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Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Monday, December 21, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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CARNHL · HHN · TVAS · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Monday, December 21, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN, TVAS and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Hurricanes

Game 4 of a road trip: Columbus, Utah and Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 112026-12-11: vs NYI
  2. 122026-12-12: no game
  3. 132026-12-13: vs BOS
  4. 142026-12-14: no game
  5. 152026-12-15: at CBJ
  6. 162026-12-16: no game
  7. 172026-12-17: at UTA
  8. 182026-12-18: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 192026-12-19: no game
  10. 202026-12-20: no game
  11. 212026-12-21: at VGK
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,864 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 112026-12-11: no game
  2. 122026-12-12: at TOR
  3. 132026-12-13: no game
  4. 142026-12-14: no game
  5. 152026-12-15: no game
  6. 162026-12-16: vs SJS
  7. 172026-12-17: no game
  8. 182026-12-18: vs NYI
  9. 192026-12-19: no game
  10. 202026-12-20: no game
  11. 212026-12-21: vs CAR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CARVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CAR 71% (11th most settled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CAR 28% (11th least often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series