RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored twice in the final 4:59 to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Tuesday night.

First Eichel forced a turnover near the blue line with Carolina on the attack, then raced the other direction 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 2 1/2 minutes left.

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