GRIT & GF

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Carolina Hurricanes

Vegas Golden Knights

Expected goals, CAR–VGK
2.3–2.8
all situations, empty nets out
VGK share of xG
54.5%
50% is even
Shots on goal
28–21
CAR–VGK
Pre-game model
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no projection stored

The story

The Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights 5-3. Expected goals had it close, 2.3 to 2.8. Jordan Staal has scored in 4 straight games. Nikolaj Ehlers had three points, one goal and two assists.

  • Jordan Staal has scored in 4 straight games. He scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 27th goal of the season. It finished 5-3 for the Hurricanes.

  • Nikolaj Ehlers had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 33 goals this season. He played 19:09 and had three shots on goal. The Hurricanes beat the Golden Knights 5-3.

  • Jeremy Lauzon finished 7 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 13 points in 78 games this season. The Golden Knights fell 5-3 to the Hurricanes.

Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.

Carolina Hurricanes

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jaccob Slavin D24:410020.081178
Jalen Chatfield D22:510110.004070
K'Andre Miller D22:450010.032151
Sean Walker D22:170010.035358
Nikolaj Ehlers L19:091230.951050
Seth Jarvis R18:300020.182251
Sebastian Aho C18:140130.191219
Logan Stankoven C16:541030.353068
Jordan Staal C16:342040.362165
Taylor Hall L16:330130.420271
Jackson Blake R15:141130.452061
Jordan Martinook L13:480010.003049
Shayne Gostisbehere D13:020110.060140
Andrei Svechnikov R12:560000.041025
Eric Robinson L10:180000.001059
Alexander Nikishin D10:130000.002233
Mark Jankowski L9:380000.000035
William Carrier L8:230000.014123

Vegas Golden Knights

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Shea Theodore D25:000120.010324
Mitch Marner R23:580100.033038
Rasmus Andersson D21:350110.210346
Mark Stone R21:341050.646043
Brayden McNabb D20:460100.001135
Jack Eichel C20:440030.490043
Noah Hanifin D20:200010.060348
Ivan Barbashev L17:010010.161027
William Karlsson C16:531110.171028
Pavel Dorofeyev R16:090020.540055
Brett Howden C15:401010.152031
Tomas Hertl C13:550020.051058
Colton Sissons C12:330120.174057
Jeremy Lauzon D12:110000.007165
Nic Dowd C10:330000.063082
Dylan Coghlan D10:250000.010085
Cole Smith R9:500000.005047
Keegan Kolesar R6:170000.004140

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.