Carolina HurricanesvsVegas Golden Knights
CAR 5/VGK 3
Things to say
Carolina beat Vegas 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena.
01
Canes took it 5-3 in Vegas. Felt like Carolina was a step ahead all night. Knights couldn't string anything together in their own building.
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key player
Jordan Staal with two goals — guy's been doing this for fifteen years and still finds the slot like it's nothing.
03
hot take
Vegas has a Karlsson problem. He had a goal and an assist and he was still the only guy who showed up.
04
deep cut
Ehlers quietly put up three points. Two helpers, and he was on the ice for basically every Carolina push through the neutral zone.
05
exit
Anyway — Canes are 53-22-7 now, they're rolling. Curious what Vegas looks like next time out.
The recap
Carolina rolled into Vegas and walked out with a 5-3 win, and honestly it didn't feel that close. Jordan Staal was the workhorse with a pair of goals, and Nikolaj Ehlers ran the show with three points on a couple of slick assists.
Vegas hung around thanks to Karlsson chipping in a goal and a helper, but every time the Knights pushed, Carolina had an answer. Hurricanes look like the real deal right now.