Carolina Hurricanes @ Vegas Golden Knights

Stanley Cup Final - Game 3 • VGK leads series 2-1

53-22-7, 24-12-5 Away

Final/2OT

	1	2	3	2OT	T
Hurricanes CAR	0	0	4	0	4
Golden Knights VGK	0	4	0	1	5

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

39-26-17, 20-12-9 Home

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	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	32	24:51	2:02	1:08	21:41	10	10	50.0
0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	33	24:10	1:11	0:03	22:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	10	6:51	0:00	0:00	6:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	36	24:36	1:56	0:00	22:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	31	22:57	1:11	0:00	21:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	15:10	0:00	0:00	15:10	15	8	65.2
0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	3	0	0	36	27:22	2:02	0:00	25:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	32	20:41	0:00	1:16	19:25	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	28	18:44	0:00	0:51	17:53	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	37	23:16	1:29	0:59	20:48	18	9	66.7
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	31	23:50	1:11	0:03	22:36	10	9	52.6
1	0	-2	3	3	1	0	0	5	0	4	36	25:49	2:02	0:00	23:47	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	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	43	28:15	0:00	1:17	26:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	28	22:43	2:02	0:03	20:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	4	39	33:25	0:00	0:52	32:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	0	5	0	2	28	19:16	1:11	0:03	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	42	29:56	0:00	1:15	28:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	42	34:20	0:00	0:50	33:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Brandon BussiB. Bussi#32
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
19	1	18	.947	16	1	1	0	0	45:26	0
16	4	12	.750	11	1	0	0	0	40:00	0

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	1	2	0	0	0	7	1	2	31	23:25	0:15	0:00	23:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:40	2:07	0:00	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	8	0	2	26	19:40	0:00	1:25	18:15	8	7	53.3
0	1	-1	1	2	4	0	0	2	0	2	32	26:43	2:07	0:00	24:36	13	25	34.2
1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	21	15:20	0:10	0:00	15:10	3	2	60.0
0	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	34	21:31	0:03	0:26	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	34	24:09	0:03	1:11	22:55	12	14	46.2
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	23	15:49	0:00	0:00	15:49	0	1	0.0
3	1	3	10	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	37	27:00	1:55	0:37	24:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	5	0	2	24	17:47	0:00	1:36	16:11	1	5	16.7
0	0	-1	1	2	1	1	2	14	1	0	27	19:19	0:00	0:00	19:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	4	0	0	4	2	1	32	27:03	2:07	1:11	23:45	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	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	46	30:56	0:03	1:11	29:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	25	17:38	0:00	0:00	17:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	32	20:53	0:14	0:00	20:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	40	25:08	0:00	2:28	22:40	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	49	35:47	0:00	2:02	33:45	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	3	2	3	1	2	1	1	4	51	39:09	1:46	0:45	36:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	23	5	1	0	0	85:38	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.

ABC		1	2	3	2OT	T
	Hurricanes	0	0	4	0	4
	Golden Knights	0	4	0	1	5

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		VGK
10:26	Tomas Hertl (5) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Eichel (18), Mitch Marner (18)	1
10:42	Mitch Marner (8) Assists: William Karlsson (5), Shea Theodore (10)	2
14:32	Mitch Marner (9) Assists: Brayden McNabb (7)	3
16:52	Mitch Marner (10) Assists: Tomas Hertl (8)	4

3rd Period		CAR	VGK
7:03	Jordan Martinook (2) Assists: Seth Jarvis (6), Logan Stankoven (4)	1	4
7:29	Taylor Hall (6) Assists: Sebastian Aho (5), Jackson Blake (11)	2	4
7:42	Jordan Staal (5) Assists: Jaccob Slavin (4), Eric Robinson (5)	3	4
18:18	Andrei Svechnikov (4) (Power Play) Assists: Jordan Staal (4), Sebastian Aho (6)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

2 OT Summary			CAR	VGK
5:38		Shea Theodore (6) Assists: Brayden McNabb (8), Brett Howden (4)	4	5

Vegas survives in 2OT thriller, takes 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup Final

1:41

Canes tie score in improbable fashion late in 3rd period

0:48

Hurricanes cut deficit with 3 goals in 39 seconds

1:21

Golden Knights
5
Hurricanes
4

Game 1

6/2

Golden Knights
3
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

6/4

Hurricanes
4
Golden Knights
5

Game 3

6/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 4

6/9

ABC

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 5

6/11

ABC

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 6

6/14

ABC

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 7

6/17

ABC

T-Mobile Arena

8:00 PM, June 6, 2026Coverage: ABC

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,233

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Jean Hebert
Wes McCauley

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Matt MacPherson
Devin Berg

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

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

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