NHL · Jun 2, 2026 · Playoffs

Vegas Golden Knights

5–4

Final

Carolina Hurricanes

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The Golden Knights slipped past the Hurricanes 5–4 at Lenovo Center. S. Theodore took first star with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Team	1	2	3	T	SOG
Golden Knights	1	2	2	5	23
Hurricanes	2	1	1	4	29

★ Three Stars

1S. TheodoreVGK · 1G 2A

2N. EhlersCAR · 2G 0A

3B. HowdenVGK · 1G 1A

Scoring Summary

1st Period

00:25

Nikolaj Ehlers (Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield)

0-1

12:08

Nikolaj Ehlers (Jalen Chatfield)

0-2

13:28

Shea Theodore (Brayden McNabb, Cole Smith)

1-2

2nd Period

00:30

Ivan Barbashev (Jack Eichel, Brayden McNabb)

2-2

04:35

William Karlsson (Mitch Marner, Brett Howden)

3-2

12:42

Jordan Staal (K'Andre Miller)

3-3

3rd Period

01:21

Brett Howden (Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb)

4-3

11:19

Shayne Gostisbehere

4-4

16:36

Tomas Hertl (Colton Sissons, Shea Theodore)

5-4

Boxscore

Golden Knights5

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Shea TheodoreD	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	2	23:00
Brayden McNabbD	0	3	3	+3	0	0	0	2	21:13
Brett HowdenC	1	1	2	+1	2	2	3	0	14:51
Ivan BarbashevL	1	0	1	0	0	3	8	0	16:49
Tomas HertlC	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	15:10
William KarlssonC	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	18:05
Jack EichelC	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	20:33
Mitch MarnerR	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	20:54
Colton SissonsC	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	2	14:01
Cole SmithR	0	1	1	0	0	1	7	0	11:11
Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	13:14
Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	6:43
Mark StoneR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	16:59
Noah HanifinD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	21:15
Pavel DorofeyevR	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	17:19
Rasmus AnderssonD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	23:18
Jeremy LauzonD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2	13:32
Dylan CoghlanD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	8:23

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Carter HartStart	29	25	4	.862	59:30
Adin Hill	0	0	0	-	0:00

Hurricanes4

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Nikolaj EhlersL	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	0	16:16
Jalen ChatfieldD	0	2	2	+1	2	1	2	3	19:24
Jordan StaalC	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	19:12
Shayne GostisbehereD	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	2	15:30
K'Andre MillerD	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	23:51
Jaccob SlavinD	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21:52
Sebastian AhoC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17:31
Jackson BlakeR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15:22
William CarrierL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	10:48
Taylor HallL	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	14:02
Mark JankowskiL	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	10:33
Seth JarvisR	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	17:40
Jordan MartinookL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	16:35
Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	11:02
Logan StankovenC	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	15:37
Andrei SvechnikovR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	15:24
Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	12:48
Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	1	22:19

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Frederik AndersenStart	23	18	5	.783	58:14
Brandon Bussi	0	0	0	-	0:00