NHL

Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes

· National Hockey League
Vegas Golden Knights
6-1-3
Final
6 - 3
Carolina Hurricanes
6-3-0

Carolina Hurricanes advance to face Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final, beating Montreal 6-1 in Game 5

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:46 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (7)
Goal 1st Period 6:27 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Mitch Marner (9), Tomas Hertl (5)
Goal 1st Period 18:03 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (4), Jack Eichel (11)
Goal 2nd Period 12:07 Jordan Martinook Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 2:31 Logan Stankoven Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jalen Chatfield (3), Jackson Blake (5)
Goal 3rd Period 6:10 Brett Howden Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Reinhardt (1), Keegan Kolesar (2)
Goal 3rd Period 15:01 Jack Eichel Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (6)
Goal 3rd Period 17:36 Jack Eichel Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (7), Mitch Marner (10)
Goal 3rd Period 19:38 Tomas Hertl Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (2)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 17
22 Hits 17
5 Takeaways 8
35 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 1
25.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 36
48.6 Faceoff Win Percent 51.4
21 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 5
4 Penalty Minutes 10
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Jarvis, C Injured Reserve Sep 27
Alexander Nikishin, D Out Sep 16
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Raphael Lavoie, C Day-To-Day Oct 5
Lukas Cormier, D Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,299 | Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 1 0 5 2
Anaheim 0 0 4 2
Seattle 0 1 4 2
Vegas 0 1 4 2
San Jose 0 1 4 2
Vancouver 0 2 4 2
Los Angeles 1 1 1 0
Calgary 0 3 0 0

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
NY Rangers 0 1 6 3
Pittsburgh 0 1 4 2
Carolina 1 1 3 1
NY Islanders 0 1 2 1
Washington 0 1 2 1
Columbus 0 1 2 1
New Jersey 0 1 2 1
Philadelphia 2 2 2 0
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