Final · All games
CAR 3 – 6 FLA
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.
- Model
- CAR 62%
- Expected score
- 3.4 – 2.7
- Market
- —
- Venue
- Amerant Bank Arena
Pre-game price
What the model says
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Brandon Bussi
Jacob Markstrom
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Carolina Hurricanes
L1 Andrei Svechnikov (top tenth of the league) · Sebastian Aho (above the league middle) · Eric Robinson (above the league middle)
L2 Taylor Hall (below the league middle) · Logan Stankoven (below the league middle) · Jackson Blake (bottom tenth of the league)
L3 Nikolaj Ehlers (top tenth of the league) · Jordan Staal (above the league middle) · Jordan Martinook (below the league middle)
D1 Jaccob Slavin (below the league middle) · Jalen Chatfield (below the league middle)
D2 K'Andre Miller (above the league middle) · Sean Walker (below the league middle)
PP1 Andrei Svechnikov (top tenth of the league) · Sebastian Aho (above the league middle) · Jackson Blake (bottom tenth of the league) · Nikolaj Ehlers (top tenth of the league) · Shayne Gostisbehere (top tenth of the league)
Florida Panthers
L1 Brady Tkachuk (bottom tenth of the league) · Aleksander Barkov · Sam Reinhart (below the league middle)
L2 Carter Verhaeghe (above the league middle) · Sam Bennett (above the league middle) · Matthew Tkachuk (below the league middle)
L3 Eetu Luostarinen (below the league middle) · Anton Lundell (above the league middle) · Sandis Vilmanis
D1 Gustav Forsling (below the league middle) · Aaron Ekblad (below the league middle)
D2 Niko Mikkola (below the league middle) · Seth Jones (above the league middle)
PP1 Brady Tkachuk (bottom tenth of the league) · Aleksander Barkov · Sam Reinhart (below the league middle) · Aaron Ekblad (below the league middle) · Matthew Tkachuk (below the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Carolina Hurricanes
Seth Jarvis (C): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-06-26, expected back 2026-11-01
Florida Panthers
Brad Marchand (LW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-08-15, expected back 2026-10-10
Goals · the league's own clips
9 goals
Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.
CAR · P1 06:04 · D. Badinka (G. Trikozov) · clip
FLA · P1 12:02 · B. Tkachuk (M. Tkachuk, A. Barkov) · PP · clip
FLA · P2 02:30 · A. Barkov (B. Tkachuk, N. Mikkola) · clip
FLA · P2 04:06 · C. Reinhardt (J. Devine, R. Gudas) · clip
CAR · P2 09:34 · J. Robidas (C. Cerrato, F. Unger Sorum) · PP · clip
CAR · P2 10:45 · B. Nadeau (J. Robidas, J. Nystrom) · clip
FLA · P2 12:10 · C. Reinhardt (N. Mikkola) · clip
FLA · P2 19:07 · N. Mikkola (S. Vilmanis, E. Luostarinen) · clip
FLA · P3 17:45 · B. Tkachuk · empty net · clip
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger