LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena to win the series 3-2. Taylor Hall opened the scoring at 3:47 of the first period with a wrist shot assisted by Jaccob Slavin and Jackson Blake. Jackson Blake added a second-period goal at 26:31, assisted by Logan Stankoven. Nikolaj Ehlers scored an unassisted wrist shot at 54:52 of the third period to complete the scoring. Carolina’s penalty kill survived multiple infractions, including tripping by Blake and cross-checking by Stankoven in the first period. Logan Stankoven also took a cross-checking minor. Jackson Blake finished with a goal and an assist. Taylor Hall had a goal and two shots on goal. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and three shots on goal. Jaccob Slavin recorded an assist. The Hurricanes improved to 69-32 on the season. The Golden Knights fell to 53-51. Carolina’s victory eliminated Vegas from the playoffs.

LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena to win their playoff series three games to two. Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored a goal for the Hurricanes, who never trailed and eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions on their home ice. Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped all 26 shots he faced to record the shutout. The Hurricanes struck first at 3:47 of the opening period. After a sequence of hard hits and faceoff wins, Hall collected a pass from Jaccob Slavin and beat Vegas goaltender Carter Hart with a wrist shot. Blake picked up the secondary assist. Carolina doubled its lead at 26:31 of the second period. Logan Stankoven set up Blake, who fired a wrist shot past Hart. The goal came moments after Stankoven’s own shot was saved and a turnover by the Golden Knights. The Hurricanes sealed the victory with 5:08 remaining in the third period. Ehlers scored an unassisted goal on a wrist shot, capping a period in which Vegas pressed for an equalizer but could not solve Bussi. Blake finished with a goal and an assist on three shots, two penalty minutes and two hits. Hall scored on two shots. Ehlers scored on three shots. Stankoven had one assist on one shot and two penalty minutes. Slavin added an assist and two hits. Sean Walker, K’Andre Miller and Sebastian Aho were held without points. The Golden Knights had several scoring chances, particularly in the final frame. Pavel Dorofeyev tested Bussi four times, and Mitch Marner forced three saves. Vegas controlled much of the faceoff dot early, but the Hurricanes’ defense, led by Slavin and Jalen Chatfield, blocked 13 shots. Penalties slowed the pace in the first period. Blake was whistled for tripping at 10:26, and Stankoven took a cross-checking minor at 18:38. Vegas’ Tomas Hertl was penalized for a faceoff violation at 10:57, and Jack Eichel went off for hooking at 16:12. The second period saw Rasmus Andersson called for interference at 34:04, and in the third, Carolina’s Eric Robinson received a high-sticking penalty at 24:49. The Hurricanes killed all four Golden Knights power plays and converted none of their three opportunities with the man advantage. Carolina’s season record improved to 69-32. Vegas dropped to 53-51. The series had been tightly contested through five games. After losing Game 1 at home, the Hurricanes won Game 2 in overtime, dropped a shootout decision in Game 3, then blew a third-period lead in Game 4 before winning Game 5 in Raleigh. Sunday’s win was the first shutout of the series for either team. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Vegas 5, Carolina 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Carolina a 58.70 percent probability to win. The Hurricanes entered as pregame favorites with a spread of minus 1½ goals. The total of three goals went under the over-under line of six.

LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in Game 6 of their playoff series at T-Mobile Arena, with the Hurricanes holding a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Carolina (68-32) has won two of the past three games, including a 4-2 victory Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. That win gave the Hurricanes a chance to clinch the series on the road for the first time since 2002. Vegas (53-50) is attempting to force a decisive Game 7 on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are led by right wing Andrei Svechnikov, who has been productive in the series. Svechnikov recorded two goals on three shots in Thursday’s win, and has six points (three goals, three assists) in the past five games against Vegas. He also had a goal in a 5-4 loss June 6 and an assist in a 4-3 overtime win June 4. For Vegas, left wing Pavel Dorofeyev has been the offensive catalyst. He scored two goals on three shots in Thursday’s loss and has three goals in the series. Dorofeyev recorded one shot in each of the previous three games — a 5-3 loss June 9, a 5-4 shootout win June 6 and a 4-3 overtime loss June 4. The series has been tightly contested. Four of the five games have been decided by one goal, including two that went beyond regulation. Carolina won 4-3 in overtime on June 4, and Vegas won 5-4 in a shootout on June 6. The Hurricanes also won 5-3 on June 9 before Thursday’s 4-2 victory. Carolina’s recent success extends beyond this series. The Hurricanes won four of five games against Montreal in the previous round, with Svechnikov scoring in three of those contests. Vegas, meanwhile, eliminated Colorado in five games, with Dorofeyev totaling two goals and two assists in that series. Both teams are expected to start their regular goaltenders. Carolina has not announced a starter, but Frederik Andersen has played every game this postseason. Vegas’ Adin Hill has started all 11 playoff games. Sunday’s game begins at 7 p.m. EDT. The winner will face either Edmonton or Dallas in the conference finals.