Carolina Hurricanes
2026-27: 2-1-1 · 5 pts · 8th in the NHL · 2nd in the Metropolitan · L10 2-1-1 · W2
2025-26: 53-22-7 · 113 pts · 2nd in the NHL · 1st in the Metropolitan
vs Vancouver · 7:00 PM ETPrices after the game-day snapshotExpected in goal: Brandon Bussi 58%Game preview →Carolina are 2-1-1 after 4 games of 2026-27, 2nd in the Metropolitan. Last season they finished 2nd in the league with 113 points.
2nd in the Metropolitan after 4 games
League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.
League rank through the season
See all: League rank through the season →2026-27 · 8th in the league · 2-1-1 · 5 pts
StandingsPoints in line with the goal difference
Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.
Expected vs actual points
See all: Expected vs actual points →Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 11 goals for and 12 against in 4 games. Last season: 113 points against 108.5. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.
MethodClose games
Splits
Four of the next six on the road
Next six
See all: Next six →Vancouver Canucks58 pts · 32nd10 Oct@
Chicago Blackhawks72 pts · 31st11 Oct@
Philadelphia Flyers98 pts · 11th13 Octvs
Washington Capitals95 pts · 12th17 Oct@
Winnipeg Jets82 pts · 26th18 Oct@
Calgary Flames77 pts · 29thDifficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 45.8% of the time. 1 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.
Full schedule
Sebastian Aho leads with 7 points in 4 games
2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.
Moves since July
See all: Moves since July →2026-27 roster
See all: 2026-27 roster →$9.33M of cap space under a $104M ceiling
Cap hit against the ceiling
Biggest cap hits
See all: Biggest cap hits →Out of contract in summer 2027
See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →As of 1 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.
Who dressed at Montréal on 6 Oct
Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.
The same 20 players who dressed on 3 Oct.
Forwards · by ice time
Defence · by ice time
Goalies · by ice time
Did not dress
On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.
A 19th power play and a 8th penalty kill
Small sample after 4 games. Last season: power play 24.9%, penalty kill 80.5%.
2026-27
Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.
Carolina attempt more from the wing than anywhere else
Every Carolina attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (4 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 86 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best).
Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.
Team xG tableBy zone
265 att · 122 on goal · 11 G
By shot type
Carolina Hurricanes rank 21st for 22+ mph bursts and 3rd for shot-attempt differential
How fast Carolina Hurricanes skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.
Fastest skaters
- 22.67Andrei Svechnikovvs
FLA29 Sep · 2nd 01:02 - 22.05Logan StankovenvsWSH2 Oct · 2nd 15:11
- 21.83Sebastian AhovsWSH2 Oct · 1st 08:49
- 21.81K'Andre MillervsFLA29 Sep · 3rd 14:36
- 21.72Eric RobinsonvsWSH2 Oct · 1st 13:06
- 21.71William Carrier@PHI3 Oct · 1st 10:13
- 21.68Sean Walker@PHI3 Oct · 3rd 16:08
- 21.63Jackson BlakevsWSH2 Oct · 3rd 12:49
Each Carolina Hurricanes skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.
Hardest shots
- 92.47Jaccob SlavinvsWSH2 Oct · 1st 16:07
- 87.97Shayne Gostisbehere@PHI3 Oct · 2nd 13:02
- 87.13Andrei Svechnikov@PHI3 Oct · OT 01:42
- 86.05Sebastian AhovsWSH2 Oct · 2nd 06:26
- 82.86Jordan MartinookvsWSH2 Oct · 2nd 01:15
- 81.41Mike Reilly@PHI3 Oct · 1st 18:06
- 80.97Logan Stankoven@PHI3 Oct · 3rd 10:39
- 79.54Jalen Chatfield@PHI3 Oct · 1st 05:58
Each Carolina Hurricanes skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.
Territory
Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.
Brandon Bussi has started 3 of 4
Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.
2026-27
2025-26
Two on the injury list
Injury report
See all: Injury report →Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET
InjuriesTransactions
See all: Transactions →Placed G Cayden Primeau on waivers.
Placed C Seth Jarvis on the injured non-roster list. Placed LD Juuso Valimaki on waivers.
Placed C Seth Jarvis on the injured non-roster list. Placed D Juuso Valimaki on waivers.
Signed G Pyotr Kochetkov to a two-year contract extension. Assigned Fs Charlie Cerrato and Viktor Neuchev, Ds Dominik Badinka, Joel Nystrom and Ronan Seeley and Gs Ruslan Khazheyev and Zach Sawchenko to Chicago (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Chicago Fs Skyler Brind'Amour, Juha Jaaska and Justin Robidas and Ds Aleksi Heimosalmi and Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Signed D Mike Reilly to a one-year contract.
Signed G Cayden Primeau to a two-year contract. Signed C Justin Robidas and C Skyler Brind'Amour to one-year contracts.
Signed D Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract.
2026 draft class
See all: 2026 draft class →Priced at 79% to make the playoffs
Every season-long market the venues list for the Carolina Hurricanes, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.
Make the playoffs: market vs last season
A 116-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 97%; the market sits 18 points lower.
Season points: the market's ladder
5 points from 4 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.
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Washington is the most-played rivalry: 154 meetings
Carolina against every Metropolitan rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.
Washington Capitals15465-65-24.4221997-98
New Jersey Devils14472-62-10.5001997-98
New York Rangers12854-63-11.4221997-98
New York Islanders12579-32-14.6321997-98Philadelphia Flyers11756-41-20.4791997-98
Pittsburgh Penguins11355-46-12.4871997-98
Columbus Blue Jackets6938-21-10.5512000-0113 playoff trips and 2 Stanley Cups in 30 seasons
Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.
The last 30 seasons
Points leaders since 1990-91
Regular season, with this franchise only.
Retired numbers
Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.
Top picks since 1980
The 6 highest first-round picks of 40 since 1980.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct