Carolina Hurricanes
10-2-2, 22 pts · 1st in the Metropolitan Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 |   BOS | W | 2-1 | 30-16 | Game summary |
| Oct 24 | at   STL | W | 4-0 | 39-24 | Game summary |
| Oct 22 | at   EDM | OTL | 5-6 SO | 27-21 | Game summary |
| Oct 20 | at   VAN | W | 6-3 | 44-17 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 |   Columbus Blue Jackets | 1st 03:05 | Home | Game summary |
| Nov 1 |   Winnipeg Jets | 1:00 p.m. | Home | – |
| Nov 3 |   Nashville Predators | 8:00 p.m. | Away | – |
| Nov 5 |   New York Islanders | 7:00 p.m. | Away | – |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Staal | C | Injured reserve | Calf | Dec 3 | Oct 15 |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | Out | Not Injury RelatedNikishin (not injury related) will need some time before he makes his 2026-27 debut, according to Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Monday. | Nov 7 | Oct 26 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | Out | Upper BodyHead coach Rod Brind'Amour said Thursday that Hall (undisclosed) will miss a few more games, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports. | Nov 3 | Oct 29 |
Roster and projections
Hot · Slowing down. From the Pooler’s Guide lists, updated every day. Our method
Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 14 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 96.2 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 73.0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 71.5 |
| Jackson Blake | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 66.3 |
| Logan Stankoven | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 52.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39.8 |
| Taylor Hall 🚑 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 36.0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33.8 |
| William Carrier | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 31.7 |
| Mark Jankowski | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30.2 |
| Eric Robinson | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27.7 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23.6 |
| Jordan Staal 🚑 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Felix Unger Sörum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| Bradly Nadeau | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Skyler Brind'Amour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 51.9 |
| Sean Walker | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32.9 |
| K'Andre Miller | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30.8 |
| Jalen Chatfield | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18.0 |
| Alexander Nikishin 🚑 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14.2 |
| Juuso Välimäki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.8 |
| Mike Reilly | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 |
| Charles Alexis Legault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Kochetkov | 8 | 8 | .918 | 67.3 |
| Brandon Bussi 🧊 | 6 | 2 | .865 | 55.2 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Agreed to terms with LD Alexander Nikishin on a one-year contract. | ||
| Waivers |
| Placed RW Mackenzie Entwistle on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed G Cayden Primeau on waivers. | |
| Injured reserve, Waivers |
| Placed C Seth Jarvis on the injured non-roster list. Placed LD Juuso Valimaki on waivers. | |
| Contract, Assignment, Waivers |
| Signed G Pyotr Kochetkov to a two-year contract extension. Assigned Fs Charlie Cerrato and Viktor Neuchev, Ds Dominik Badinka, Joel Nystrom and Ronan Seeley and Gs Ruslan Khazheyev and Zach Sawchenko to Chicago (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Chicago Fs Skyler Brind'Amour, Juha Jaaska and Justin Robidas and Ds Aleksi Heimosalmi and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| Contract | Signed D Mike Reilly to a one-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed G Cayden Primeau to a two-year contract. Signed C Justin Robidas and C Skyler Brind'Amour to one-year contracts. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract. | |
| Trade |
| Acquired F Stiven Sardaryan from Buffalo in exchange for future considerations. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Ronan Seeley to a one-year, two-way contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D William Håkansson to a three-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Aleksi Heimosalmi to a one-year, two-way contract. | |
| Trade |
| Signed LW A.J. Greer to a four-year contract. Acquired C Noah Philp from Carolina for D Kyle Masters. | |
| Trade | Acquired D John Carlson from Anaheim in exchange for D Kyle Masters and a 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 162). | ||
| Contract | Signed F Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
📰 News
📣 Rumors and confirmations
- Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Carolina HurricanesDavid Pagnotta (Daily Faceoff) says teams are more willing to take on players with term right now. He names Pittsburgh, Nashville, St. Louis and Carolina as teams to watch on the trade market.