RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored twice in the final 4:59 to help the Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Eichel first forced a turnover near the blue line with Carolina on the attack, then raced the other way to beat Frederik Andersen for a 4-3 lead. Minutes later, he finished a feed from Ivan Barbashev to make it 5-3 with roughly two and a half minutes left. Tomas Hertl added an empty-net goal in the final seconds as Vegas secured their second win against Carolina in nine days.
Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the first period for Vegas, with his second goal coming on the power play. Brett Howden contributed with a backhand-forehand finish at the crease on Andersen to tie the game at 3 early in the third period. Goaltender Akira Schmid recorded 21 saves for the Golden Knights.
For the Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov broke through early with a one-timer off a power-play faceoff win for his first goal of the season. This also marked Carolina’s third power-play goal after a slow start to the season. Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven also scored for Carolina, while Andersen finished with 29 saves.
The Hurricanes entered the game as the NHL’s last unbeaten team after starting the season 5-0, winning the first three games of their initial road trip. However, the Golden Knights handed them a 4-1 loss in their first meeting last week. Carolina has faced several injuries, forcing younger or unproven players into the lineup.
Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere missed three games with a lower-body injury before returning to action in this game, only to exit again after the first period. When blue-liner Joel Nystrom took a puck to the mouth in the second period, Carolina was down to just four defensemen well into the third.
### Up Next
– **Golden Knights:** Host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.
– **Hurricanes:** Host the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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