Carolina Hurricanes v Florida Panthers

NHLPreseason

Final

Carolina Hurricanes

3–2

Florida Panthers

Player stats

Panthers

forwards	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. BarkovC	0	2	2	18:11	5:39	0:04	12:28	19	1	2	1	3	0	8	3	72.7	1	0	0
S. BennettC	2	0	0	17:19	4:31	0:00	12:48	19	0	0	0	3	1	6	5	54.5	0	0	0
B. ImamaLW	0	3	0	11:47	0:00	0:00	11:47	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	5
A. LundellC	0	1	-2	22:05	4:17	4:03	13:45	26	0	0	0	3	2	13	5	72.2	3	0	0
E. LuostarinenC	0	0	-2	19:51	4:56	3:38	11:17	26	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. ReinhardtLW	2	1	0	13:41	0:00	1:08	12:33	18	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
S. ReinhartC	1	0	2	17:34	5:02	0:04	12:28	19	0	0	1	2	0	2	4	33.3	0	0	0
C. SchwindtRW	0	0	0	11:26	0:00	0:14	11:12	18	0	0	0	0	1	8	6	57.1	0	2	4
M. TkachukLW	0	1	0	16:51	5:53	0:00	10:58	19	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. TkachukLW	0	0	2	9:40	1:51	0:00	7:49	12	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
C. VerhaegheC	1	0	0	19:20	6:09	0:00	13:11	21	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. VilmanisLW	0	4	-2	14:56	1:24	1:07	12:25	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	4	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. EkbladD	0	1	1	-1	22:45	4:53	2:11	15:41	24	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	1	2
G. ForslingD	0	0	0	-2	21:14	0:16	2:51	18:07	23	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. GudasD	2	3	0	0	13:34

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. SchmidG	1	13	0	0	12	.923	10	0	2	34:53	0	0
J. MarkstromG	1	13	0	0	12	.923	8	4	0	30:07	0	0

Hurricanes

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
S. Brind'AmourC	2	0	0	0	16:46	0:36	4:21	11:49	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	3	66.7	0	0	0
C. CerratoC	0	4	0	1	19:22	5:30	0:57	12:55	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	23.5	3	1	2

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News and reaction

Match reportHow to watch Panthers vs Hurricanes: NHL Opening Night live stream, TV channelThe Florida Panthers face the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday evening in NHL action, opening up the 2026-27 regular season. Sep 22, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina ...The Big Lead30 Sept Match reportWhere to watch Hurricanes vs. Panthers today: Channel, time, TV schedule, live stream for NHL season openerThe longest NHL regular season yet begins Tuesday with a matchup of the teams that have lifted the Stanley Cup the last three years. The reigning champion Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida ...Sporting News29 Sept Match reportCarolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers: Where To Watch, TV Channel, Time And Live Stream For NHL Season Opener

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Started: 9:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh
Competition: NHL, Preseason
Officials: Francois St. Laurent (Referee), Libor Suchanek (Linesman), Jeremy Faucher (Linesman), Austin Rook (Referee)
Crowd: 13,200

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defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
A. HeimosalmiD	0	1	0	1	23:25	0:51	3:10	19:24	26	1	2	1	0	1	2
P. JosephD	2	2	0	-1	23:00	0:04	4:27	18:29	26	0	2	0	0	0	0
B. MontgomeryD	1	2	0	0	13:33	0:00	2:14	11:19	19	0	0	0	1	1	5
J. NystromD	0	0	1	-1	19:00	0:00	3:47	15:13	28	0	2	0	5	0	0
M. ReillyD	3	0	1	1	24:45	4:05	4:26	16:14	30	1	1	6	2	0	0
R. SeeleyD	2	0	1	0	15:52	0:00	1:59	13:53	20	0	2	0	1	0	0

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
B. BussiG	2	13	0	0	11	.846	6	5	0	30:07	0	0
C. PrimeauG	0	20	0	0	20	1.000	12	5	3	34:53	0	0