CAR 3–6 FLA

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Hurricanes/Schedule/Recap Sun, Sep 20, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR · 0-1-0

3–6

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Florida Panthers

FLA · 1-0-0

1ST2ND3RDT CAR 182808324 FLA 1194916634 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Hurricanes trail the season series 0–1

CAR 0-1-0 · FLA 1-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Hurricanes trail the season series 0–1

Hurricanes fell to the Panthers

Chances were even (2.0 to 2.4 expected goals); the Hurricanes lost 3–6. Pyotr Kochetkov allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starBrady Tkachuk

FLA · LW · #8 2 G · 1 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.0 expected goals to 2.4, on 24 and 34 shots on goal.

CAR 2.0 xG · 24 shots FLA 2.4 xG · 34 shots

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1

2

1st 0.7 · 1.3

2nd 1.0 · 0.9

3rd 0.3 · 0.1

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Hurricanes win 43.

CAR 43%FLA 57%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 12 penalties

← Hurricanes shoot this way Panthers shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

1

06:04

Dominik Badinka

Gleb Trikozov · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

11:24

Juuso Välimäki· Interference

Tkachuk scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

2

12:02

Brady Tkachuk PP

Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov · Power play (Välimäki, interference) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in

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PEN

18:37

Jesperi Kotkaniemi· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

3

02:30

Aleksander Barkov

Brady Tkachuk, Niko Mikkola · wrist shot, a great chance (33%)

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4

04:06

Cole Reinhardt

Jack Devine, Radko Gudas · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)

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PEN

06:38

Pyotr Kochetkov· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

08:45

Niko Mikkola· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

09:26

Eetu Luostarinen· Cross-checking

Robidas scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

5

09:34

Justin Robidas PP

Charlie Cerrato, Felix Unger Sorum · Power play (Luostarinen, cross-checking) · snap shot, a good chance (22%)

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PEN

10:04

Juha Jaaska· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

6

10:45

Bradly Nadeau

Justin Robidas, Joel Nystrom · snap shot, a great chance (37%)

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7

12:10

Cole Reinhardt GWG

Niko Mikkola · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

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8

19:07

Niko Mikkola

Sandis Vilmanis, Eetu Luostarinen · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in

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3rd period

PEN

07:42

Charles Alexis Legault· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

07:42

Brady Tkachuk· Fighting

Offsetting

5 min
Major

PEN

08:35

Matthew Tkachuk· Unsportsmanlike conduct

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

08:35

Juuso Välimäki· Unsportsmanlike conduct

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

09:00

Dmitry Kulikov· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

15:13

Aleksander Barkov· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

9

17:45

Brady Tkachuk EN

Unassisted · wrist shot, into an empty net

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NHL three stars

the league's pick

Brady Tkachuk

FLA · LW · #8 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A ★ 2nd star

Cole Reinhardt

FLA · LW · #29 2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A ★ 3rd star

Aleksander Barkov

FLA · C · #16 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Pyotr Kochetkov

CAR

−2.2

vs expected

28/33 saves · 5 GA · 2.8 xGA Allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Jacob Markstrom

FLA

−0.7

vs expected

21/24 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team CARFLA

Shots on goal

24

34

Expected goals

2.0

2.4

Hits

13

27

Blocks

10

11

Faceoffs

41%

59%

Power play

1/4

1/4

Penalty minutes

15

15

The Hurricanes went 1-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Panthers power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
29Bradly NadeauB. NadeauLW	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	19:49	21	—	0	0	0	0.6
46Justin RobidasJ. RobidasC	1	1	2	−2	0	2	0	0	18:51	23	50%	1	0	0	0.4
36Felix Unger SorumF. Unger SorumRW	0	1	1	−1	0	2	0	1	18:12	19	—	0	1	1	0.3
76S. Brind'AmourS. Brind'AmourC	0	0	0	−2	0	3	4	0	17:34	24	56%	0	1	0	0.3
82Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. KotkaniemiC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	16:15	20	44%	0	0	0	0.0
45Charlie CerratoC. CerratoC	0	1	1	−1	0	0	1	1	15:47	21	38%	0	2	0	0.0
54Juha JaaskaJ. JaaskaLW	0	0	0	−2	2	1	0	0	14:25	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
23J. SlavinJ. SlavinLW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	13:46	18	—	0	0	1	0.0
79V. NeuchevV. NeuchevLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11:49	16	—	0	0	1	0.1
49I. RyabkinI. RyabkinC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	4	1	11:39	15	20%	0	1	0	0.0
81Z. LansardZ. LansardRW	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	10:46	13	—	0	0	0	0.0
73Gleb TrikozovG. TrikozovLW	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	09:43	14	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
8Juuso VälimäkiJ. VälimäkiD	0	0	0	−3	4	2	1	3	21:43	28	—	0	0	0	0.0
64Joel NystromJ. NystromD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	1	20:15	26	—	0	4	0	0.0
6M. ReillyM. ReillyD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	19:25	25	—	0	0	1	0.0
67Dominik BadinkaD. BadinkaD	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	18:32	23	—	0	1	1	0.1
62Charles Alexis LegaultC. Alexis LegaultD	0	0	0	−1	5	1	0	0	17:06	25	—	0	0	0	0.2
75N. FransénN. FransénD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	1	0	16:04	23	—	0	1	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
52Pyotr KochetkovP. KochetkovG	28	33	5	.848	21/25	7/8	0/0	59:41		−2.2

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
15A. LundellA. LundellC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	18:41	22	50%	0	2	0	0.1
27Eetu LuostarinenE. LuostarinenC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0	16:33	22	—	0	0	0	0.2
13S. ReinhartS. ReinhartC	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	15:59	20	33%	0	0	0	0.0
16Aleksander BarkovA. BarkovC	1	1	2	+3	2	5	0	0	15:17	20	79%	0	0	0	1.1
9S. BennettS. BennettC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	15:08	17	45%	0	0	0	0.0
23C. VerhaegheC. VerhaegheC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	1	15:01	17	—	0	0	0	0.0
19Matthew TkachukM. TkachukLW	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	14:59	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
8Brady TkachukB. TkachukLW	2	1	3	+2	5	7	3	0	14:09	19	100%	1	0	1	0.3
95Sandis VilmanisS. VilmanisLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	14:06	17	—	0	0	0	0.0
79C. SchwindtC. SchwindtRW	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	13:20	17	69%	0	0	1	0.0
29Cole ReinhardtC. ReinhardtLW	2	0	2	+1	0	2	7	0	12:02	15	—	0	0	1	0.3
38Jack DevineJ. DevineRW	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	11:03	14	—	0	1	0	0.1

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
3S. JonesS. JonesD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	20:53	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
77Niko MikkolaN. MikkolaD	1	2	3	+2	2	2	0	1	19:51	23	—	0	1	0	0.2
5A. EkbladA. EkbladD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19:39	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
6Radko GudasR. GudasD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	6	5	18:34	20	—	0	2	0	0.0
7Dmitry KulikovD. KulikovD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	18:11	21	—	0	0	0	0.0
42G. ForslingG. ForslingD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17:59	22	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
25Jacob MarkstromJ. MarkstromG	21	24	3	.875	18/20	3/4	0/0	59:46		−0.7

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