Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina HurricanesJun 2, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	2	2	5		VGK	4	11	8	23
CAR	2	1	1	4		CAR	12	5	12	29

: VGK 51CAR 63
: VGK 3.78CAR 2.72
PP goals: VGK 0CAR 0
Hits: VGK 35CAR 26
Blocks: VGK 16CAR 13
PIM: VGK 4CAR 6
: VGK 51%CAR 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 at CAR. Shea Theodore (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Dylan Coghlan (VGK) played 8:23, −6:21 down on his 14:44 season average over 12 games.

Points
Shea Theodore had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:00.Theodore
Points
Brayden McNabb had 3 assists (3 points) in 21:13.McNabb
Points
Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:16.Ehlers
Points
Brett Howden had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:51.Howden
Points
Jalen Chatfield had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:24.Chatfield
Usage
Dylan Coghlan (VGK) played 8:23, −6:21 down on his 14:44 season average over 12 games.Coghlan
Usage
Jalen Chatfield (CAR) played 19:24, −3:19 down on his 22:43 season average over 18 games.Chatfield
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 23:00, −3:07 down on his 26:07 season average over 21 games.Theodore

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · CAR 63 · VGK 51

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR pressure
VGK pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 34% of the game, CAR 39%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CAR

VGK

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CAR skaters (rows) against VGK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CAR side.

Matchup matrix

CAR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	VGK	CAR
	42	65
	2.56	3.10
	2.48	3.04
	10	10
	2	4
	22	26
	+0.026	−0.026
	34%	39%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Barbashev – Eichel – Dorofeyev
10:3939% CF
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
10:3240% CF
L3Stone – Hertl – Sissons
8:2033% CF
L4Dowd – Kolesar – Smith
5:5033% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
18:0831% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
16:2963% CF
D3Lauzon – Coghlan
6:480% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
4:4789% CF
PP2Karlsson – Theodore – Barbashev – Andersson – Howden
0:53100% CF
PK1FDowd – Sissons
1:42
PK2FKarlsson – Eichel
0:53
PK1DMcNabb – Lauzon
2:31
PK2DTheodore – Hanifin
0:43

Current VGK line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
10:1471% CF
L2Staal – Martinook – Ehlers
9:4065% CF
L3Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
9:1155% CF
L4Jankowski – Carrier – Robinson
8:0256% CF
D1Walker – Miller
16:2661% CF
D2Slavin – Chatfield
16:1156% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Nikishin
10:3555% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Ehlers – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
1:51100% CF
PP2Staal – Hall – Miller – Stankoven – Blake
1:42100% CF
PK1FStaal – Martinook
2:59
PK2FAho – Jarvis
2:18
PK1DWalker – Miller
1:56
PK2DSlavin – Chatfield
1:39

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.42	0	0	0	20:33	—	—	44	48
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.76	0	0	0	17:19	—	—	42	46
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.20	8	0	0	16:49	—	—	43	48
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.13	0	1	0	20:54	—	—	42	56
William Karlsson C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.42	0	1	0	18:05	—	—	45	60
Brett Howden C	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.32	3	0	2	14:51	—	—	46	58
Mark Stone R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.11	2	0	0	16:59	—	—	35	34
Tomas Hertl C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.88	0	0	0	15:10	—	—	40	42
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	4	2	0	14:01	—	—	25	22
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	13:14	—	—	31	18
Cole Smith R	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	7	0	0	11:11	—	—	31	17
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	6:43	—	—	29	33
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	1	0	2	23:18	—	—	31	46
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	4	0	21:15	—	—	33	42
Shea Theodore D	D2	1	2	3	+2	2	0.38	0	2	0	23:00	—	—	56	61
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	3	3	+3	0	0.00	0	2	0	21:13	—	—	63	67
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	2	0	13:32	—	—	11	2
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	8:23	—	—	0	0

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	W	29	25	4	.862	2.72	59:30

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Logan Stankoven C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	0	0	15:37	—	—	73	70
Jackson Blake R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	70	66
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	2	0	0	14:02	—	—	71	64
Jordan Staal C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.43	3	0	0	19:12	—	—	57	54
Jordan Martinook L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.15	0	0	0	16:35	—	—	62	61
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L2	2	0	2	+2	2	0.45	0	0	0	16:16	—	—	65	66
Seth Jarvis R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.40	0	1	0	17:40	—	—	50	39
Sebastian Aho C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	17:31	—	—	54	46
Andrei Svechnikov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	1	0	15:24	—	—	52	49
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	3	0	0	11:02	—	—	56	53
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	4	0	0	10:48	—	—	64	61
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	4	10:33	—	—	50	43
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.08	0	4	0	23:51	—	—	64	60
Sean Walker D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	5	1	0	22:19	—	—	57	45
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	21:52	—	—	62	59
Jalen Chatfield D	D2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.02	2	3	2	19:24	—	—	59	53
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.17	1	2	0	15:30	—	—	60	46
Alexander Nikishin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:48	—	—	53	51

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	L	23	18	5	.783	3.44	58:14

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) 1st 0:25 · assists Jaccob Slavin, Jalen Chatfield · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 67.0 mph shot · 1.6 s from entry to goal.

Nikolaj Ehlers · 1st 0:25 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.0 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Nikolaj Ehlers · 1st 12:08 · CAR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 30.0 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Shea Theodore · 1st 13:28 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 59.2 mph
Distance: 51 ft
Type: one-timer

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Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 0:30 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 57.6 mph
Distance: 25 ft

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William Karlsson · 2nd 4:35 · VGK

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.6 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: one-timer

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Jordan Staal · 2nd 12:42 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.9 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 5.9 s

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Brett Howden · 3rd 1:21 · VGK

Play: deflection
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 38.8 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Shayne Gostisbehere · 3rd 11:19 · CAR

Play: faceoff
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 63.8 mph
Distance: 26 ft

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Tomas Hertl · 3rd 16:36 · VGK

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 64.9 mph
Distance: 18 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina HurricanesJun 2, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights edge Carolina Hurricanes 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

Nikolaj Ehlers · 1st 0:25 · CAR

Nikolaj Ehlers · 1st 12:08 · CAR

Shea Theodore · 1st 13:28 · VGK

Ivan Barbashev · 2nd 0:30 · VGK

William Karlsson · 2nd 4:35 · VGK

Jordan Staal · 2nd 12:42 · CAR

Brett Howden · 3rd 1:21 · VGK

Shayne Gostisbehere · 3rd 11:19 · CAR

Tomas Hertl · 3rd 16:36 · VGK