Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets - 2026-10-17

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NHL · Oct 17, 2026

Carolina Hurricanes

3:30 PM EDT

Sat, Oct 17

Winnipeg Jets

The Hurricanes visit the Jets at Canada Life Centre. Puck drop 3:30 PM EDT. On CARNHL, HHN.

Where to watch Hurricanes at Jets

Canada

National: SN

United States

Regional: CARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR)

Hurricanes visit Jets with Stevenson expected in net

What to watch

Mark Jankowski has a goal in five straight games, a league high, and heads into tonight with five goals through eight games.³
Winnipeg has started slowly in its last two games, taking a period to get going against Minnesota and Chicago before outplaying both over the final 40 minutes.¹
Carolina recalled Bradly Nadeau and Felix Unger Sörum from the AHL this week, and each is expected to play.²

Hurricanes

Projected lines⁴

Forwards

William CarrierSebastian AhoAndrei Svechnikov
Bradly NadeauLogan StankovenJackson Blake
Nikolaj EhlersMark JankowskiJordan Martinook
Eric RobinsonJesperi KotkaniemiFelix Unger Sörum

Defence

Jaccob SlavinJalen Chatfield
K'Andre MillerSean Walker
Shayne GostisbehereMike Reilly

Projected lineup. Pyotr Kochetkov and Brandon Bussi are both listed, and no starter is named.

Out: Seth Jarvis (Injured (shoulder), no timeline for season debut), Jordan Staal (Injured (calf)), Taylor Hall (Injured (upper body), week to week), Juuso Välimäki (Scratched), Nicolas Deslauriers (Scratched)⁴

Jets

Projected lines²

Forwards

Kyle ConnorMark ScheifeleCole Perfetti
Nino NiederreiterViggo BjörckGabriel Vilardi
Isak RosenAdam LowryAlex Iafallo
Brad LambertMorgan BarronCole Koepke

Defence

Dylan SambergNeal Pionk
Mario FerraroDylan DeMelo
Haydn FleuryJack St. Ivany

Goalies

Clay StevensonStart

Projected lineup from NHL.com. Clay Stevenson is expected to start, not confirmed; no backup is designated.

Out: Elias Salomonsson (Injured (shoulder)), Walker Duehr (Injured (lower body)), Garrett Brown (Injured (lower body)), Josh Morrissey (Injured (upper body)), Vladislav Namestnikov (Injured (undisclosed), week to week after crashing into the boards at Thursday's morning skate), Tyrel Bauer (Scratched)²

What they are evaluating¹

Coach Scott Arniel says the Jets must know the pressure is coming and be clean and fast with their exits.
Arniel wants a better start after slow first periods against Minnesota and Chicago.
Arniel likes the chemistry building between Viggo Björck, Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Vilardi after they spent a lot of time in the offensive zone Thursday.

Winnipeg has a point in six of seven games and expects Carolina's pressure from the opening puck drop. Coach Scott Arniel wants clean, fast exits.¹

Sources: ¹Winnipeg Jets: GAMEDAY: Hurricanes at Jets · ²Winnipeg Jets: Hurricanes at Jets projected lineups · ³Carolina Hurricanes: Preview: October 17 at Winnipeg · ⁴Carolina Hurricanes: Hurricanes at Jets projected lineups. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.