichel C 022+112423:31
Shea Theodore D 011-120323:42
Tomas Hertl C 011032013:26
Noah Hanifin D 000010022:23
Rasmus Andersson D 000030321:52
Mark Stone R 000-114021:47
Mitch Marner R 000-111221:38
Brayden McNabb D 000001320:29
Nic Dowd C 000025015:05
Brett Howden C 000-134014:32
Colton Sissons C 000012012:43
Jeremy Lauzon D 000002112:36
Ivan Barbashev L 000-126012:03
Cole Smith R 000002011:39
Dylan Coghlan D 000-110211:26
Keegan Kolesar R 000000009:54
William Karlsson C 000-110008:43
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart L 202483.3457:07
CAR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikolaj Ehlers L 033001017:47
Andrei Svechnikov R 202+132016:23
Shayne Gostisbehere D 022000015:14
Sebastian Aho C 101+121019:01
Jordan Staal C 101035117:22
Sean Walker D 011+104120:05
Seth Jarvis R 011043119:51
Jordan Martinook L 011+104114:29
Jaccob Slavin D 000+121121:55
Jalen Chatfield D 000011121:04
K'Andre Miller D 000000421:00
Logan Stankoven C 000012017:46
Jackson Blake R 000021016:19
Taylor Hall L 000040114:55
Alexander Nikishin D 000001014:01
William Carrier L 000015009:48
Mark Jankowski L 000001109:19
Eric Robinson L 000012009:13
CAR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Brandon Bussi W 232592.0260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 4 – 3 CAR
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Vegas Golden Knights 14-6-1 L2 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs CAR · Sun, Jun 14
Carolina Hurricanes 15-2-1 W2 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: @ VGK · Sun, Jun 14

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