Panthers vs Hurricanes Live Score (29 Sep, 2026)
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-Play
OT 4:55
Game End
1–0
OT 4:55
End of OT
1–0
OT 4:55
Gustav Forsling Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (1)
1–0
OT 4:20
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
0–0
OT 3:27
Nikolaj Ehlers Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
0–0
OT 2:02
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Left
0–0
OT 1:42
Aaron Ekblad hit Andrei Svechnikov
0–0
OT 0:00
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jordan Staal
0–0
OT 0:00
Start of Overtime
0–0
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
0–0
3rd Period 19:11
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
0–0
3rd Period 19:10
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jordan Staal
0–0
3rd Period 19:10
Puck in Netting
0–0
3rd Period 19:08
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Brandon Bussi
0–0
3rd Period 19:08
Giveaway by Jordan Martinook
0–0
3rd Period 19:04
Sean Walker hit Aleksander Barkov
0–0
3rd Period 18:49
Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
0–0
3rd Period 18:49
Icing
0–0
3rd Period 18:46
Eetu Luostarinen hit Logan Stankoven
0–0
3rd Period 18:34
Giveaway by Logan Stankoven
0–0
3rd Period 18:28
Eetu Luostarinen hit Jaccob Slavin
0–0
3rd Period 18:27
Sandis Vilmanis hit K'Andre Miller
0–0
3rd Period 18:14
Niko Mikkola Snap Shot Above Crossbar
0–0
3rd Period 17:44
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Bennett
0–0
Scoring Summary
Overtime
4:55

Gustav Forsling
Assists: Carter Verhaeghe
Gustav Forsling Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (1)
1 - 0
Team Stats
FLA
CAR


13
Blocked Shots
19
43
Hits
41
3
Takeaways
4
12
Giveaways
15
0
Power Play Goals
0
7
Power Play Opportunities
6
20
Total Shots
15
17
Penalty Minutes
19
0.0
Power Play %
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
34
41.4
Faceoff Percent
58.6
7
Penalties
8
Player Box Score
Panthers| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aleksander Barkov#16 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 | 6:18 | 2:19 | 11:55 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Bennett#9 · C | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 5:34 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lars Eller#20 · C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 9:28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Garnet Hathaway#21 · RW | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:06 | 2:04 | 7:27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Bokondji Imama#14 · LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:03 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Anton Lundell#15 · C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 4:13 | 4:11 | 10:38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eetu Luostarinen#27 · C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:52 | 3:49 | 9:17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Reinhart#13 · C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 7:25 | 1:04 | 12:28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Tkachuk#19 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Brady Tkachuk#8 · LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 6:05 | 0:05 | 10:23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carter Verhaeghe#23 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 14:29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sandis Vilmanis#95 · LW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hurricanes| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebastian Aho#20 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 5:49 | 2:23 | 12:44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Jackson Blake#53 · RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:38 | 7:41 | 0:09 | 13:48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
William Carrier#28 · LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nicolas Deslauriers#44 · LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:01 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Nikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Taylor Hall#71 · LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:27 | 2:48 | 0:00 | 12:39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Mark Jankowski#77 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:51 | 4:46 | 7:36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Martinook#48 · RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 10:18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Robinson#50 · LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 | 3:15 | 9:45 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Staal#11 · C | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 1:28 | 4:43 | 11:06 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Logan Stankoven#22 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 2:46 | 3:04 | 14:04 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andrei Svechnikov#37 · LW | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 5:48 | 0:16 | 10:17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Panthers| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Ekblad#5 · D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 4:43 | 4:47 | 10:47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gustav Forsling#42 · D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:40 | 2:33 | 5:37 | 14:30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Radko Gudas#6 · D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 10:23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seth Jones#3 · D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28:59 | 7:26 | 2:24 | 19:09 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dmitry Kulikov#7 · D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 11:29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Niko Mikkola#77 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 17:41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hurricanes| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jalen Chatfield#5 · D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:06 | 5:26 | 13:40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shayne Gostisbehere#4 · D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charles Alexis Legault#62 · D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 11:19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
K'Andre Miller#19 · D | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:15 | 2:59 | 5:47 | 16:29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jaccob Slavin#74 · D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 0:08 | 5:36 | 16:48 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Walker#26 · D | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:10 | 0:23 | 5:37 | 13:10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Panthers| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Markstrom#25 · G | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 64:55 | 0 | 0 |
Hurricanes| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Bussi#32 · G | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .950 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 64:55 | 0 | 0 |
Injury Report
Head-to-Head
FLALast 3 Games
CAR

