Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 after overtime in the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Attendance was 18,710. The hosts came from two goals down, then sealed it 3:56 into OT on a power play. Seth Jarvis scored the winner, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere.

Shots on goal finished level at 26-26, but special teams told the story. Carolina went 2/4 on the power play, Vegas went 0/4. On Sofascore you can find the full box score, highlights and advanced numbers from the NHL Playoffs.

Scoring timeline and the tide turning

Brett Howden opened the scoring at 13:33 of the first period, finishing off Mitch Marner’s feed. He struck again at 27:23 in the second, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Ivan Barbashev, and the Golden Knights took a 2-0 lead into the second intermission. Carolina’s push began at 51:00 when Logan Stankoven cut the deficit to one. Two minutes later, Mark Jankowski leveled it 2-2 with help from William Carrier and Eric Robinson. A failed coach’s challenge handed the Hurricanes a delay of game minor at 55:00, served by Barbashev.

Carolina cashed in almost immediately. Jordan Staal made it 3-2 on the ensuing power play at 56:05, assisted by Andrei Svechnikov and Gostisbehere. Vegas replied late, with Mark Stone tying it 3-3 at 58:39 from Marner and Tomas Hertl. In overtime, Hertl took a tripping minor at 63:17, drawn by Staal, and the Canes needed only 39 seconds of that chance. Jarvis buried the winner at 63:56, a power play strike from Aho and Gostisbehere.

The numbers behind the OT win

Special teams were the difference. Carolina finished 2/4 on the power play with a 66 percent power play shot rate, and went 100 percent on power play faceoffs. Vegas finished 0/4 with the extra skater and did not generate a power play goal. At even strength, Vegas converted 12 percent of its shots to Carolina’s 9 percent, but the hosts canceled that out with their special teams edge.

Carolina controlled territory, reflected in a 63.7 percent Corsi and 59.5 percent Fenwick on Sofascore’s advanced stats. The Canes also won 56 percent of faceoffs, including 5/5 on power play draws and 3/5 while shorthanded. The hit count leaned Carolina 46-25, while Vegas led blocked shots 25-11. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves on 26 shots for an .885 save percentage, and Carter Hart stopped 22 of 26 for .846. Both teams finished with 26 shots on goal, but the Hurricanes took the extra one that mattered.

Who stood out

Seth Jarvis delivered the game winner on the power play and was named the game’s First Star. Sebastian Aho logged an assist on the decider, won 56 percent of his faceoffs and brought a physical edge with four hits. Shayne Gostisbehere was pivotal on the blue line with two power play assists, both on third-period and OT goals. Captain Jordan Staal scored on the man advantage, dominated the dot at 70 percent with 14 faceoff wins, and threw seven hits.

Logan Stankoven scored the goal that started the rally and earned the Third Star. Mark Jankowski tied the game in the third and went 1-for-1 on shots, helped by hard forechecking from Carrier and Robinson. For Vegas, Brett Howden’s brace set the early tone, Mitch Marner had two assists, and Stone’s late equalizer forced overtime. Ivan Barbashev grabbed an assist, drew a penalty, and also served the unsuccessful challenge minor.

A sharp night in Raleigh

It was a tight Stanley Cup Final game decided by small margins, and Carolina won those details. If you enjoy diving into the data, Sofascore has every shot type, faceoff split and advanced metric from this matchup. You can also see player Sofascore Ratings, lineups and live momentum on the match page.