The regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL), in which the Vegas Golden Knights hosted the Carolina Hurricanes, has concluded at the T-Mobile Arena stadium in Las Vegas. The match ended with the hosts winning 3:2.
Vegas striker Jake Aikal opened the score in the sixth minute of the second twenty-minute period. A few minutes later, Carolina forward Martin Nechas evened the score on the leaderboard. With one minute left in the second period, Eichel once again put Vegas ahead. Russian forward Ivan Barbashev assisted. In the 13th minute of the third period, striker Jordan Staal again equalized. In the final stages of the game, striker Reilly Smith threw the third Vegas puck and determined the final score of the match.
Thus, Vegas continues to lead the NHL Western Conference standings with 78 points from 61 games. Carolina is second in the East with 86 points after 59 games.
Previously, Washington Capitals was in overtime to win Anaheim ducks.