1
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 16, 2026
▸9
5◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 23, 2025
2
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 19, 2025
3
Last 5 Games
Game Information
Stage
Regular Season
Season
2027
Puck Drop
Tue, Sep 29, 5:00 PM
Venue
Lenovo Center
Location
Raleigh, NC
Attendance
19,250
Officials
Chris Rooney · Referee, Jake Brenk · Referee, Ryan Daisy · Linesman, Libor Suchanek · Linesman
Game Recap
— Gustav Forsling hammered a shot past Brandon Bussi with 4.3 seconds left in overtime to lift the Florida Panthers past the reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in Tuesday's season opener for both teams.
Division Standings
Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | — | 113 | +56 | W1 |
Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | 98 | +25 | L3 |
Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | — | 98 | +7 | W3 |
Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | — | 95 | +19 | W4 |
Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | — | 92 | 0 | L2 |
Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | — | 91 | -8 | L3 |
Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | — | 87 | -24 | L1 |
Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | — | 77 | -12 | W1 |

Panthers
5th in Eastern Conference
VS

Hurricanes
1st in Eastern Conference
Goaltenders
#31

Cooper Black
#25

Jacob Markstrom
#40

Akira Schmid
Defensemen
#26

Uvis Balinskis
#5

Aaron Ekblad
#42

Gustav Forsling
#6

Radko Gudas
#3

Seth Jones
#7

Dmitry Kulikov
#77

Niko Mikkola
Left Wings
#12

Jonah Gadjovich
#14

Bokondji Imama
#63

Brad Marchand
#29

Cole Reinhardt
#8

Brady Tkachuk
#19

Matthew Tkachuk
#95

Sandis Vilmanis
Centers
#16

Aleksander Barkov
#9

Sam Bennett
#20

Lars Eller
#15

Anton Lundell
#27

Eetu Luostarinen
#13

Sam Reinhart
#23

Carter Verhaeghe
Right Wings
#21

Garnet Hathaway
#79

Cole Schwindt
Goaltenders
#32

Brandon Bussi
#52

Pyotr Kochetkov
Defensemen
#5

Jalen Chatfield
#4

Shayne Gostisbehere
#19

K'Andre Miller
#21

Alexander Nikishin
#6

Mike Reilly
#74

Jaccob Slavin
#8

Juuso Valimaki
#26

Sean Walker
Left Wings
#28

William Carrier
#44

Nicolas Deslauriers
#27

Nikolaj Ehlers
#71

Taylor Hall
#50

Eric Robinson
#37

Andrei Svechnikov
Centers
#20

Sebastian Aho
#77

Mark Jankowski
#24

Seth Jarvis
#82

Jesperi Kotkaniemi
#11

Jordan Staal
#22

Logan Stankoven
Right Wings
#53

Jackson Blake
#48

Jordan Martinook

Panthers
4th in Atlantic Division
VS

Hurricanes
1st in Metropolitan Division
General
15
Games Played
16
5342:22
Time On Ice
5708:06
356:09
Time On Ice Per Game
356:45
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5643
Shifts
5787
5
Losses
2
8
Wins
12
Offensive
47
Goals
63
78
Assists
109
421
Faceoffs Won
484
450
Faceoffs Lost
472
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
125
Points
172
16
Power Play Goals
14
31
Power Play Assists
25
1
Short Handed Goals
3
2
Short Handed Assists
5
431
Shots
530
0
Shootout Attempts
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
0.0
10.9
Shooting Percentage
11.9
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
50.6
Defensive
2.93
Goals Against Average
2.19
323
Saves
324
.887
Save Percentage
.903
44
Goals Against
35
367
Shots Against
359
2
Overtime Losses
2
0
Shootout Saves
0
0
Shootout Shots Against
0
.000
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
206
Penalty Minutes
142


















