DET at CAR
Detroit Red Wings 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.
second of a back-to-back · 800 km since the last game
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights
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.
John Gibson
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.
Detroit Red Wings
L1 Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle) · Dylan Larkin (below the league middle) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle)
L2 Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Emmitt Finnie (bottom tenth of the league) · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3 Michael Rasmussen (below the league middle) · Andrew Copp (bottom tenth of the league) · Keegan Kolesar (below the league middle)
D1 Albert Johansson (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)
D2 Ben Chiarot (above the league middle) · Anton Johansson
PP1 Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle) · Dylan Larkin (below the league middle) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle) · Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)
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.
Detroit Red Wings
J.T. Compher (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-22
Marco Kasper (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-20
Mason Appleton (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-26
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.