Belt game 8,429 · June 6, 2026 · playoffs
Vegas Golden Knights take the belt
Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 (2OT) at home to start reign 3,422 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Carolina Hurricanes had held it since June 4, 2026, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Vegas Golden Knights held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on June 9, 2026.
3,422Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| Brayden McNabb | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Colton Sissons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cole Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | — |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Rasmus Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Noah Hanifin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Dylan Coghlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adin Hill | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Hart | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jaccob Slavin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| William Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Sean Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Frederik Andersen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 16 |
| Brandon Bussi | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
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