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Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes

Playoffs · Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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5–4

Final

SOG 23–29

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Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Golden Knights 29-23.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice. Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, William Karlsson, Jordan Staal, Brett Howden, Shayne Gostisbehere and Tomas Hertl also scored.

Carter Hart made 25 saves on 29 shots for the win; Frederik Andersen stopped 18 of 23.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK122523
Carolina HurricanesCAR211429

Three stars

  1. ★1st starShea TheodoreVGK · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starNikolaj EhlersCAR · 2G 0A
  3. ★3rd starBrett HowdenVGK · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:21

4–3 · 3rd 1:21 · Howden. Staal was 1:21 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVGK on iceCAR on ice

0–1 CAR

1st 0:25 · Ehlers

McNabb 0:25

0–2 CAR

1st 12:08 · Ehlers

Long shift: Coghlan 1:11

1–2 VGK

1st 13:28 · Theodore

Robinson 0:36

2–2 VGK

2nd 0:30 · Barbashev

Staal 0:30

3–2 VGK

2nd 4:35 · Karlsson

Svechnikov 0:20

3–3 CAR

2nd 12:42 · Staal

Marner 0:58

4–3 VGK

3rd 1:21 · Howden

Long shift: Staal 1:21

4–4 CAR

3rd 11:19 · Gostisbehere

Long shift: Theodore 1:00

5–4 VGK

3rd 16:36 · Hertl

Hall 0:19

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

VGKCAR
23Shots on goal29
51%Faceoff %49%
0/3Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes6
35Hits26
16Blocked shots13
18Giveaways16
3Takeaways7

Penalties

  • 1st 13:37Brett Howden · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 07:46Mark Jankowski · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 18:35Jalen Chatfield · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 06:09Rasmus Andersson · closing hand on puck2 min
  • 3rd 09:03Mark Jankowski · delaying game puck over glass2 min

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