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In Round 4 of the playoffs against Carolina, the Vegas Golden Knights trail 4-2 in the best-of-7, with Game 7 on 2026-06-17 at Carolina in a must-win moment for the club, while William Karlsson is out with an arm injury (return date 2026-09-15).

RESULTS & SCORES: Over the past 14 days Vegas has gone 2-4 in the series, with L 0-3 (G6, 2026-06-14), L 2-4 (G5, 2026-06-11), L 3-5 (G4, 2026-06-09), W 5-4 OT (G3, 2026-06-06), L 3-4 OT (G2, 2026-06-04), W 5-4 (G1, 2026-06-02); the Knights enter G7 on a three-game playoff skid.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE: 2026-06-17 at Carolina (R4G7).

HEAT INDEX: Pavel Dorofeyev is heating up, with positive movement, while Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel are showing solid form; a few veterans carry cooler indices and Karlsson remains out.

TOP SCORERS (Regular Season): Jack Eichel 90 PTS (27G, 63A) in 74 GP; Mitch Marner 80 PTS (24G, 56A) in 81 GP; Mark Stone 73 PTS (28G, 45A) in 60 GP; Pavel Dorofeyev 64 PTS (37G, 27A) in 82 GP; Ivan Barbashev 61 PTS (23G, 38A) in 82 GP; Tomas Hertl 58 PTS (24G, 34A) in 82 GP; Rasmus Andersson 47 PTS (17G, 30A) in 81 GP; Shea Theodore 39 PTS (10G, 29A) in 70 GP; Reilly Smith 26 PTS (16G, 10A) in 69 GP.