Overview
- Vegas improved to 5-0-2 and remained unbeaten in regulation as Carolina fell to 5-1-0.
- Ivan Barbashev posted a goal and an assist, with Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson also scoring; Mitch Marner notched two assists.
- Goaltender Adin Hill exited in the first period with an apparent lower-body injury, and Akira Schmid made 23 saves in relief to move to 4-0-0.
- The Golden Knights placed captain Mark Stone on injured reserve shortly before puck drop.
- Special teams yielded no goals with both power plays going 0-for-4, while Carolina played without Jaccob Slavin and Shayne Gostisbehere as Charles Alexis Legault debuted.