Final · All games
CAR – VAN
Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Not on file (no price was frozen before puck drop)
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Rogers Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · third game in four nights · game 3 of a road trip
2 nights off · 4200 km since the last game, 3 time zones
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
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.
Pyotr Kochetkov
Kevin Lankinen
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
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 William Carrier (below the league middle) · Sebastian Aho (above the league middle) · Andrei Svechnikov (top tenth of the league)
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) · Mark Jankowski (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)
Vancouver Canucks
L1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Jonathan Lekkerimäki
L2 Paul Cotter (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle)
L3 Liam Ohgren (above the league middle) · Max Sasson (top tenth of the league) · Linus Karlsson (below the league middle)
D1 Zeev Buium (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle)
D2 Elias Pettersson (above the league middle) · Tom Willander (above the league middle)
PP1 Jake DeBrusk (bottom tenth of the league) · Elias Pettersson (below the league middle) · Brock Boeser (above the league middle) · Filip Hronek (above the league middle) · Marco Rossi (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
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
Jordan Staal (C): Out (calf), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-12-03
Seth Jarvis (C): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-06-26, expected back 2026-10-20
Taylor Hall (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-24
Vancouver Canucks
Marco Rossi (C): Day To Day (illness), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Akil Thomas (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-22
Jack Thompson (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31
Mackenzie MacEachern (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-10-25
Thatcher Demko (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-01-10, expected back 2026-12-21
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Graham Skilliter
Riley Brace
Shandor Alphonso · Ryan Gibbons
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
CAR · P1 04:44 · L. Stankoven (J. Blake, J. Välimäki) · on nhl.com
VAN · P1 10:10 · L. Karlsson (E. Pettersson, J. DeBrusk) · on nhl.com
CAR · P1 12:09 · N. Ehlers (J. Blake, L. Stankoven) · on nhl.com
VAN · P1 19:58 · J. Lekkerimäki (J. DeBrusk, B. Boeser) · PP · on nhl.com
CAR · P2 02:26 · N. Deslauriers (J. Kotkaniemi) · on nhl.com
VAN · P2 13:07 · A. Bains (M. Sasson, Z. Buium) · on nhl.com
CAR · P3 04:07 · N. Deslauriers (B. Nadeau, K. Miller) · on nhl.com
CAR · P3 10:22 · N. Ehlers · on nhl.com
CAR · P3 17:57 · L. Stankoven (N. Ehlers, J. Blake) · empty net · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger