NHL Recaps: Sunday, Jun 14, 2026

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

Game recaps

Final

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Carolina Hurricanes

Vegas Golden Knights

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 at VGK. Jackson Blake (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for VGK: Dowd–Smith–Bowman skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:32.
•New look for VGK: Dowd–Smith–Bowman skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for VGK: Smith–Hertl–Sissons skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikolaj Ehlers for CAR @ VGK, 80.5 mph. Full game report →

Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR @ VGK): Off the faceoff, carried in, 0 passes, 80.5 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Jackson Blake CAR	at VGK	1	1	2	3	0	2	14:32	—

Line changes

New look for VGK: Dowd–Smith–Bowman skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VGK: Smith–Hertl–Sissons skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Carter Hart VGK	vs CAR	L	22	2	.909
Brandon Bussi CAR	at VGK	W	22	0	.1000

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.