Panthers vs Hurricanes Live Score (29 Sep, 2026)

Panthers vs Hurricanes Live Score (29 Sep, 2026)

Score by Period

Team1st2nd3rdOTTotal
Florida Panthers logo FLA
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Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR
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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

Florida Panthers logo FLA
CAR Carolina Hurricanes logo
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

Game Leaders

Florida Panthers logo FLA
CAR Carolina Hurricanes logo
Goals
—
Assists
—
Points
—

Player Box Score

Florida Panthers logo Panthers
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Aleksander BarkovAleksander Barkov#16 · C100020:326:182:1911:5526000100101050.0000
Sam BennettSam Bennett#9 · C070019:085:340:0013:34210001004450.0100
Lars EllerLars Eller#20 · C110011:340:002:069:28180001002722.2100
Garnet HathawayGarnet Hathaway#21 · RW04109:370:062:047:2717000000000.0024
Bokondji ImamaBokondji Imama#14 · LW03006:030:000:006:0310000000000.0027
Anton LundellAnton Lundell#15 · C120019:024:134:1110:38240003005550.0100
Eetu LuostarinenEetu Luostarinen#27 · C040013:580:523:499:1720000110020.0100
Sam ReinhartSam Reinhart#13 · C040020:577:251:0412:2825000210050.0100
Matthew TkachukMatthew Tkachuk#19 · LW010019:018:250:0010:3621000220000.0300
Brady TkachukBrady Tkachuk#8 · LW050116:336:050:0510:232200011020100.0112
Carter VerhaegheCarter Verhaeghe#23 · C100118:584:290:0014:2922001110010.0000
Sandis VilmanisSandis Vilmanis#95 · LW330011:230:000:0011:231600001010100.0100
Carolina Hurricanes logo Hurricanes
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Sebastian AhoSebastian Aho#20 · C100020:565:492:2312:442700040010662.5124
Jackson BlakeJackson Blake#53 · RW200-121:387:410:0913:4820000220000.0300
William CarrierWilliam Carrier#28 · LW02006:460:000:006:4610000000000.0000
Nicolas DeslauriersNicolas Deslauriers#44 · LW03005:010:000:005:018000000000.0015
Nikolaj EhlersNikolaj Ehlers#27 · LW110019:246:510:0012:3319000200000.0100
Taylor HallTaylor Hall#71 · LW030-115:272:480:0012:3921000100000.0112
Mark JankowskiMark Jankowski#77 · C100013:130:514:467:36210000107558.3100
Jordan MartinookJordan Martinook#48 · RW020013:500:003:3210:1820000000000.0200
Eric RobinsonEric Robinson#50 · LW050013:000:003:159:4519000010000.0100
Jordan StaalJordan Staal#11 · C170017:171:284:4311:0627000000121054.5000
Logan StankovenLogan Stankoven#22 · C010019:542:463:0414:04260000005362.5100
Andrei SvechnikovAndrei Svechnikov#37 · LW180016:215:480:1610:1721000220000.0012
Florida Panthers logo Panthers
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Aaron EkbladAaron Ekblad#5 · D020020:174:434:4710:4724000010000.0100
Gustav ForslingGustav Forsling#42 · D230122:402:335:3714:3028110200000.0012
Radko GudasRadko Gudas#6 · D020010:450:000:2210:2319000000000.0000
Seth JonesSeth Jones#3 · D011028:597:262:2419:0930000100000.0000
Dmitry KulikovDmitry Kulikov#7 · D211011:460:000:1711:2918000000000.0112
Niko MikkolaNiko Mikkola#77 · D200021:320:003:5117:4127000430000.0000
Carolina Hurricanes logo Hurricanes
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Jalen ChatfieldJalen Chatfield#5 · D122019:120:065:2613:4026000000000.0100
Shayne GostisbehereShayne Gostisbehere#4 · D110019:095:320:0013:3719000120000.0000
Charles Alexis LegaultCharles Alexis Legault#62 · D110012:400:001:2111:1918000110000.0200
K'Andre MillerK'Andre Miller#19 · D301-125:152:595:4716:2931000000000.0012
Jaccob SlavinJaccob Slavin#74 · D310022:320:085:3616:4828000100000.0000
Sean WalkerSean Walker#26 · D341019:100:235:3713:1027000100000.0112
Florida Panthers logo Panthers
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Jacob MarkstromJacob Markstrom#25 · G01500151.00077164:5500
Carolina Hurricanes logo Hurricanes
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Brandon BussiBrandon Bussi#32 · G1200019.950134264:5500

Injury Report

Florida Panthers logo Panthers
MacKenzie Entwistle
MacKenzie Entwistle
#44 · RW · Array
IR
Jonah Gadjovich
Jonah Gadjovich
#12 · LW · Array
IR
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand
#63 · LW · Array
IR
Carolina Hurricanes logo Hurricanes
Seth Jarvis
Seth Jarvis
#24 · C · Array
IR
Alexander Nikishin
Alexander Nikishin
#21 · D · Array
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Head-to-Head

