In the NHL regular season match, Russian forward Pavel Dorofeev became a key figure as his team, the Vegas Golden Knights, defeated the Carolina Hurricanes with a score of 6:3.
Dorofeev opened the scoring by netting two goals in the first period at the 7th and 19th minutes, allowing him to take first place among NHL scorers this season.
In the subsequent periods, Vegas extended their lead with goals from Brett Howden (47th minute), Jack Eichel, who scored twice (56th and 58th minutes), and Tomas Hertl, who found the net in the final minute of the game (60th).
For Carolina, three players scored: Andrei Svechnikov (4th minute), Jordan Martinook (33rd), and Logan Stankoven (43rd). For Svechnikov, this goal was his first of the season after nine games.
As a result of the game, Pavel Dorofeev increased his tally to 10 points (9 goals and 1 assist), becoming the fourth leading scorer on the Vegas team. Ivan Barbashev, another Russian, also contributed to the game with two assists, bringing his total to 10 points (3+7). The team leader remains Jack Eichel, who has 19 points (8+11).
With this victory, Vegas solidified their position at the top of the Pacific Division, having 15 points after 10 games. Carolina, in turn, occupies the fourth position in the Metropolitan Division with 12 points from 9 games.
The next match for Vegas will be on October 31 against the Colorado Avalanche at home. On the same day, Carolina will host the New York Islanders.
In another game of the day, the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Buffalo Sabres in overtime, finishing the match with a score of 4:3. Russian forward Yegor Chinakhov scored a goal and made an assist, marking his contribution in the second consecutive game, while Kirill Marchenko also recorded an assist.
