Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJun 9, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	3	0	2	5		CAR	14	9	5	28
VGK	1	2	0	3		VGK	6	6	9	21

: CAR 52VGK 52
: CAR 3.07VGK 2.28
PP goals: CAR 1VGK 0
Hits: CAR 34VGK 38
Blocks: CAR 16VGK 12
PIM: CAR 8VGK 6
: CAR 57%VGK 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 at VGK. Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR scored 5 goals on 3.07 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:09.Ehlers
Points
Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.Staal
Points
Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:14.Blake
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:53.Karlsson
Luck
CAR scored 5 goals on 3.07 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) played 13:02, −5:07 down on his 18:09 season average over 18 games.Gostisbehere
Usage
Alexander Nikishin (CAR) played 10:13, −4:54 down on his 15:07 season average over 16 games.Nikishin
Usage
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 12:56, −5:03 down on his 17:59 season average over 18 games.Svechnikov

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

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

VGK
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · VGK 52 · CAR 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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

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
Stat	CAR	VGK
	50	43
	2.40	1.52
	2.34	1.45
	10	10
	5	5
	31	18
	+0.058	−0.058
	35%	29%

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

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
11:1056% CF
L2Staal – Ehlers – Jarvis
8:2271% CF
L3Martinook – Aho – Svechnikov
6:2558% CF
L4Jankowski – Carrier – Robinson
5:4540% CF
D1Walker – Miller
16:0442% CF
D2Slavin – Chatfield
15:4374% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Nikishin
5:2742% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Ehlers – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:3950% CF
PP2Hall – Ehlers – Nikishin – Stankoven – Blake
1:36100% CF
PK1FAho – Jarvis
2:03
PK2FStaal – Martinook
1:42
PK1DSlavin – Chatfield
3:11
PK2DWalker – Miller
1:48

Current CAR line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
8:5841% CF
L2Karlsson – Marner – Howden
8:4643% CF
L3Dowd – Kolesar – Smith
5:1850% CF
L4Hertl – Sissons – Dorofeyev
5:1267% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
17:0440% CF
D2Hanifin – Andersson
12:3042% CF
D3Lauzon – Coghlan
5:5867% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
3:47100% CF
PP2Karlsson – Theodore – Barbashev – Andersson – Howden
1:4275% CF
PK1FMarner – Howden
1:11
PK2FSissons – Smith
0:59
PK1DHanifin – Andersson
1:48
PK2DMcNabb – Lauzon
1:27

Current VGK 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.

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Logan Stankoven C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.41	3	0	0	16:54	—	—	58	76
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.41	0	2	2	16:33	—	—	58	80
Jackson Blake R	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.50	2	0	2	15:14	—	—	48	70
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L2	1	2	3	+2	3	0.45	1	0	0	19:09	—	—	56	49
Seth Jarvis R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	2	2	0	18:30	—	—	59	51
Jordan Staal C	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.64	2	1	0	16:34	—	—	67	66
Sebastian Aho C	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.17	1	2	0	18:14	—	—	41	20
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	0	2	13:48	—	—	54	53
Andrei Svechnikov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	1	0	0	12:56	—	—	47	30
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:18	—	—	50	62
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:38	—	—	43	48
William Carrier L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	4	1	0	8:23	—	—	56	26
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	2	1	2	22:45	—	—	45	45
Sean Walker D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	5	3	0	22:17	—	—	43	54
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.07	1	1	0	24:41	—	—	73	81
Jalen Chatfield D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.00	4	0	0	22:51	—	—	69	73
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	13:02	—	—	47	52
Alexander Nikishin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	10:13	—	—	33	47

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Brandon Bussi(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	2.28	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.59	6	0	0	21:34	—	—	43	46
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.43	0	0	0	20:44	—	—	43	46
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	17:01	—	—	39	24
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.03	3	0	0	23:58	—	—	40	45
William Karlsson C	L2	1	1	2	+1	1	0.17	1	0	0	16:53	—	—	40	31
Brett Howden C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	2	0	0	15:40	—	—	43	32
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	3	0	2	10:33	—	—	50	77
Cole Smith R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	9:50	—	—	38	34
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	6:17	—	—	38	27
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.27	0	0	0	16:09	—	—	58	38
Tomas Hertl C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	1	0	0	13:55	—	—	69	40
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	4	0	0	12:33	—	—	57	40
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.03	0	3	2	25:00	—	—	42	15
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	20:46	—	—	44	28
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.21	0	3	0	21:35	—	—	44	42
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	3	0	20:20	—	—	43	53
Jeremy Lauzon D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	7	1	0	12:11	—	—	56	54
Dylan Coghlan D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	10:25	—	—	62	83

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.75	58:15

Goal anatomy

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

Logan Stankoven (CAR) 1st 1:06 · assists Jalen Chatfield, Jackson Blake · Cycle · 17.8 mph shot.

Logan Stankoven · 1st 1:06 · CAR

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Jackson Blake · 1st 3:28 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.9 mph
Distance: 11 ft

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Mark Stone · 1st 7:22 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 37.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Jordan Staal · 3rd 6:32 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 9.9 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Nikolaj Ehlers · 3rd 19:05 · CAR EN

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Distance: 8 ft

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Jordan Staal · 1st 12:48 · CAR PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.6 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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William Karlsson · 2nd 4:22 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 60.5 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s
Type: one-timer

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Brett Howden · 2nd 17:08 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 67.1 mph
Distance: 36 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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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.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJun 9, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Carolina Hurricanes

Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Vegas Golden Knights

Goal anatomy

Logan Stankoven · 1st 1:06 · CAR

Jackson Blake · 1st 3:28 · CAR

Mark Stone · 1st 7:22 · VGK

Jordan Staal · 3rd 6:32 · CAR

Nikolaj Ehlers · 3rd 19:05 · CAR EN

Jordan Staal · 1st 12:48 · CAR PP

William Karlsson · 2nd 4:22 · VGK

Brett Howden · 2nd 17:08 · VGK