2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
17
Games played
26
Points
.765
Points %
+24
Goal diff
7-3
Last 10
37 GF · 23 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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Full schedule

We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

17 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
17
82
Goals for / game
3.76
3.61
+15.0
Goals against / game
2.35
2.93
−0.58
Expected goals for / game
4.12
3.59
+0.53
Expected goals against / game
2.50
2.85
−0.35
Expected-goals share
62.2%
55.7%
+6.5
Shot-attempt share
58.6%
59.3%
−0.7
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
at Nashville PredatorsL 4–1

J. Saros stands tall as the Predators edge the Hurricanes

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 7–0

Hurricanes shut out the Jets, 7-0

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 3–2

Hurricanes hold off the Blue Jackets

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vs Boston BruinsW 2–1

Hurricanes run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesW 4–0

Hurricanes shut out the Blues, 4-0

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at Edmonton Oilers9:00 PM ET

The Hurricanes are the model's lean over the Oilers — with PDO regression in play

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at Vancouver Canucks10:00 PM ET

The Hurricanes should handle the Canucks — with PDO regression in play

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at Calgary Flames8:00 PM ET

The Hurricanes are the model's lean over the Flames — with PDO regression in play

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at Winnipeg Jets3:30 PM ET

The Hurricanes are the model's lean over the Jets on the rest edge

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vs Washington CapitalsW 4–2

Hurricanes run the Capitals off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 4–1

Hurricanes run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 5–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blackhawks

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 7–2

Hurricanes run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensW 6–4

Hurricanes run the Canadiens off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 3–2

Hurricanes run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Washington CapitalsL 5–2

Capitals pull away from the Hurricanes

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vs Florida PanthersL 1–0

Panthers shut out the Hurricanes, 1-0

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at Nashville PredatorsW 6–0

Hurricanes shut out the Predators, 6-0

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 6–5

Hurricanes steal one from the Predators against the run of play

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vs Florida PanthersW 3–2

Hurricanes edge the Panthers in a shootout

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at Florida PanthersL 6–3

Panthers run the Hurricanes off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersW 2–1

Hurricanes hold off the Islanders

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 3–2

Flyers edge the Hurricanes in a shootout

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 4–1

F. Andersen stands tall as the Hurricanes edge the Mammoth

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 7–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blackhawks

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vs Boston BruinsW 6–5

Hurricanes run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 6–3

Senators run the Hurricanes off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York IslandersW 4–3

Hurricanes run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 5–1

Hurricanes pull away from the Blue Jackets

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 5–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blue Jackets

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 3–1

J. Dobes stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Hurricanes

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vs New Jersey DevilsW 5–2

Hurricanes run the Devils off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensL 5–2

Canadiens pull away from the Hurricanes

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–1

Hurricanes run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–3

Hurricanes run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 6–5

Hurricanes edge the Penguins in overtime

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at Columbus Blue JacketsL 5–1

Blue Jackets pull away from the Hurricanes

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at Tampa Bay LightningW 4–2

Hurricanes run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesL 3–1

J. Binnington stands tall as the Blues edge the Hurricanes

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–4

Hurricanes run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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