ANA at CAR
Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Lenovo Center
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
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 · game 4 of a road trip
1 night off · 1100 km since the last game
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.
Ville Husso
Pyotr Kochetkov
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.
Anaheim Ducks
L1 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Judd Caulfield
L2 Nikita Nesterenko · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)
L3 Alex Killorn (above the league middle) · Ryan Poehling (above the league middle) · A.J. Greer (above the league middle)
D1 Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Noah Warren
D2 Pavel Mintyukov (above the league middle) · Travis Mitchell
PP1 Beckett Sennecke (bottom tenth of the league) · Leo Carlsson (above the league middle) · Mikael Granlund (above the league middle) · Jackson LaCombe (below the league middle) · Cutter Gauthier (top tenth of the league)
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)
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.
Anaheim Ducks
Ian Moore (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-08
Mikael Granlund (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-19
Ryan Poehling (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-11-25
Troy Terry (RW): Out (hip), listed since 2026-05-21, expected back 2026-11-21
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
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.