Early look · NHL 2026-27

Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers: game preview

CarolinaHurricanes2026-27: 2-1-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 53-22-7 · 113 pts · 2ndat

EdmontonOilers2026-27: 2-0-1 · 5 pts · 2025-26: 41-30-11 · 93 pts · 14th

Puck drop22 Oct · 9:00 PM ET

VenueRogers Place

All-time meetings49 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Twenty points apart last season

Carolina finished last season 2nd in the league on 113 points. Edmonton finished 14th on 93.

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Head-to-head

Meeting number 50

Across 49 completed games, Carolina lead the head-to-head 27-15-7.

All-time record27-15-7Carolina's record in the series

Meetings played49This is number 50

2025-26 series—

Last 53-2Edmonton

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

6 Mar 2026CAR 6 – EDM 3——CAR

15 Nov 2025EDM 4 – CAR 3 OT——EDM

1 Mar 2025EDM 3 – CAR 1——EDM

22 Oct 2024CAR 3 – EDM 2 OT——CAR

6 Dec 2023CAR 1 – EDM 6——EDM

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateCarolinaEdmonton

15 Nov 202512-5-1 · 25 pts4th9-7-4 · 22 pts16th

6 Mar 202632-15-5 · 69 pts3rd27-19-8 · 62 pts12th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 15 Nov 2025, Carolina were 4th in the league and Edmonton 16th. By 6 Mar 2026 it was 3rd and 12th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Carolina out-attempted Edmonton 138 to 90

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Carolina Hurricanes

138 att · 68 on goal · 9 G · 13.2%

Crease9 att · 1 G

Slot47 att · 4 G

Wing58 att · 3 G

Point23 att · 1 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

Edmonton Oilers

90 att · 39 on goal · 7 G · 17.9%

Crease13 att · 0 G

Slot31 att · 5 G

Wing28 att · 2 G

Point13 att · 0 G

Neutral zone5 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Carolina and Edmonton are level on chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

CarolinaEdmonton

3.74xG for per game3.31

2.21xG against per game2.10

62.9%xG share61.2%

−4.0FinishingGoals minus expected goals+7.1

−3.2GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 4 games for Carolina, 3 for Edmonton. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Carolina

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2719.0%

Power play · 2025-2624.9% · 4th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2789.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2680.5% · 11th

Faceoffs · 2026-2752.1% · 125/240

Drawn · 2026-2721 (5.25/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2719 (4.75/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Edmonton

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2725.0%

Power play · 2025-2630.6% · 1st

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2757.1%

Penalty kill · 2025-2677.8% · 20th

Faceoffs · 2026-2751.7% · 91/176

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (2.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Forwards to watch

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PlayerGPGAPP/GP

20Sebastian Aho44371.75

37Andrei Svechnikov41341.00

53Jackson Blake40330.75

97Connor McDavid32793.00

29Leon Draisaitl33251.67

92Vasily Podkolzin33251.67

Points leaders

Defencemen to watch

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PlayerGPGAPP/GP

4Shayne Gostisbehere41120.50

74Jaccob Slavin40220.50

5Jalen Chatfield40110.25

2Evan Bouchard34482.67

6Ryan Shea31231.00

14Mattias Ekholm30000.00

Defencemen stats

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Carolina

Expected starter after their game on 20 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Edmonton

Expected starter after their game on 20 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Carolina crease

CAR · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 19 Oct

Brandon Bussi.8513 GP · 1-1-1 · GSAx −3.7

Pyotr Kochetkov.8891 GP · 1-0-0 · GSAx +0.5

No appearances against Edmonton in the last meetings.

Edmonton crease

EDM · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 19 Oct

Devon Levi.8102 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx −3.6

Tristan Jarry.7391 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −4.1

No appearances against Carolina in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.8 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

6 Mar 20269 · CAR 6–3 EDM

15 Nov 20257 · EDM 4–3 CAR

1 Mar 20254 · EDM 3–1 CAR

22 Oct 20245 · CAR 3–2 EDM

6 Dec 20237 · CAR 1–6 EDM

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Carolina2.753.003.612.93

Edmonton5.674.673.443.28

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.8Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.4Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

11 on the injury lists

Carolina · injuries

Alexander NikishinContract DisputeOutReturn10 Oct

Seth JarvisShoulderIRReturn24 Oct

Edmonton · injuries

Alec RegulaUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Atro LeppanenUndisclosedIRReturn17 Oct

Frederik AndersenKneeIRReturn30 Dec

James StefanUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Jason DickinsonFootIRReturn7 Oct

Matt SavoieLower BodyIRReturn24 Nov

Mattias JanmarkUndisclosedIRReturn15 Oct

Ryan Nugent-HopkinsLower BodyIRReturn13 Oct

Zach HymanUndisclosedOutReturn17 Oct

Latest moves

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30 Sep · CAR

Placed G Cayden Primeau on waivers.

27 Sep · CAR

Placed C Seth Jarvis on the injured non-roster list. Placed LD Juuso Valimaki on waivers.

27 Sep · CAR

Placed C Seth Jarvis on the injured non-roster list. Placed D Juuso Valimaki on waivers.

1 Oct · EDM

Placed F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve. Placed D Alec Regula on long-term injured reserve. Recalled F Josh Samanski under emergency conditions.

27 Sep · EDM

Placed G Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield (AHL).

25 Sep · EDM

Loaned D Tomas Cibulka, Fs Connor Clattenburg, Quinn Hutson, Viljami Marjala, William Nicholl and Aku Raty and G Connor Ungar to Bakersfield (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Bakersfield Ds Josh Brown and Riley Stillman and F Eduards Tralmaks.

Injury report

Carolina · 2026 draft

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#51William HakanssonRound 2 · LuleaD

#61Wiggo SorenssonRound 2 · Boro/vetlandaC

#68Zachary LansardRound 3 · ReginaRW

#105Michael BerchildRound 4 · Usa U-18LW

Full draft

Edmonton · 2026 draft

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#58Rudolfs BerzkalnsRound 2 · MuskegonC

#84Malcom GastrinRound 3 · Modo Jr.LW

#133Andrew RobinsonRound 5 · WindsorD

#180Caden HarveyRound 6 · WindsorC

Full draft

Thursday 22 October · the full slate

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