Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights

Playoffs · Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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5–3

Final

SOG 28–21

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Golden Knights 28-21.

Jordan Staal scored twice. Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Brett Howden and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored.

Brandon Bussi made 18 saves on 21 shots for the win; Carter Hart stopped 23 of 27.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	3	0	2	5	28
VGK	1	2	0	3	21

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Logan Stankoven (11)Jalen Chatfield (7), Jackson Blake (12)1–001:06 CAR
Jackson Blake (6)Taylor Hall (12), Nikolaj Ehlers (6)2–003:28 CAR
Mark Stone (7)Shea Theodore (11), Brayden McNabb (9)2–107:22 VGK
Jordan Staal (6)Shayne Gostisbehere (7), Sebastian Aho (7)McNabb 1:33 into shift3–112:48 CAR · PPG

2nd period

William Karlsson (3)Rasmus Andersson (6), Mitch Marner (19)Svechnikov 1:09 into shift3–204:22 VGK
Brett Howden (14)Colton Sissons (6), William Karlsson (6)Miller 1:19 into shift3–317:08 VGK

3rd period

Jordan Staal (7)Nikolaj Ehlers (7)4–306:32 CAR
Nikolaj Ehlers (7)Unassisted5–319:05 CAR · EN

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:33

3–1 · 1st 12:48 · Staal. McNabb was 1:33 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceVGK on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CAR

1st 1:06 · Stankoven

Lauzon 0:39

Fresh legsLauzon 0:39

2–0 CAR

1st 3:28 · Blake

Marner 0:45

NormalMarner 0:45

2–1 VGK

1st 7:22 · Stone

Chatfield 0:56

NormalChatfield 0:56

3–1 CAR

1st 12:48 · PP · Staal

Stuck out there: McNabb 1:33

Stuck out thereMcNabb 1:33

3–2 VGK

2nd 4:22 · Karlsson

Long shift: Svechnikov 1:09

Long shiftSvechnikov 1:09

3–3 VGK

2nd 17:08 · Howden

Long shift: Miller 1:19

Long shiftMiller 1:19

4–3 CAR

3rd 6:32 · Staal

McNabb 0:38

Fresh legsMcNabb 0:38

5–3 CAR

3rd 19:05 · EN · Ehlers

Theodore 2:06

Empty netTheodore 2:06

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

CARVGK

28Shots on goal21

57%Faceoff %43%

1/3Power play0/3

8Penalty minutes8

34Hits38

16Blocked shots12

15Giveaways23

7Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 01:24Shea Theodore · tripping2 min
1st 12:27Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
1st 17:32Taylor Hall · slashing2 min
2nd 11:30Nic Dowd · cross checking2 min
2nd 14:20Jordan Martinook · interference2 min
2nd 18:30Brayden McNabb · cross checking2 min
2nd 18:30Jackson Blake · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 01:42K'Andre Miller · tripping2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

27Nikolaj EhlersL	1	2	3	+2	3	1	0	0	100	19:09
11Jordan StaalC	2	0	2	+2	4	2	1	0	75	16:34
53Jackson BlakeR	1	1	2	+1	3	2	0	2	–	15:14
20Sebastian AhoC	0	1	1	-1	3	1	2	0	38	18:14
22Logan StankovenC	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	33	16:54
71Taylor HallL	0	1	1	+1	3	0	2	2	100	16:33
4Shayne GostisbehereD	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	13:02
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	1	1	+2	1	4	0	0	–	22:51
24Seth JarvisR	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	–	18:30
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	100	08:23
37Andrei SvechnikovR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	12:56
48Jordan MartinookL	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	–	13:48
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	10:18
77Mark JankowskiL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	09:38
19K'Andre MillerD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	2	–	22:45
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	–	10:13
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	-2	1	5	3	0	–	22:17
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	0	–	24:41

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Brandon BussiG	W	21	18	3	.857	60:00
52Pyotr KochetkovG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

71William KarlssonC	1	1	2	+1	1	1	0	0	33	16:53
10Colton SissonsC	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	50	12:33
21Brett HowdenC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	100	15:40
61Mark StoneR	1	0	1	-1	5	6	0	0	–	21:34
93Mitch MarnerR	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	–	23:58
3Brayden McNabbD	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	–	20:46
4Rasmus AnderssonD	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	–	21:35
27Shea TheodoreD	0	1	1	-2	2	0	3	2	–	25:00
9Jack EichelC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	45	20:44
16Pavel DorofeyevR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	16:09
22Cole SmithR	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	–	09:50
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	50	10:33
48Tomas HertlC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	56	13:55
49Ivan BarbashevL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	17:01
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	–	06:17
5Jeremy LauzonD	0	0	0	-1	0	7	1	0	–	12:11
15Noah HanifinD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	0	–	20:20
52Dylan CoghlanD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:25

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG		0	0	0	–	00:00
79Carter HartG	L	27	23	4	.852	58:15