Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 7:00 PM ET PNC Arena, Raleigh Preseason Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 4–1 on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Florida Panthers	1	52-24-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-23-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	0	0	1
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	4	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	6	6	3	15
Carolina Hurricanes	12	5	14	31

Three stars

R. Suzuki, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
M. Bunting, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
Y. Perets, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:01	Florida Panthers	Gerry Mayhew (1)	Kevin Stenlund (2), Lucas Carlsson (1)	Power play	FLA 1, CAR 0
3rd	01:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Stefan Noesen (1)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1), Felix Unger Sorum (2)	Power play	FLA 1, CAR 1
3rd	03:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Suzuki (1)	Brendan Perlini (2)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 2
3rd	04:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Brady Skjei (1)	Michael Bunting (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 3
3rd	18:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Michael Bunting (1)	Jaccob Slavin (1), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2)	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 1, CAR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	15	31
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	12	8
Hits	10	9
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	27/63 (42.9%)	36/63 (57.1%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Mayhew	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	50%	15:54
Number 14 G. Denisenko	L	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	0		14:10
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	13:34
Number 20 A. True	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21.4%	14:38
Number 22 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:43
Number 24 J. Sourdif	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:20
Number 25 M. Samoskevich	R	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0		16:53
Number 33 B. Ritchie	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		12:50
Number 67 W. Lockwood	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:28
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		13:17
Number 82 K. Stenlund	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	1	0	56.3%	17:25
Number 89 S. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	41.7%	13:22
Number 3 M. Kiersted	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		18:59
Number 4 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:42
Number 6 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		20:16
Number 26 U. Balinskis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		21:00
Number 32 L. Carlsson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:39
Number 53 J. Ludvig	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	3	0		17:54

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 S. Knight	30	27	3	.900	59:43	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 18 J. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	12:26
Number 23 S. Noesen	R	1	0	1	+2	2	3	3	1	1		15:10
Number 25 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:54
Number 26 K. Bellows	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:27
Number 28 B. Lemieux	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	1	0		10:05
Number 36 F. Unger Sorum	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0		15:25
Number 42 B. Perlini	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:36
Number 46 J. Robidas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	70%	14:35
Number 58 M. Bunting	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:58
Number 61 R. Suzuki	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	19:16
Number 81 J. Rees	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:09
Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0	68.8%	19:01
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:38
Number 22 B. Pesce	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	4	0		19:16
Number 45 G. Mendel	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		16:31
Number 74 J. Slavin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		20:38
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0		18:55
Number 89 D. Fensore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:07

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 A. Raanta	9	8	1	.889	30:23
Number 60 Y. Perets	6	6	0	1.000	29:18	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:43	Florida Panthers	Grigori Denisenko	Hooking	2
1st	08:53	Florida Panthers	John Ludvig	Cross checking	2
1st	12:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Felix Unger Sorum	Hooking	2
2nd	02:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Brendan Lemieux	Holding	2
2nd	04:41	Florida Panthers	Skyler Brind'Amour	Holding	2
3rd	00:54	Florida Panthers	Grigori Denisenko	Hooking	2
3rd	05:20	Florida Panthers	Brett Ritchie	Roughing	2
3rd	05:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Brendan Lemieux	Interference	2
3rd	11:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Stefan Noesen	Roughing	2
3rd	11:14	Florida Panthers	John Ludvig	Roughing	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Ryan Jackson
Florida Panthers scratches: Sergei Gayduchenko, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Dmitry Kulikov, Sergei Bobrovsky, Yaroslav Kosov, Nick Cousins, Alexander Delnov, Carter Verhaeghe, Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Brandon Montour, Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues, Niko Mikkola, Ryan Lomberg, Matthew Tkachuk, Josh Mahura, Eetu Luostarinen, Calle Sjalin, Patrick Giles, Santtu Kinnunen, Owen Lindmark, Carter Berger, Nathan Staios, Zachary Uens, Mike Benning, Anton Lundell, Kasper Puutio, Elliot Ekmark, Evan Nause, Vladislav Lukashevich, Jakub Kos, Kirill Gerasimyuk, Mack Guzda, Liam Arnsby, Jack Devine, Marek Alscher, Ludvig Jansson, Tyler Muszelik, Josh Davies, Sandis Vilmanis, Kai Schwindt, Gracyn Sawchyn, Ryan McAllister, Ludovic Waeber, Wilmer Skoog, Albert Wikman, Olof Glifford, Luke Coughlin, Stepan Zvyagin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jordan Staal, Dmitry Orlov, Jesper Fast, Frederik Andersen, Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Martinook, Tony DeAngelo, Sebastian Aho, Caleb Jones, Jalen Chatfield, Dylan Coghlan, Martin Necas, Andrei Svechnikov, Jacob Kucharski, Cade Webber, Pyotr Kochetkov, Anttoni Honka, Blake Murray, Tuukka Tieksola, Kirill Slepets, Noel Gunler, Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin, Vasily Ponomarev, Ronan Seeley, Alexander Pashin, Zion Nybeck, Lucas Mercuri, Scott Morrow, Ville Koivunen, Jackson Blake, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Bryce Montgomery, Nikita Quapp, Yegor Naumov, Joel Nystrom, Nikita Guslistov, Patrik Hamrla, Cruz Lucius, Alexander Perevalov, Gleb Trikozov, Simon Forsmark, Alexander Pelevin, Jakub Vondras, Vladimir Grudinin, Bradly Nadeau, Jayden Perron, Alexander Rykov, Stanislav Yarovoi, Charles-Alexis Legault, Ruslan Khazheyev, Timur Mukhanov, Michael Emerson, Egor Velmakin

2023-2024 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Other NHL games on Sep 27

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Calgary Flames 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Sep 27, 2023