Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers

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CAR Team page

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FLA Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueAmerant Bank Arena

CAR 54%

FLA 46%

Carolina gets a cautious lean in this preseason matchup, though the margin is narrow. The Hurricanes were stronger over the 2026 regular season, posting 53 wins compared with Florida’s 40, while also producing more offense at 3.55 goals and 32.2 shots per game versus Florida’s 3.00 goals and 28.0 shots. Carolina’s defensive profile was also better, allowing 2.88 goals per game compared with Florida’s 3.34. Florida does gain home-ice context and went 23-17 at home last season, so the Panthers remain a credible threat. Both teams also have notable availability concerns, including Seth Jarvis and Alexander Nikishin for Carolina and Brad Marchand and Jonah Gadjovich for Florida, keeping this from being a strong separation.

Team Form

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Carolina Hurricanes

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Florida Panthers

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Key Stats

2025–26 season · Team stats · Previous season

Carolina Hurricanes

3.55

GOALS/G

2.88

GA/G

32.2

SHOTS/G

11.0

SHOOTING %

.886

SAVE %

PP GOALS

23.9

SA/G

50.1

FACEOFF %

Florida Panthers

3.00

GOALS/G

3.34

GA/G

28.0

SHOTS/G

10.7

SHOOTING %

.885

SAVE %

PP GOALS

26.8

SA/G

46.7

FACEOFF %

Key Players

Carolina Hurricanes

.895Save Percentage

Florida Panthers

.893Save Percentage

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
CAR	1	2	0	3
FLA	1	4	1	6

Team stats

CAR Stat FLA

8 BS 10

12 HT 26

5 TK 3

24 S 35

1 PPG 1

4 PPO 4

25.0 PCT 25.0

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

27 FW 38

41.5 FO% 58.5

12 GV 6

6 PN 6

15 PIM 15

CAR

Carolina Hurricanes

Defenses

Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Dominik Badinka D	0	0	1	0	18:32	0:00	1:33	16:59	23	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0
Noel Fransen D	0	1	0	-1	15:34	1:18	0:10	14:06	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Charles Alexis Legault D	0	0	0	-1	17:06	0:00	2:25	14:41	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
Joel Nystrom D	1	0	0	-1	19:45	0:00	1:59	17:46	25	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0
Mike Reilly D	0	1	1	1	19:25	0:00	2:41	16:44	25	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Juuso Valimaki D	3	1	0	-3	21:43	2:39	1:41	17:23	28	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	4

Forwards

Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Skyler Brind'Amour C	0	4	0	-2	17:04	1:02	2:40	13:22	23	0	0	0	3	0	5	3	62.5	1	0	0
Charlie Cerrato C	1	1	0	-1	15:47	2:27	1:20	12:00	21	0	0	1	0	0	6	10	37.5	2	0	0
Juha Jaaska LW	0	0	0	-2	14:25	1:05	0:59	12:21	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	0	0	0	-1	16:15	2:43	0:49	12:43	20	0	0	0	0	1	7	9	43.8	0	1	2
Zachary Lansard RW	0	0	0	-1	10:16	0:00	0:00	10:16	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Bradly Nadeau LW	1	1	0	0	19:49	4:25	1:32	13:52	21	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Viktor Neuchev LW	0	0	1	0	11:49	0:00	0:00	11:49	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Justin Robidas C	0	0	0	-2	18:51	4:01	2:05	12:45	23	1	1	1	2	0	7	7	50.0	0	0	0
Ivan Ryabkin C	1	3	0	-1	11:39	0:52	0:09	10:38	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	20.0	1	0	0
Josiah Slavin LW	0	0	1	-1	13:26	0:00	0:59	12:27	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Gleb Trikozov LW	0	0	0	0	9:33	0:00	0:00	9:33	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Felix Unger Sorum RW	1	0	1	-1	18:12	4:28	0:02	13:42	19	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Goalies

Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Pyotr Kochetkov G	5	34	0	0	29	.853	22	7	0	58:48	0	2

FLA

Florida Panthers

Defenses

Florida Panthers Defenses
Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Aaron Ekblad D	1	1	-1	19:39	2:30	2:15	14:54	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gustav Forsling D	0	0	-1	17:59	0:00	2:01	15:58	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Radko Gudas D	5	6	1	18:34	0:00	1:00	17:34	20	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
Seth Jones D	0	0	3	20:23	2:49	2:05	15:29	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dmitry Kulikov D	0	0	1	18:11	0:00	1:14	16:57	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2
Niko Mikkola D	1	0	3	19:21	0:18	2:03	17:00	22	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2

Forwards

Florida Panthers Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Aleksander Barkov C	0	0	0	3	15:17	3:01	0:00	12:16	19	1	1	1	5	0	11	3	78.6	0	1	2
Sam Bennett C	0	0	0	0	15:08	2:15	0:00	12:53	17	0	0	0	1	1	5	6	45.5	0	0	0
Jack Devine RW	0	0	0	1	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	13	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Anton Lundell C	1	1	0	-1	18:41	2:15	2:25	14:01	22	0	0	0	2	0	10	10	50.0	2	0	0
Eetu Luostarinen C	0	4	0	1	16:33	2:21	1:56	12:16	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Cole Reinhardt LW	0	7	1	1	11:32	0:00	0:00	11:32	14	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sam Reinhart C	1	0	0	2	15:59	3:01	0:00	12:58	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
Cole Schwindt RW	0	1	1	1	12:50	0:00	2:41	10:09	16	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	66.7	0	0	0
Matthew Tkachuk LW	0	0	0	0	14:59	2:55	0:09	11:55	19	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Brady Tkachuk LW	0	3	1	2	14:09	2:39	0:00	11:30	18	2	2	1	7	1	1	0	100.0	0	1	5
Carter Verhaeghe C	1	1	0	0	15:01	2:16	0:00	12:45	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sandis Vilmanis LW	0	2	0	0	14:06	0:00	1:44	12:22	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Goalies

Florida Panthers Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jacob Markstrom G	3	24	0	0	21	.875	18	3	0	58:53	0	0