The Vegas Golden Knights fell to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at Lenovo Center.

Pavel Dorofeyev opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 6:52 of the first period, finishing a cross-slot feed from Jack Eichel to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. Carolina answered before the intermission as Jordan Staal tied the game 1-1.

The Hurricanes took control in the second period with a power-play goal from Andrei Svechnikov and a later tally from Sebastian Aho to build a 3-1 advantage. Svechnikov added his second power-play goal of the night with 8:52 remaining in regulation to extend Carolina's lead to 4-1.

Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game less than four minutes later, burying a loose puck created by a backhanded pass from Shea Theodore to cut the deficit to two.

However, the Hurricanes held off the late push and secured a 4-2 victory in Game 5.

Dan D’Uva’s pregame interview with head coach John Tortorella prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on June 11, 2026.

Dan D’Uva’s pregame interview with defenseman Noah Hanifin prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on June 11, 2026.