Vegas Golden Knights @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stanley Cup Final - Game 1 • VGK leads series 1-0

39-26-17, 19-14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	1	2	2	5
Hurricanes CAR	2	1	1	4

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

53-22-7, 29-10-2 Home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon#5
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	8	0	2	23	16:49	1:09	0:00	15:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	17:19	4:46	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	19	13:14	0:00	2:01	11:13	2	4	33.3
0	1	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	20:33	5:03	1:13	14:17	6	6	50.0
1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:10	4:47	0:00	10:23	3	5	37.5
1	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	26	14:51	1:00	0:34	13:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	30	18:05	1:11	1:06	15:48	10	11	47.6
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	6:43	0:00	0:00	6:43	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	20:54	4:45	0:55	15:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	21	14:01	0:02	1:42	12:17	10	5	66.7
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	16	11:11	0:04	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	16:59	4:47	0:28	11:44	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	34	23:18	1:08	0:44	21:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:23	0:00	0:00	8:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	4	30	21:15	0:00	1:27	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	13:32	0:01	2:34	10:57	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	21:13	0:00	2:33	18:40	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	33	23:00	1:17	0:43	21:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	23	0	0	0	0	59:30	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:31	2:11	2:19	13:01	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	15:22	2:01	0:06	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	16	10:48	0:00	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:16	2:19	0:00	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:02	1:59	0:00	12:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	19	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	5	7	41.7
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:40	2:01	2:30	13:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:35	0:00	3:24	13:11	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	11:02	0:00	0:37	10:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	19:12	1:26	3:00	14:46	11	7	61.1
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:37	1:48	0:04	13:45	8	8	50.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	19	15:24	2:02	0:00	13:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	29	19:24	0:00	1:40	17:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	22	15:30	2:14	0:05	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	2	2	30	23:51	1:46	2:33	19:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	12:48	0:00	0:24	12:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	30	21:52	0:00	3:39	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	30	22:19	0:13	3:39	18:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	5	18	.783	15	2	1	0	0	58:14	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	1	2	2	5
	Hurricanes	2	1	1	4

1st Period		VGK	CAR
0:25	Nikolaj Ehlers (5) Assists: Jaccob Slavin (3), Jalen Chatfield (5)	0	1
12:08	Nikolaj Ehlers (6) Assists: Jalen Chatfield (6)	0	2
13:28	Shea Theodore (5) Assists: Brayden McNabb (4), Cole Smith (3)	1	2

2nd Period		VGK	CAR
0:30	Ivan Barbashev (6) Assists: Jack Eichel (17), Brayden McNabb (5)	2	2
4:35	William Karlsson (2) Assists: Mitch Marner (15), Brett Howden (3)	3	2
12:42	Jordan Staal (3) Assists: K'Andre Miller (9)	3	3

3rd Period		VGK	CAR
1:21	Brett Howden (11) Assists: Shea Theodore (8), Brayden McNabb (6)	4	3
11:19	Shayne Gostisbehere (3) Unassisted	4	4
16:36	Tomas Hertl (4) Assists: Colton Sissons (5), Shea Theodore (9)	5	4

Tomas Hertl goes top shelf on late go-ahead goal for Vegas

0:54

Shayne Gostisbehere ties it for Carolina in 3rd period

0:39

Brett Howden restores the Golden Knights' lead

0:52

Golden Knights
5
Hurricanes
4

Game 1

3/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 2

5/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 3

7/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 4

10/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 5

12/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 6

15/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 7

18/6

Lenovo Center

8:00 AM, 3 June 2026

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,738

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Wes McCauley
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Trent Knorr
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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