Vegas Golden Knights @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stanley Cup Final - Game 5 • CAR leads series 3-2

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

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	1	0	1	2
Hurricanes CAR	1	2	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%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	17	12:03	0:00	0:00	12:03	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:53	4:28	0:00	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	21	15:05	0:00	3:51	11:14	5	7	41.7
0	2	1	1	2	4	1	2	2	0	2	30	23:31	4:28	1:18	17:45	5	12	29.4
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:26	4:28	0:00	8:58	6	3	66.7
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	14:32	0:00	2:15	12:17	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:43	0:00	0:00	8:43	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:54	0:00	0:00	9:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:38	4:25	2:52	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	12:43	0:00	3:57	8:46	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	11:39	0:00	0:36	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	4	0	1	4	4	0	1	29	21:47	4:28	0:13	17:06	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	5	3	0	0	0	1	2	35	21:52	0:03	3:02	18:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:26	0:00	0:00	11:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	36	22:23	0:19	2:56	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	22	12:36	0:00	2:19	10:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	33	20:29	0:00	3:29	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	32	23:42	1:41	3:16	18:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	4	20	.833	14	6	0	0	0	57:07	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%
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	19:01	4:18	2:33	12:10	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	21	16:19	3:10	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	17	9:48	0:00	0:00	9:48	0	0	0.0
0	3	0	0	2	0	2	4	1	0	0	28	17:47	4:02	0:00	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:55	3:06	0:00	11:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	9:19	1:18	0:00	8:01	8	7	53.3
0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	26	19:51	4:21	2:27	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	24	14:29	0:00	1:58	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	14	9:13	0:00	0:00	9:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	29	17:22	2:02	1:58	13:22	14	5	73.7
0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:46	3:06	0:00	14:40	4	4	50.0
2	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:23	4:27	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	31	21:04	0:00	3:01	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:14	4:21	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	1	1	29	21:00	0:05	0:25	20:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:01	3:05	1:02	9:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	32	21:55	0:00	3:05	18:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	3	30	20:05	0:14	1:23	18:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Brandon BussiB. Bussi#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	2	23	.920	19	4	0	0	0	60:00	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	0	1	2
	Hurricanes	1	2	1	4

1st Period			VGK	CAR
6:52		Pavel Dorofeyev (11) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Eichel (19), Tomas Hertl (9)	1	0
11:46		Jordan Staal (8) Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (8), Seth Jarvis (7)	1	1

2nd Period			VGK	CAR
11:58		Andrei Svechnikov (5) (Power Play) Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (8), Nikolaj Ehlers (9)	1	2
17:51		Sebastian Aho (5) Assists: Sean Walker (3), Jordan Martinook (3)	1	3

3rd Period			VGK	CAR
11:08		Andrei Svechnikov (6) (Power Play) Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (9)	1	4
13:49		Pavel Dorofeyev (12) Assists: Shea Theodore (12), Jack Eichel (20)	2	4

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

1:19

Pavel Dorofeyev's second goal of game keeps Vegas alive in 3rd

0:45

Andrei Svechnikov's second goal of game gives Hurricanes 4-1 lead

0:49

Golden Knights
5
Hurricanes
4

Game 1

3/6

Golden Knights
3
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

5/6

Hurricanes
4
Golden Knights
5

Game 3

7/6

Hurricanes
5
Golden Knights
3

Game 4

10/6

Golden Knights
2
Hurricanes
4

Game 5

12/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 6

15/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 7

18/6

Lenovo Center

10:00 AM, 12 June 2026

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,761

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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