Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina HurricanesJun 4, 2026

Final / OTPlayoffsThursday, Jun 4, 2026· Lenovo Center

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Goals	1	2	3	1OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	1OT	T
VGK	1	1	1	0	3		VGK	2	9	14	1	26
CAR	0	0	3	1	4		CAR	8	7	8	3	26

: VGK 44CAR 78
: VGK 3.35CAR 2.63
PP goals: VGK 0CAR 2
Hits: VGK 25CAR 46
Blocks: VGK 25CAR 11
PIM: VGK 6CAR 8
: VGK 44%CAR 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in overtime at home. Brett Howden (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.

Points
Brett Howden had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.Howden
Points
Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:37.Marner
Points
Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:55.Gostisbehere
PP1
CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Jarvis) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:33 together.Gostisbehere Ehlers Aho Svechnikov Jarvis
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 5:39, −15:55 down on his 21:34 season average over 20 games.McNabb
New line
New look for CAR: Martinook–Aho–Svechnikov skated 7:50 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Martinook Aho Svechnikov
New line
New look for CAR: Staal–Ehlers–Jarvis skated 7:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Staal Ehlers Jarvis
Usage
Jeremy Lauzon (VGK) played 21:08, +4:56 up on his 16:12 season average over 11 games.Lauzon

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 122 of 122 attempts · CAR 78 · VGK 44

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 23% of the game, CAR 37%.

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
	41	78
	2.93	2.14
	2.68	2.08
	11	12
	2	4
	20	18
	−0.041	+0.041
	23%	37%

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
10:3636% CF
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
10:3329% CF
L3Stone – Hertl – Sissons
9:1713% CF
L4Dowd – Kolesar – Smith
7:4954% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
10:3223% CF
D2Theodore – Lauzon
8:3046% CF
D3McNabb – Coghlan
0:00

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
5:5871% CF
PP2Karlsson – Theodore – Barbashev – Andersson – Howden
1:16
PK1FDowd – Sissons
1:26
PK2FKarlsson – Eichel
1:19
PK1DTheodore – Lauzon
1:59
PK2DHanifin – Andersson
1:12

Current VGK line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
12:1763% CF
L2Martinook – Aho – Svechnikov
7:5068% CF
L3Staal – Ehlers – Jarvis
7:1957% CF
L4Jankowski – Carrier – Robinson
6:2350% CF
D1Slavin – Chatfield
17:3350% CF
D2Walker – Miller
15:3587% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Nikishin
12:0963% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Ehlers – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:33100% CF
PP2Hall – Ehlers – Nikishin – Stankoven – Blake
2:12100% CF
PK1FAho – Jarvis
3:22
PK2FJankowski – Robinson
0:52
PK1DSlavin – Chatfield
3:27
PK2DWalker – Miller
2:41

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	0	0	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	22:22	—	—	34	47
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	19:55	—	—	42	51
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	1	1	0	5	0.40	2	3	0	16:55	—	—	38	49
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.10	1	0	0	22:37	—	—	35	68
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	0	1	0	19:07	—	—	38	75
Brett Howden C	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.69	1	3	0	15:35	—	—	30	75
Mark Stone R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.82	0	2	0	19:57	—	—	21	15
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	2	16:19	—	—	18	8
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	14:22	—	—	13	18
Nic Dowd C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	2	1	0	12:06	—	—	47	67
Cole Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.41	4	0	0	9:35	—	—	57	88
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	4	1	0	9:07	—	—	50	70
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	24:15	—	—	19	50
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	2	0	21:00	—	—	29	60
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	1	1	0	28:30	—	—	51	61
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	3	2	0	21:08	—	—	38	65
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	2	2	16:31	—	—	35	44
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:39	—	—	50	52

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	L	26	22	4	.846	2.63	63:32

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.27	3	1	0	17:09	—	—	62	61
Logan Stankoven C	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.29	3	0	0	17:04	—	—	63	38
Jackson Blake R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	2	16:58	—	—	62	42
Sebastian Aho C	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.31	4	1	0	21:37	—	—	74	36
Jordan Martinook L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.47	2	0	2	16:25	—	—	69	44
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.43	7	0	0	15:28	—	—	73	33
Seth Jarvis R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.17	3	0	0	20:04	—	—	64	34
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	0	0	0	17:52	—	—	67	47
Jordan Staal C	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.14	7	1	2	16:54	—	—	62	48
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	2	0	0	10:23	—	—	70	66
Mark Jankowski L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	9:47	—	—	50	60
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	7	1	0	8:49	—	—	60	59
Jalen Chatfield D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	0	3	0	24:25	—	—	52	43
Jaccob Slavin D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	24:09	—	—	48	38
K'Andre Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	0	2	21:51	—	—	86	39
Sean Walker D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	5	2	0	20:32	—	—	84	48
Alexander Nikishin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	16:18	—	—	63	30
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	2	2	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	15:55	—	—	68	54

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	3.35	63:56

Goal anatomy

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

Brett Howden (VGK) 1st 13:33 · assists Mitch Marner · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 60.2 mph shot · 2.3 s from entry to goal.

Brett Howden · 1st 13:33 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.2 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Logan Stankoven · 3rd 10:20 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.0 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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Mark Stone · 3rd 18:39 · VGK

Play: cycle
Passes: 2
Shot: 8.6 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Brett Howden · 2nd 7:23 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.8 mph
Distance: 60 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Mark Jankowski · 3rd 12:46 · CAR

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.1 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Jordan Staal · 3rd 15:25 · CAR PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 41.3 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: deflection

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Seth Jarvis · OT 3:56 · CAR PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 4
Shot: 75.7 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Type: one-timer

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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 4, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes edge Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 (OT)

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

OT period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

Brett Howden · 1st 13:33 · VGK

Logan Stankoven · 3rd 10:20 · CAR

Mark Stone · 3rd 18:39 · VGK

Brett Howden · 2nd 7:23 · VGK

Mark Jankowski · 3rd 12:46 · CAR

Jordan Staal · 3rd 15:25 · CAR PP

Seth Jarvis · OT 3:56 · CAR PP