Vegas Golden Knights @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stanley Cup Final - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

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

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Golden Knights VGK	1	1	1	0	3
Hurricanes CAR	0	0	3	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	1	0	5	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:55	1:57	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:55	6:32	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:06	0:00	2:05	10:01	8	5	61.5
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	26	22:22	6:23	1:48	14:11	8	11	42.1
0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	16:19	4:22	0:00	11:57	2	5	28.6
2	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:35	1:27	0:52	13:16	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:07	1:38	1:36	15:53	7	9	43.8
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	12	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	23	22:37	6:28	1:10	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	20	14:22	0:00	1:29	12:53	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	9:35	0:00	0:29	9:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:57	6:15	0:38	13:04	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	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	33	21:00	1:39	1:16	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	22	16:31	0:00	0:00	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	38	24:15	0:39	1:37	21:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	30	21:08	0:00	3:36	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	5:39	0:00	1:23	4:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	36	28:30	2:46	2:17	23:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	4	22	.846	19	1	2	0	0	63:32	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%
0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	4	0	2	26	21:37	2:36	4:44	14:17	9	7	56.3
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	24	16:58	2:31	0:18	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	14	8:49	0:00	0:00	8:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	17:52	3:39	0:00	14:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	17:09	2:27	0:03	14:39	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	9:47	0:00	2:18	7:29	4	8	33.3
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	24	20:04	2:33	3:29	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	23	16:25	0:00	1:56	14:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	14	10:23	0:00	1:52	8:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	7	0	0	27	16:54	1:11	1:07	14:36	14	6	70.0
1	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	23	17:04	2:29	0:11	14:24	7	4	63.6
0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	7	0	2	22	15:28	2:36	0:00	12:52	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	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	32	24:25	0:14	4:51	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:55	2:38	0:00	13:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	28	21:51	0:00	3:02	18:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:18	2:12	0:04	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	24:09	0:14	3:59	19:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	29	20:32	0:00	4:06	16:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	22	1	0	0	0	63:56	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	OT	T
	Golden Knights	1	1	1	0	3
	Hurricanes	0	0	3	1	4

1st Period			VGK	CAR
13:33		Brett Howden (12) Assists: Mitch Marner (16)	1	0

2nd Period			VGK	CAR
7:23		Brett Howden (13) Assists: Ivan Barbashev (8), Noah Hanifin (7)	2	0

3rd Period		VGK	CAR
10:20	Logan Stankoven (10) Unassisted	2	1
12:46	Mark Jankowski (1) Assists: William Carrier (4), Eric Robinson (4)	2	2
15:25	Jordan Staal (4) (Power Play) Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (5), Andrei Svechnikov (5)	2	3
18:39	Mark Stone (6) Assists: Mitch Marner (17), Tomas Hertl (7)	3	3

OT Summary			VGK	CAR
3:56		Seth Jarvis (4) (Power Play) Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (6), Sebastian Aho (4)	3	4

Hurricanes storm back with unanswered goals, stun Golden Knights in OT

1:16

Seth Jarvis wins it in OT as Hurricanes fans go wild

1:03

Golden Knights' failed challenge sets up Hurricanes go-ahead goal

1:53

Golden Knights
5
Hurricanes
4

Game 1

3/6

Golden Knights
3
Hurricanes
4

Game 2

5/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 3

7/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 4

10/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 5

12/6

Hurricanes
Golden Knights

Game 6

15/6

Golden Knights
Hurricanes

Game 7

18/6

Lenovo Center

5:30 AM, 5 June 2026

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,710

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Jean Hebert
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Matt MacPherson
Trent Knorr

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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