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Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights

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Martinook extends goal streak to 4 and Hurricanes spoil Knights' perfect home record with 5-2 win

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Carolina quickly showed there wouldn't be any carryover from its loss at Colorado. The Hurricanes ended the first period with a 2-0 lead and a 16-4 advantage in shots on goal.

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.

Key moment The Golden Knights went on a power play down 2-0 early in the second period when Vegas' Shea Theodore committed a turnover in his own zone. Staal pounced on the puck to douse just about any comeback hopes for the Golden Knights.

Key stat Robinson's two points gave him 100 for his career.

Up next Both teams are on the road Wednesday: Carolina plays at Utah, and Vegas visits Anaheim.

Regular Season Series

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

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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

T-Mobile Arena

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
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