National Hockey League
Carolina 5, Vegas 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, November 11, 2024
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 17908

Jordan Staal, Eric Robinson and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first home loss of the season, prevailing 5-2 on Monday night in Las Vegas.

Tyson Jost and Jordan Martinook also scored goals for Carolina, which picked up its ninth win in its past 10 games. Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves.

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Vegas, which had a franchise-record-tying eight-game home winning streak snapped. Adin Hill stopped 17 of 21 shots before being replaced by Akira Schmid, who finished with 12 saves in his Golden Knights debut.

Carolina took a 1-0 lead at the 4:24 mark of the first period when Robinson, stationed in front of the crease, redirected Sean Walker's point shot through Hill's pads for his fourth goal of the season.

Kotkaniemi made it 2-0 at 12:46 of the period when he roofed in a rebound of his own shot at the end of a three-on-two rush for his second goal of the campaign.

The Hurricanes extended their lead to 3-0 early in the second period when Staal scooped up a turnover in the high slot and drilled a one-timer in off the crossbar for his second goal this season, with this one coming short-handed.

Jost extended the lead to 4-0 a few minutes later, as Jaccob Slavin's blast from the left point caromed in off Jost's leg and went inside the near post. Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy then pulled Hill for Schmid.

Eichel made it 4-1 at the 6:11 mark of the third period with his fifth goal of 2024-25.

Martinook scored into an empty net at 14:28 to once again make it a four-goal game before Barbashev closed the scoring with a power-play marker with 13 seconds left in regulation.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Vegas
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 2 Points Jack Eichel 2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1 Goals Jack Eichel 1
Jaccob Slavin 2 Assists Jack Eichel 1
N/A Power Play Goals Ivan Barbashev 1
Jordan Staal 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Pyotr Kochetkov .938 Save Percentage Akira Schmid 1.000
Pyotr Kochetkov 30 Saves Adin Hill 17
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 34 5 0-4 2-3 6 40
Vegas 32 2 1-3 4-4 8 27
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .727 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.