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Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–2 on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Vancouver Canucks 2 2-6-1
at Carolina Hurricanes 7 6-1-1

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 1 1 2
Carolina Hurricanes 3 3 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 3 11 6 20
Carolina Hurricanes 7 11 15 33

Three stars

  1. L. Stankoven, Carolina Hurricanes (3 goals)
  2. S. Walker, Carolina Hurricanes (4 assists)
  3. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:18 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller (1) William Carrier (3), Sean Walker (1) Even strength VAN 0, CAR 1
1st 07:11 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (2) Shayne Gostisbehere (2), Jackson Blake (4) Power play VAN 0, CAR 2
1st 09:25 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (3) Jackson Blake (5), Shayne Gostisbehere (3) Power play VAN 0, CAR 3
2nd 03:20 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski (2) Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1) Even strength VAN 0, CAR 4
2nd 04:03 Vancouver Canucks Jake DeBrusk (1) Jonathan Lekkerimäki (2), Elias Pettersson (5) Even strength VAN 1, CAR 4
2nd 13:13 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (2) Sean Walker (2), Sebastian Aho (4) Shorthanded VAN 1, CAR 5
2nd 19:02 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (3) Taylor Hall (1), Sean Walker (3) Power play VAN 1, CAR 6
3rd 11:36 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (4) Taylor Hall (2), Sean Walker (4) Even strength VAN 1, CAR 7
3rd 13:04 Vancouver Canucks Jake DeBrusk (2) Elias Pettersson (6), Zeev Buium (1) Even strength VAN 2, CAR 7

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

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 20 33
Power play 0 of 4 3 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 20 18
Blocked shots 7 9
Giveaways 13 26
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 25/44 (56.8%) 19/44 (43.2%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
6 B. Boeser R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 18:15
13 A. Bains L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 09:38
18 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 12:48
23 M. Rossi C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 0 83.3% 18:55
40 E. Pettersson C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 0 0 35% 20:20
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 14:36
54 A. Räty C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 08:36
63 M. Sasson C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 87.5% 13:46
74 J. DeBrusk L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 18:44
88 J. Lekkerimäki R 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 17:20
92 L. Ohgren L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:09
94 L. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 66.7% 15:43
4 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 14:48
5 T. Willander D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 20:28
8 Z. Buium D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 23:49
17 F. Hronek D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 23:52
25 E. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 0 16:57
90 V. Mancini D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 15:24
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
31 L. Meriläinen 15 14 1 .933 20:00
32 K. Lankinen 18 12 6 .667 39:42 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 60% 13:35
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 28.6% 17:41
22 L. Stankoven C 3 0 3 +2 0 5 0 1 1 20% 15:08
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11:08
28 W. Carrier L 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 12:48
37 A. Svechnikov R 2 0 2 +1 0 4 2 0 2 15:19
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 15:47
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 2 0 0 14:29
53 J. Blake R 0 2 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 15:31
71 T. Hall L 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 13:43
77 M. Jankowski L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 36.4% 15:07
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 0 13:24
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 19:29
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 1 0 19:29
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 16:41
19 K. Miller D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 20:17
26 S. Walker D 0 4 4 +2 0 0 0 1 0 21:23
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 21:01
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 20 18 2 .900 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:27 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Holding 2
1st 05:52 Vancouver Canucks Drew O'Connor Tripping 2
1st 09:20 Vancouver Canucks Linus Karlsson Hooking 2
1st 19:08 Carolina Hurricanes Jesperi Kotkaniemi Interference 2
2nd 12:13 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Interference 2
2nd 17:16 Vancouver Canucks Max Sasson Cross checking 2
3rd 01:06 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Tripping 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Manny Malhotra
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, CJ Murray
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Luke Schenn, Brendan Gallagher, Guillaume Brisebois
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Juuso Välimäki

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks 10:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 8

Matchup Status Details
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Dallas Stars 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

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