Vegas Golden Knights 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4: final score and stats
Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights 5 to Carolina Hurricanes 4, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHL · Stanley Cup Final - Game 1Tuesday, June 2, 2026
DateJun 2, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVABC
Attendance18,738
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
39-26-17Record53-22-7
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
6-4Road record / home record6-2
WWWLLLast 5WWLWW
W3StreakW2
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Vegas Golden KnightsCarolina Hurricanes
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Box score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 15:40 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:19 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 11:13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:33 | 5:03 | 1:13 | 14:17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 10:23 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 1:00 | 0:34 | 13:17 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| William Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:05 | 1:11 | 1:06 | 15:48 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:43 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:54 | 4:45 | 0:55 | 15:14 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 | 0:02 | 1:42 | 12:17 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 11:07 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 | 4:47 | 0:28 | 11:44 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:18 | 1:08 | 0:44 | 21:26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dylan Coghlan | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 19:48 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 13:32 | 0:01 | 2:34 | 10:57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:13 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 18:40 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:00 | 1:17 | 0:43 | 21:00 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 59:30 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:31 | 2:11 | 2:19 | 13:01 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:22 | 2:01 | 0:06 | 13:15 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 13:57 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:40 | 2:01 | 2:30 | 13:09 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 13:11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 10:25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | 1:26 | 3:00 | 14:46 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 1:48 | 0:04 | 13:45 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:24 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 13:22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 17:44 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:30 | 2:14 | 0:05 | 13:11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:51 | 1:46 | 2:33 | 19:32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:48 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 12:24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 18:13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 22:19 | 0:13 | 3:39 | 18:27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .783 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 58:14 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
VGK wins series 2-0
Oct 28, 2025VGK 6, CAR 3
Oct 20, 2025CAR 1, VGK 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Vegas Golden Knights won, 5-4, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Vegas Golden Knights 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: Shea Theodore (1 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Nikolaj Ehlers (2 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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