2-2-0, 1-0-0 Away

CAR -340

2-1-1, 0-1-1 Home

Vancouver Canucks @ Carolina Hurricanes

Canucks

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
K. Lankinen	1	2	0	0	6.51	.824
L. Merilainen	1	0	0	0	1.32	.943

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
B. Bussi	1	1	1	0	3.25	.851
P. Kochetkov	1	0	0	0	1.91	.889

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Hurricanes host the Canucks after Hall's 2-goal game

Vancouver Canucks (2-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-1, in the Metropolitan Division)

Oct 7, 2026, 04:11 am - Data Skrive

VAN

CAR

Points

Paul CotterLW #47

6PTS

Sebastian AhoC #20

7PTS

Goals

Paul CotterLW #47

1PPG

Sebastian AhoC #20

3PPG

15S

Assists

Filip HronekD #17

2PPA

3+/-

Sebastian AhoC #20

1PPA

0+/-

Vancouver Canucks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jack Thompson D	IR-NR	Oct 11
Akil Thomas C	IR-NR	Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern LW	IR-NR	Oct 10
Thatcher Demko G	IR	Dec 21
Filip Chytil C	IR	Oct 10

Carolina Hurricanes

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Seth Jarvis C	IR-NR	Oct 24
Alexander Nikishin D	OUT	Oct 10

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
VAN	4.75	4.50	22.8	30.0	49	3	23.1	5	68.8	1	0
CAR	2.75	3.00	30.5	21.3	61	4	19.0	2	89.5	0	0

Canucks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/4/26	vsVGK	L3-2
10/3/26	vsCGY	W4-1
10/1/26	vsEDM	L9-7
9/29/26	@EDM	W6-5 OT
9/26/26	vsSEA	W4-3

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/6/26	@MTL	W6-4
10/3/26	@PHI	W3-2 OT
10/2/26	vsWSH	L5-2
9/29/26	vsFLA	L1-0 OT
9/26/26	@NSH	W6-0

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Vancouver CanucksCanucksVAN

(2-2-0)

(2-2-0, 1-0-0 Away)

o6.5

-102

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

(2-1-1)

(2-1-1, 0-1-1 Home)

-325

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/8

Canucks
Hurricanes

Game 1

10/8

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Hurricanes
Canucks

Game 2

10/20

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	3	0	1	7
Vegas	3	1	0	6
Anaheim	2	1	0	4
San Jose	2	1	0	4
Seattle	2	2	0	4
Vancouver	2	2	0	4
Los Angeles	0	2	1	1
Calgary	0	3	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	4	1	0	8
Carolina	2	1	1	5
Washington	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4
Columbus	1	1	0	2
NY Islanders	1	2	0	2
New Jersey	1	2	0	2
Philadelphia	0	2	2	2

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Vancouver Canucks @ Carolina Hurricanes

Hurricanes host the Canucks after Hall's 2-goal game

Scoring Leaders

Paul CotterLW #47

Sebastian AhoC #20

Paul CotterLW #47

Sebastian AhoC #20

Filip HronekD #17

Sebastian AhoC #20

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