NHL Prop Bets: Vegas Golden Knights vs Carolina Hurricanes (June 6, 2026)
The Carolina Hurricanes face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals at T-Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup.
- The Hurricanes have a 40-57 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights hold a record of 46-54.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -125 and UNDER at +105.
- The Hurricanes have a 48-46-3 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 48 games have gone over the total points line, 46 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Golden Knights have a 45-47-8 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Hurricanes averaged 3.55 goals per game during the regular season (2nd in the NHL), while the Golden Knights averaged 3.22 (14th). More recently, the Hurricanes are averaging 3.33 goals in these playoffs and the Golden Knights have managed 3.67.
- Defensively, the Hurricanes allowed 2.88 goals per game during the regular season (T5th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Golden Knights gave up 2.95 (12th). During the playoffs, the Hurricanes have given up 1.93 per contest, while the Golden Knights are allowing 2.56.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Hurricanes are averaging 32.9 shots per game during the postseason, up 0.7 from their regular season number of 32.2. Alternatively, the Golden Knights are allowing 29.6 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 5.2 from their regular season average of 24.4.
- Flipping that script, the Hurricanes are allowing 22.6 shots per game in the playoffs, down 23.9 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are recording 26.7 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 2.3 from their regular season number of 29.0.
Power Play
- The Hurricanes held a power play percentage of 24.9% during the regular season, ranking 4th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 14.5%. Comparatively, the Golden Knights ranked 6th with 24.5% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 20.8%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Hurricanes had a penalty kill rate of 80.5% during the regular season (11th) and have a kill rate of 93.3% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Golden Knights had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% in the regular season (7th) and 85.2% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Carolina is +185 to win the first period, while Vegas is +180.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 48-25-24 | 23-14-13 | 25-11-11 | 5-4-1 |
| Vegas | 26-42-32 | 10-22-17 | 16-20-15 | 4-4-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Saturday's matchup is +260 to go to overtime.
- The Hurricanes have played in 27 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have appeared in 30.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Hurricanes have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have also appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
The Hurricanes recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over the Golden Knights at Lenovo Center on Thursday. The series is now tied at 1-1. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Brett Howden did all he could for his team, scoring 2 goals.