Game Thread: Vegas Golden Knights (21-6-5) at Carolina Hurricanes (16-12-3) – 19 Dec 2023 – 4:00PM PST

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# Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (21-6-5) at Carolina [](/r/canes) Hurricanes (16-12-3)

#PNC Arena

##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|3rd – 00:07|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|1|0|2|3|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|1|3|2|6|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|33|16|12|56.9%|7|4|0/4|6|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|38|12|10|43.1%|10|12|3/3|8|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|10:27|[CAR](/r/canes)|Power Play|[Andrei Svechnikov (2) snap shot, assist(s): Brady Skjei (14), Sebastian Aho (16)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343560790112)|
|1st|13:15|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[William Carrier (4) snap shot, assist(s): Brayden McNabb (11), Brett Howden (5)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343560594112)|
|2nd|04:36|[CAR](/r/canes)|Even|[Jordan Staal (5) tip-in shot, assist(s): Jesper Fast (6), Jordan Martinook (8)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343563516112)|
|2nd|10:11|[CAR](/r/canes)|Even|[Jesperi Kotkaniemi (9) snap shot, assist(s): Jalen Chatfield (6), Michael Bunting (14)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343564537112)|
|2nd|12:39|[CAR](/r/canes)|Power Play|[Michael Bunting (7) snap shot, assist(s): Sebastian Aho (17), Brent Burns (9)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343565319112)|
|3rd|00:10|[CAR](/r/canes)|Power Play|[Seth Jarvis (11) wrist shot, assist(s): Michael Bunting (15), Sebastian Aho (18)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343568310112)|
|3rd|04:44|[CAR](/r/canes)|Even|[Brady Skjei (6) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6343566552112)|
|3rd|18:36|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|Nicolas Hague (2) wrist shot, assist(s): Mark Stone (23), Jack Eichel (23)|
|3rd|19:28|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|William Carrier (5) backhand shot, assist(s): Brett Howden (6), Michael Amadio (11)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:36|[CAR](/r/canes)|MIN|2|Michael Bunting delaying-game-puck-over-glass|
|1st|09:04|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Paul Cotter slashing against Martin Necas|
|1st|18:42|[CAR](/r/canes)|MIN|2|Jesper Fast high-sticking against Jack Eichel|
|2nd|11:47|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Brayden McNabb hooking against Andrei Svechnikov|
|2nd|14:21|[CAR](/r/canes)|MIN|2|Brady Skjei interference against Paul Cotter|
|3rd|00:04|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Nicolas Roy high-sticking against Andrei Svechnikov|
|3rd|12:27|[CAR](/r/canes)|MIN|2|Martin Necas cross-checking against Brett Howden|

**Officials**

* Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Pierre Lambert
* Linesmen: James Tobias, Matt MacPherson

***

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Stefan Noesen|Sebastian Aho|Seth Jarvis|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Jack Eichel|Mark Stone|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Michael Bunting|Jesperi Kotkaniemi|Martin Necas|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Pavel Dorofeyev|Chandler Stephenson|Jonathan Marchessault|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Jordan Martinook|Jordan Staal|Jesper Fast|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|William Karlsson|Nicolas Roy|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Andrei Svechnikov|Jack Drury|Teuvo Teravainen|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Carrier|Brett Howden|Michael Amadio|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Jaccob Slavin|Brent Burns|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alec Martinez|Alex Pietrangelo|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Brady Skjei|Brett Pesce|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ben Hutton|Brayden McNabb|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Dmitry Orlov|Jalen Chatfield|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Pyotr Kochetkov|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Yaniv Perets|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jiri Patera|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/)

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##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|31|16|12|3|35|0.565|3.19|3.19|21.70|80.61|33.90|25.32|51.61|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|32|21|6|5|47|0.734|3.41|2.50|23.53|85.87|32.50|29.22|49.42|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[CAR](/r/canes)|Sebastian Aho|12|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonathan Marchessault|15|
|A|[CAR](/r/canes)|Sebastian Aho|15|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel, Mark Stone|22|
|P|[CAR](/r/canes)|Sebastian Aho|27|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel|36|
|+/-|[CAR](/r/canes)|Stefan Noesen|11|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Karlsson, Ivan Barbashev|10|
|PIM|[CAR](/r/canes)|Michael Bunting, Brendan Lemieux|33|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Keegan Kolesar|29|
|TOI|[CAR](/r/canes)|Brent Burns|21:22|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|24:08|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=12 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Pyotr Kochetkov|15|13|6|6|2|1|2.62|0.894|
|[CAR](/r/canes)|Antti Raanta|14|12|6|5|1|1|3.61|0.854|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|18|16|10|4|3|0|2.48|0.911|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|15|15|10|2|2|2|1.93|0.933|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=12 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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