Carolina Hurricanes top Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Carolina Hurricanes top Vegas Golden Knights 5-3

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — Carolina Hurricanes 5, Vegas Golden Knights 3. Final.

Three stars

- 1. J. Staal (CAR) (2G, 0A)

- 2. N. Ehlers (CAR) (1G, 2A)

- 3. W. Karlsson (VGK) (1G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 01:06 — L. Stankoven, Hurricanes (J. Chatfield, J. Blake). Score now 1-0.

- 1st 03:28 — J. Blake, Hurricanes (T. Hall, N. Ehlers). Score now 2-0.

- 1st 07:22 — M. Stone, Golden Knights (S. Theodore, B. McNabb). Score now 2-1.

- 1st 12:48 — J. Staal, Hurricanes (S. Gostisbehere, S. Aho) PPG. Score now 3-1.

- 2nd 04:22 — W. Karlsson, Golden Knights (R. Andersson, M. Marner). Score now 3-2.

- 2nd 17:08 — B. Howden, Golden Knights (C. Sissons, W. Karlsson). Score now 3-3.

- 3rd 06:32 — J. Staal, Hurricanes (N. Ehlers). Score now 4-3.

- 3rd 19:05 — N. Ehlers, Hurricanes EN. Score now 5-3.

Goalies

- C. Hart (Golden Knights): 23 SV on 27 SH, 4 GA, 85.2 SV%, 58:15 TOI. Decision: L.

- B. Bussi (Hurricanes): 18 SV on 21 SH, 3 GA, 85.7 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: T-Mobile Arena

- Start (PT): 5:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030414)