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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden KnightsOct 20, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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CAR
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VGK
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Goals123TShots123T
CAR0101CAR891027
VGK2024VGK871126
CAR 62VGK 55
CAR 2.21VGK 2.93
PP goals
CAR 0VGK 0
Hits
CAR 15VGK 13
Blocks
CAR 18VGK 20
PIM
CAR 8VGK 8
CAR 45%VGK 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 at home. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Saad–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.Barbashev
  2. Points
    Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:37.Marner
  3. New line
    New look for VGK: Saad–Barbashev–Eichel skated 10:33 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadBarbashevEichel
  4. Usage
    Brandon Saad (VGK) played 16:32, +3:13 up on his 13:19 season average over 48 games.Saad
  5. Usage
    Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 13:38, −3:24 down on his 17:02 season average over 78 games.Svechnikov
  6. Usage
    Cole Reinhardt (VGK) played 7:26, −3:16 down on his 10:42 season average over 58 games.Reinhardt
  7. Usage
    Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 16:43, −3:39 down on his 20:22 season average over 77 games.Whitecloud
  8. PP1
    CAR's PP1 (Ehlers, Aho, Miller, Jarvis and Blake) went scoreless in 3:24 of 5v4 time with 4 attempts.EhlersAhoMillerJarvisBlake

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.

Shot map, CAR at VGK: 117 attempts, 53 on goal, 5 goals, 5.15 expected goals; best chance William Karlsson at 0.50 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CAR attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · VGK 55 · CAR 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CAR at VGK: expected goals 2.93 to 2.21 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 62, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVGKCAREDABKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCARcontrol2nd3rdEichel · 1st 8:42Dorofeyev · 1st 10:28Aho · 2nd 4:18Barbashev · 3rd 11:06Karlsson · 3rd 18:23
  • VGK pressure
  • CAR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 35% of the game, VGK 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CAR at VGK: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Akira Schmid (50:06) for VGK and Frederik Andersen (58:52) for CAR, 5 goals.

VGK
CAR
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus CAR columns: 250 matchups; most common McNabb vs Ehlers, 10:02 at 62% xGF.

VGK ↓ · CAR →JarvisAhoEhlersStankovenBlakeHallStaalMartinookCarrierSvechnikovRobinsonKotkaniemiNikishinChatfieldMillerWalkerReillyLegaultL1 EichelL1 SaadL1 BarbashevL2 MarnerL2 HertlL2 DorofeyevL3 KarlssonL3 SmithL3 HoltzL4 KolesarL4 SissonsL4 ReinhardtD1 TheodoreD1 McNabbD2 LauzonD2 KorczakD3 WhitecloudD3 Hutton
VGK 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
StatCARVGK
6154
1.682.15
1.622.10
58
12
2213
−0.032+0.032
35%30%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:42
    VGKJack Eichel (Brandon Saad, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.04 xG
    CAR: Carrier, Aho, Walker, Miller, JarvisVGK: Saad, Barbashev, Eichel, Lauzon, Korczak
    CAR 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 10:28
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl)backhand0.19 xG
    CAR: Chatfield, Robinson, Kotkaniemi, Svechnikov, NikishinVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Marner, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    CAR 0 – 2 VGK

2nd period

  1. 4:18
    CARSebastian Aho (Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers)wrist0.10 xG
    CAR: Reilly, Ehlers, Aho, Walker, JarvisVGK: Sissons, Kolesar, Lauzon, Reinhardt, Korczak
    CAR 1 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 11:06
    VGKIvan Barbashevwrist0.29 xG
    CAR: Ehlers, Aho, Walker, Miller, JarvisVGK: McNabb, Saad, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    CAR 1 – 3 VGK
  2. 18:23
    VGKWilliam KarlssonEN (Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore)wrist0.50 xG
    CAR: Ehlers, Aho, Walker, Miller, Svechnikov, JarvisVGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Theodore, Eichel, Marner
    CAR 1 – 4 VGK

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Seth Jarvis RL1011-220.3800021:25——5042
Sebastian Aho CL1101-230.3220021:01——5442
Nikolaj Ehlers LL1011-120.0500418:22——5444
Logan Stankoven CL2000020.0700016:32——7476
Jackson Blake RL2000030.2300016:02——7572
Taylor Hall LL2000000.0900014:11——7675
Jordan Staal CL3000010.1012013:36——5631
Jordan Martinook LL3000000.0021013:13——5426
William Carrier LL3000-100.001009:54——5835
Andrei Svechnikov RL4000-220.1500013:38——3223
Eric Robinson LL4000-100.001009:14——3517
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CL4000-100.000208:54——255
Alexander Nikishin DD1000-110.0145221:08——4730
Jalen Chatfield DD1000-120.0612020:53——4531
K'Andre Miller DD2000-320.2101024:02——5247
Sean Walker DD2000-240.2822223:48——5351
Mike Reilly DD3000+130.2401014:45——6975
Charles Alexis Legault DD3000000.0012012:30——8188
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)L25223.8802.4458:52

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Eichel CL1101+340.2800021:30——5766
Brandon Saad LL1011+240.4310016:32——5773
Ivan Barbashev LL1112+220.3000014:31——5769
Mitch Marner RL2022+200.0010020:37——4752
Tomas Hertl CL2011+120.1401218:10——4450
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2101+140.6511217:06——4751
William Karlsson CL3101+120.5501015:37——5365
Reilly Smith RL3000020.1010013:40——4047
Alexander Holtz RL3000010.020209:51——5674
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-100.0022012:12——1926
Colton Sissons CL4000-100.0710211:48——3134
Cole Reinhardt LL4000-100.091007:26——2725
Shea Theodore DD1011+210.0203223:58——5264
Brayden McNabb DD1000+210.0713021:45——5062
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000010.0121017:52——3936
Kaedan Korczak DD2000010.1412017:17——3848
Zach Whitecloud DD3000+110.0014016:43——5155
Ben Hutton DD3000+100.0700016:04——5160
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira SchmidW23221.9572.0650:06
Adin Hill(start)—440.10000.159:54

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK) 1st 8:42 · assists Brandon Saad, Ivan Barbashev · Rush · carried in · 33.1 mph shot · 4.2 s from entry to goal.

Jack Eichel · 1st 8:42 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
33.1 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 1st 10:28 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
14.6 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Sebastian Aho · 2nd 4:18 · CAR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
48.3 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
3.8 s

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Ivan Barbashev · 3rd 11:06 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
40.2 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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