Eichel scores 2 late in 3rd, lifts Golden Knights over Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jack Eichel scored two goals late in the third period for the Vegas Golden Knights, who rallied for a 6-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

Eichel gave Vegas a 4-3 lead at 15:01, scoring on a breakaway off a short pass from Ivan Barbashev following a turnover at Carolina’s offensive blue line.

Eichel then made it 5-3 at 17:36 off another play with Barbashev. This time, Barbashev circled the net before finding Eichel all alone in front for a one-timer.

Tomas Hertl added an empty-net goal with 22 seconds left for the 6-3 final.

“Give the guys a ton of credit," Eichel said. "(Vegas goalie Akira) Schmid played great in net. I thought our (defensemen) stepped up. We were really hard to play against, and we got some timely goals.”

Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals, Mitch Marner had two assists, and Akira Schmid made 21 saves for the Golden Knights (6-1-3), who ended a three-game road trip 1-1-1.

"Best game on the road for sure," Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. "Carolina started well, they always do in this building. You’ve got to get through the first 10 minutes. To get it to even and then (get) the lead was important for us."

Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven scored for the Hurricanes (6-3-0), who have lost three of their past four. Frederik Andersen made 29 saves.

“We came out great and then we got two (penalties). It just flipped the game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “All of a sudden, their best players started getting going. We’re playing with a lot of inexperience (on defense), but I thought they hung in there really well.”

Svechnikov gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 3:46 of the first period. Sebastian Aho won the draw back to Svechnikov, who one-timed a shot past Schmid’s glove.

Dorofeyev tied the game 1-1 at 6:27. Hertl won a battle along the end boards and passed to Mitch Marner, who set up Dorofeyev for a backhand through the five-hole.

Dorofeyev then scored on the power play to give Vegas a 2-1 lead at 18:03. He one-timed a shot at the top of the right circle off a pass from Shea Theodore.

“Today we got a couple in the first,” Dorofeyev said. “I think it gets the team going. It definitely creates more opportunities and the guys are kind of pumped up to play.”

Martinook scored on a breakaway to tie the game 2-2 at 12:07 of the second. He poked the puck away from Eichel inside Vegas' offensive blue line and beat Schmid with a snap shot between his pads.

“One of our best periods of the year, but we got outscored 1-0," Cassidy said. "We got to the front of the net, we got second chances. They just didn’t go in. I think it set us up for the third.”

Stankoven gave Carolina a 3-2 lead at 2:31 of the third. He took a touch pass from Jalen Chatfield in the neutral zone, then drew the puck away from Vegas defenseman Ben Hutton before scoring from the slot.

Brett Howden scored off the rush to tie it 3-3 at 6:10, deking to his backhand before tucking the puck inside the left post.

“We want to try to score one but want to not be giving up anything,” Martinook said. “Obviously, with five minutes left, we’re giving up two goals and an empty-netter, so not ideal."

Shayne Gostisbehere, who missed the previous three games with a lower-body injury, left the game after the first period and did not return. Brind'Amour said after the game the injury was to Gostisbehere's midsection.

“It’s not ideal, but it’s the NHL. It’s a tough League (even) when you have a full lineup,” Brind’Amour said. “We’ve got to figure out a way. When we’re in those kind of games and we still have a chance to win, we’ve got to make better decisions."

NOTES: Aho's assist on Svechnikov's goal extended his season-opening point streak to nine games (four goals, seven assists), which is tied with Victor Rask (2016-17) for the third-longest in Hurricanes history. … Chatfield played a career-high 25:45, and rookie defenseman Alexander Nikishin played a career-high 27:33.