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Carolina Hurricanes

2026-27Regular season

In a playoff spot · 1st in the Metropolitan · +20

Record

11-2-2

24 points · +20 goal differential

Next game

vs Jets

Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ESTCATVAS, TSN3 (WPG)USNHLN, CARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR)

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Grade, moves and outlook

Lines and absences

Lineup

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ExpectedProjected lineupThu, Oct 29 game

Last reported Thu, Oct 29Official: NHL.com (NHL.com)12:56 PM EDT(opens the source)

A projection from a game-day story, not a confirmed lineup.

Forwards

F1William CarrierSebastian AhoAndrei Svechnikov
F2Nikolaj EhlersLogan StankovenJackson Blake
F3Jordan MartinookMark JankowskiSeth Jarvis
F4Eric RobinsonJesperi KotkaniemiNicolas Deslauriers

Defence

D1Jaccob SlavinJalen Chatfield
D2K'Andre MillerSean Walker
D3Shayne GostisbehereJuuso Välimäki

In goal

Pyotr KochetkovLast start Thu, Oct 29 vs CBJ

League box score

Kochetkov: 4 of last 5·Bussi: 1 of last 5 (box scores, not a projection)

No source has named the starter for Sun, Nov 1 yet.

Out or questionable · Sun, Nov 1

Taylor HallConfirmedOfficial: Carolina HurricanesMon 11:01 AM EDT(opens the source)

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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov clears the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier approaches at Lenovo Center. — James Guillory-Imagn Images

NEWS

Oct 29, 2026

Kochetkov sets Carolina record with ninth win to open season

The Hurricanes goalie made 24 saves in a 3-2 victory over Columbus on Thursday.

Schedule

Next 6 games

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Sun, Nov 1

Home vsJets

1:00 PM ESTCATVAS, TSN3 (WPG)USNHLN, CARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR)

Tue, Nov 3

Away atPredators

8:00 PM ESTUSCARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR), SCRIPPS (NSH)CASN+

Thu, Nov 5

Away atIslanders

7:00 PM ESTUSESPN+, HULU, Disney+CASN+

Sat, Nov 7

Home vsBlackhawks

8:00 PM ESTUSCARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR), CHSN (CHI)

Thu, Nov 12

Away atKraken

12:00 PM ESTUSNHLN, CARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR), Prime Video (SEA), KONG (SEA)CASN+, TVAS

Sat, Nov 14

Home vsKraken

1:00 PM ESTUSNHLN, CARNHL (CAR), HHN (CAR), Prime Video (SEA), KING (SEA), KONG (SEA)CASN1

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2026-27

The season so far

11-2-224 PTS.800 pts%

1st in Metropolitan1st in Eastern1st overall

Goals for

Against

+20

Diff

Home4-1-1Away7-1-1StreakW3Last 108-1-1

Top of the Room

Scoring

Sebastian Aho CAR

C · 15 GP · G8 A11

1.27 / gm

Jackson Blake CAR

R · 15 GP · G3 A12

1.00 / gm

Andrei Svechnikov CAR

R · 15 GP · G6 A7

0.87 / gm

In goal

Pyotr Kochetkov CAR

9 GP · 9-0-0

1.00 / gm

Brandon Bussi CAR

6 GP · 2-2-2

0.33 / gm

2026-27

Skaters

#	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI
20	Sebastian Aho	C	15	8	11	19	+7	16	44	18.2%	19:49
53	Jackson Blake	R	15	3	12	15	+10	8	43	7.0%	18:07
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	15	6	7	13	+5	10	41	14.6%	17:38
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	15	4	8	12	+3	0	30	13.3%	16:15
22	Logan Stankoven	C	15	9	3	12	+11	2	46	19.6%	17:19
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	15	2	7	9	+10	4	27	7.4%	17:32
28	William Carrier	L	15	0	8	8	+1	10	27	0.0%	13:05
77	Mark Jankowski	L	11	7	1	8	+2	0	17	41.2%	14:29
26	Sean Walker	D	15	1	6	7	+3	14	28	3.6%	21:16
48	Jordan Martinook	L	15	2	5	7	+1	6	23	8.7%	14:45
50	Eric Robinson	L	15	2	4	6	+5	0	22	9.1%	12:18
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	13	3	3	6	+5	6	13	23.1%	11:47
24	Seth Jarvis	R	4	1	4	5	+4	0	9	11.1%	16:07
71	Taylor Hall	L	8	3	2	5	+2	8	17	17.6%	13:01
74	Jaccob Slavin	D	15	0	4	4	+7	0	29	0.0%	21:29
19	K'Andre Miller	D	15	1	3	4	+1	6	22	4.5%	22:29
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	15	1	3	4	+6	6	21	4.8%	20:48
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	10	2	1	3	+2	14	6	33.3%	8:41
6	Mike Reilly	D	8	0	2	2	+4	2	9	0.0%	12:26
29	Bradly Nadeau	L	3	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0.0%	14:07
8	Juuso Valimaki	D	5	1	1	2	+6	2	5	20.0%	13:42
11	Jordan Staal	C	6	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0.0%	15:34
-	Charles Alexis Legault	D	2	0	0	0	0	12	2	0.0%	11:54
36	Felix Unger Sörum	R	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.0%	12:01
76	Skyler Brind'Amour	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0%	9:54