CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
5-1-0 · L1 · L10: 5-1-0
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
SO
Final
1—4
2025-10-20 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
5-0-2 · W4 · L10: 5-0-2
W
W
W
OT
W
SO
W
SO
W
W
VGK dominated expected goals 2.9 to 2.0 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVECAR xG
2.02
ACTUAL
1 — 4
VGK xG
2.89
Scoring Timeline
0.02
LOW xG
1P 08:42Even Strength
9
Jack Eichel(6)
C · VGK · #9
Brandon Saad (1), Ivan Barbashev (5)CAR 0 - 1 VGK
0.17
HIGH xG
1P 10:28Even Strength
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(7)
L · VGK · #16
Mitch Marner (7), Tomas Hertl (4)CAR 0 - 2 VGK
0.08
MED xG
2P 04:18Even Strength
20
Sebastian Aho(2)
C · CAR · #20
Seth Jarvis (3), Nikolaj Ehlers (1)CAR 1 - 2 VGK
0.25
HIGH xG
3P 11:06Even Strength
49
Ivan Barbashev(3)
C · VGK · #49
CAR 1 - 3 VGK
0.50
HIGH xG
3P 18:23Power PlayEN
71
William Karlsson(3)
C · VGK · #71
Mitch Marner (8), Shea Theodore (2)CAR 1 - 4 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
22/23 saves, .956 SV%, +1.1 GSAx
★2
31
Frederik Andersen
G · CAR · #31
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
49
Ivan Barbashev
C · VGK · #49
1G, 1A, 2 SOG
Team Stats
CARVGK
27Shots26
2.02xGF2.89
53.1CF%46.9
45.3FO%54.7
0/4PP0/4
15Hits13
18Blocks20
13Giveaways18
1Takeaways2
8PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | CAR SOG | VGK SOG | CAR xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 6 | 0.43 | 0.97 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0.73 | 0.81 |
| 3rd | 10 | 9 | 0.87 | 1.10 |
| Total | 26 | 22 | 2.03 | 2.88 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 12:43
Sean Walkerinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Reilly Smith1P 19:45
Pavel Dorofeyevhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Walker2P 08:22
Nikolaj Ehlersslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Shea Theodore2P 09:46
Tomas Hertlinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Eric Robinson2P 14:33
Shea Theodoreslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2P 15:34
Nikolaj Ehlerstripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden McNabb3P 12:01
Alexander Nikishinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Colton Sissons3P 18:39
Colton Sissonshigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mike Reilly