NHL Recaps: Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final / OT

PlayoffsFull report

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes

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.

•Brett Howden had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:35.
•Mitch Marner had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:37.
•Shayne Gostisbehere had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:55.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Seth Jarvis for CAR vs VGK, 75.7 mph. Full game report →

Seth Jarvis (CAR vs VGK): Cycle, 4 passes, 75.7 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Brett Howden VGK	at CAR	2	0	2	3	1	3	15:35	—
Mitch Marner VGK	at CAR	0	2	2	3	1	0	22:37	—
Shayne Gostisbehere CAR	vs VGK	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:55	—
Jordan Staal CAR	vs VGK	1	0	1	2	7	1	16:54	—
William Carrier CAR	vs VGK	0	1	1	0	7	1	8:49	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs VGK	W	26	3	.885
Carter Hart VGK	at CAR	L	26	4	.846

Next up: tonight's starting goalies, today's line combinations and today's games. Takeaways are generated from the numbers with fixed rules; nothing is written by a language model.