Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey LeagueMartinook extends goal streak to 4 and Hurricanes spoil Knights' perfect home record with 5-2 win
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Eric Robinson and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist. Tyson Jost scored the other Hurricanes goal. Jaccob Slavin had two assists and Martin Necas extended his point streak to 10 games.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 31 shots for Carolina.
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights, giving him eight points in three games. Ivan Barbashev scored their other goal.
Carolina chased Vegas goalie Adin Hill at 6:13 of the second period after he gave up four goals on 21 shots.
The Hurricanes bounced back from Saturday's 6-4 loss at Colorado, which halted their eight-game winning streak. They became the first visiting team to win at Vegas this season after the Golden Knights set a franchise record by starting 8-0 at home.
Carolina forward Seth Jarvis, who has 11 points, didn't play because of an upper-body injury.
The Golden Knights honored Hurricanes forward William Carrier with a video tribute in the first period. It was his first game against his former club, which took Carrier in the 2017 expansion draft.
Golden Knights: Hill got little help from his defense. The Hurricanes had outshot Vegas 21-8 when he was replaced, including 9-3 on high-danger chances, according to Natural Stat Trick.
CAR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 4:24 | Eric Robinson Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Sean Walker (2), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (8) | |
Goal | 1st Period 12:46 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (16), Eric Robinson (5) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 3:38 | Jordan Staal Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:13 | Tyson Jost Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Jaccob Slavin (5), Jack Drury (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 6:11 | Jack Eichel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 14:28 | Jordan Martinook Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (3), Jaccob Slavin (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:47 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (6), Jack Eichel (19) |
Statistics
CAR | VGK | |
---|---|---|
17 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
13 | Hits | 27 |
5 | Takeaways | 4 |
34 | Shots | 32 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
40 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
59.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.3 |
12 | Giveaways | 17 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,908 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,908 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
Washington | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
New Jersey | 12 | 7 | 26 | 2 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
Columbus | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Calgary | 10 | 6 | 23 | 3 |
Los Angeles | 10 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
Edmonton | 10 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
Vancouver | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Seattle | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
Anaheim | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
San Jose | 6 | 11 | 16 | 4 |