Carolina Hurricanes

53-22-7 · 113 pts · 2025-26

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3.55

GF/GP

2nd

2.88

GA/GP

5th

24.9%

PP%

4th

80.5%

PK%

11th

68.9%

Pt%

2nd

50.1%

FO%

16th

News Lineup Combos Trending Leaders Schedule

Line updates

No reported line changes. Practice-line reports appear here in season.

Injury updates4

@charlieo_conn · 8/17

@DavidReading Luchanko, just b/c it's easier for me to see a world where his development just got messed up due to bouncing around + the core injury and he gets back to looking like he did in the 2025 AHL playoffs, vs. Jiricek becoming big RHD Shayne Gostisbehere in a sheltered 3rd pair role

CBS · 8/8

Out — Shoulder

CBS · 7/28

now Questionable for start of season

CBS · 7/28

now Out

Other news10

@corylav · 8/17

Josiah Slavin, whose two-year, two-way contract with the Hurricanes ended July 1, has signed a one-way AHL deal with the Wolves to remain the team's captain for the next two seasons. Since he's on an AHL contract, he would not be able to be recalled by the Hurricanes.

NHL transactions · 7/5

Frederik Andersen off CAR roster

NHL transactions · 7/5

Mike Reilly off CAR roster

NHL transactions · 7/5

John Carlson off CAR roster

NHL transactions · 6/27

Acquired D John Carlson from Anaheim in exchange for D Kyle Masters and a 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 162).

NHL transactions · 6/20

Signed F Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract.

NHL transactions · 5/4

Assigned D Charles-Alexis Legault to Chicago (AHL).

NHL transactions · 4/27

Recalled D Charles-Alexis Legault from Chicago (AHL).

ScheduleSOS avg (0.992)2 off-nights (◐)

This week (3)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
4/5	vs PHI	2.93	2.91	2.96	2.75	neutral
4/7◐	vs OTT	3.35	2.99	3.36	2.71	neutral
4/10	@ FLA	3	3.34	3.08	2.96	good

Next week (4)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
3/29◐	@ NJD	2.76	3.09	3.17	3.07	neutral
3/30	@ NYI	2.79	2.88	3.04	3.22	neutral
4/2	@ DET	2.91	3.1	3.13	3.01	neutral
4/3	vs NJD	2.76	3.09	3.17	3.07	neutral

Projected lineup

Forward lines

Line 1

Nikolaj Ehlers · Andrei Svechnikov · Sebastian Aho

Line 2

Jackson Blake · Logan Stankoven · Taylor Hall

Line 3

William Carrier · Jordan Martinook · Jordan Staal

Line 4

Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Mark Jankowski · Eric Robinson🚑

Defense pairs

Pair 1

Sean Walker · K'Andre Miller

Pair 2

Jaccob Slavin · Jalen Chatfield

Pair 3

Shayne Gostisbehere · Alexander Nikishin

Goalies

Brandon Bussi · Pyotr Kochetkov

Special teams

Power play 1

Nikolaj Ehlers · Andrei Svechnikov · Jackson Blake · Sebastian Aho · Shayne Gostisbehere

Power play 2

Logan Stankoven · Taylor Hall · K'Andre Miller · Alexander Nikishin · Jordan Staal

Penalty kill

Jaccob Slavin · Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Mark Jankowski · Jalen Chatfield · Sebastian Aho · Shayne Gostisbehere · Sean Walker · Eric Robinson🚑 · K'Andre Miller · Alexander Nikishin · Jordan Martinook · Jordan Staal

On-ice units (5v5 · % of the least-used member’s ice time)

Forward lines (3F)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Sebastian Aho · Andrei Svechnikov · Seth Jarvis🚑	652m	65%	55%
Taylor Hall · Logan Stankoven · Jackson Blake	551m	53%	61%
Jordan Staal · Jordan Martinook · Nikolaj Ehlers	376m	39%	59%
Jordan Staal · Jordan Martinook · William Carrier	237m	32%	54%
Nikolaj Ehlers · Logan Stankoven · Jackson Blake	235m	21%	58%
Mark Jankowski · William Carrier · Eric Robinson🚑	209m	31%	61%
Taylor Hall · Mark Jankowski · Eric Robinson🚑	121m	18%	68%
Nikolaj Ehlers · Sebastian Aho · Andrei Svechnikov	84m	8%	60%

Defence pairs (2D)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Sean Walker · K'Andre Miller	949m	68%	59%
Jaccob Slavin · Jalen Chatfield	600m	84%	54%
Sean Walker · Alexander Nikishin	301m	24%	57%
Shayne Gostisbehere · Alexander Nikishin	295m	34%	57%
Shayne Gostisbehere · Jalen Chatfield	257m	29%	60%
Jalen Chatfield · K'Andre Miller	189m	15%	47%

Team leaders · click a column to sort

Player	Pos	P ▼	G	A	PPG	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	+/-	GP
Sebastian Aho	C	80	27	53	7	195	63	23	46	11	79
Nikolaj Ehlers	L	71	26	45	10	207	21	24	14	8	82
Andrei Svechnikov	R	70	31	39	12	203	148	16	66	1	79
Seth Jarvis🚑	R	66	32	34	5	224	81	27	23	6	71
Jackson Blake	R	53	22	31	3	174	13	34	40	4	81
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	50	13	37	6	116	29	63	22	11	55
Taylor Hall	L	48	18	30	3	137	53	30	44	6	80
Logan Stankoven	C	44	21	23	4	166	50	22	25	12	81
K'Andre Miller	D	37	8	29	1	123	101	79	56	7	72
Jordan Staal	C	36	20	16	4	107	166	48	29	5	75
Alexander Nikishin	D	33	11	22	4	122	132	94	33	18	81
Sean Walker	D	31	9	22	0	179	141	125	59	6	81
Jordan Martinook	L	29	12	17	0	109	112	50	35	6	77
Mark Jankowski	L	21	11	10	0	63	45	45	16	7	68
Eric Robinson🚑	L	18	12	6	0	84	90	13	8	7	67
William Carrier	L	18	7	11	0	80	172	18	18	5	70
Jalen Chatfield	D	17	2	15	0	100	36	63	18	15	72
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	9	2	7	0	42	63	18	8	3	42
Jaccob Slavin	D	8	1	7	0	63	6	54	4	8	39
Bradly Nadeau	L	3	3	0	1	12	21	5	2	1	12
Charles-Alexis Legault	D	2	1	1	0	12	13	10	15	5	12
Nicolas Deslauriers	L	2	0	2	0	18	121	8	38	-3	31
Felix Unger Sorum	R	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1