Florida Panthers logoFLA
Last 3 Games
CARCarolina Hurricanes logo
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

DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/2/26vs Detroit Red Wings logoDETL3-5NHL Regular Season
10/30/26vs Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW5-1NHL Regular Season
10/25/26@ Chicago Blackhawks logoCHIW3-2NHL Regular Season
10/22/26@ Pittsburgh Penguins logoPITL0-4NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/1/26vs Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW7-0NHL Regular Season
10/29/26vs Columbus Blue Jackets logoCBJW3-2NHL Regular Season
10/27/26vs Boston Bruins logoBOSW2-1NHL Regular Season
10/24/26@ St. Louis Blues logoSTLW4-0NHL Regular Season
10/22/26@ Edmonton Oilers logoEDML5-6NHL Regular Season

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
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Sabres8250239—109+47L1
Lightning8250266—106+59L1
Canadiens82482410—106+27L1
Bruins82452710—100+22W2
Senators82442711—99+32W1
Red Wings82413110—92-17L3
Panthers8240384—84-25W3
Maple Leafs82323614—78-46L7
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Hurricanes8253227—113+56W1
Penguins82412516—98+25L3
Flyers82432712—98+7W3
Capitals8243309—95+19W4
Blue Jackets82403012—920L2
Islanders8243345—91-8L3
Devils8242373—87-24L1
Rangers8234399—77-12W1
Panthers
5th in Eastern Conference
VS
Hurricanes
1st in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#31
Cooper Black
Cooper Black G 25 6' 8" 223 lbs
#25
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom G 36 6' 6" 207 lbs
#40
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid G 26 6' 5" 190 lbs

Defensemen

#26
Uvis Balinskis
Uvis Balinskis D 30 6' 0" 196 lbs
#5
Aaron Ekblad
Aaron Ekblad D 30 6' 4" 220 lbs
#42
Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling D 30 6' 1" 199 lbs
#6
Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas D 36 6' 0" 208 lbs
#3
Seth Jones
Seth Jones D 32 6' 4" 213 lbs
#7
Dmitry Kulikov
Dmitry Kulikov D 36 6' 1" 212 lbs
#77
Niko Mikkola
Niko Mikkola D 30 6' 6" 204 lbs

Left Wings

#12
Jonah Gadjovich
Jonah Gadjovich LW 28 6' 3" 211 lbs
#14
Bokondji Imama
Bokondji Imama LW 30 6' 1" 223 lbs
#63
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand LW 38 5' 9" 180 lbs
#29
Cole Reinhardt
Cole Reinhardt LW 26 6' 1" 207 lbs
#8
Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk LW 27 6' 4" 226 lbs
#19
Matthew Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk LW 28 6' 2" 202 lbs
#95
Sandis Vilmanis
Sandis Vilmanis LW 22 6' 1" 192 lbs

Centers

#16
Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov C 31 6' 3" 214 lbs
#9
Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett C 30 6' 1" 193 lbs
#20
Lars Eller
Lars Eller C 37 6' 2" 207 lbs
#15
Anton Lundell
Anton Lundell C 25 6' 1" 196 lbs
#27
Eetu Luostarinen
Eetu Luostarinen C 28 6' 3" 191 lbs
#13
Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart C 30 6' 1" 196 lbs
#23
Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe C 31 6' 2" 183 lbs

Right Wings

#21
Garnet Hathaway
Garnet Hathaway RW 34 6' 2" 212 lbs
#79
Cole Schwindt
Cole Schwindt RW 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

Goaltenders

#32
Brandon Bussi
Brandon Bussi G 28 6' 4" 218 lbs
#52
Pyotr Kochetkov
Pyotr Kochetkov G 27 6' 3" 193 lbs

Defensemen

#5
Jalen Chatfield
Jalen Chatfield D 30 6' 1" 199 lbs
#4
Shayne Gostisbehere
Shayne Gostisbehere D 33 5' 11" 183 lbs
#19
K'Andre Miller
K'Andre Miller D 26 6' 5" 210 lbs
#21
Alexander Nikishin
Alexander Nikishin D 25 6' 4" 216 lbs
#6
Mike Reilly
Mike Reilly D 33 6' 2" 191 lbs
#74
Jaccob Slavin
Jaccob Slavin D 32 6' 3" 207 lbs
#8
Juuso Valimaki
Juuso Valimaki D 28 6' 2" 201 lbs
#26
Sean Walker
Sean Walker D 31 5' 11" 191 lbs

Left Wings

#28
William Carrier
William Carrier LW 31 6' 2" 220 lbs
#44
Nicolas Deslauriers
Nicolas Deslauriers LW 35 6' 1" 218 lbs
#27
Nikolaj Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers LW 30 6' 0" 172 lbs
#71
Taylor Hall
Taylor Hall LW 34 6' 1" 210 lbs
#50
Eric Robinson
Eric Robinson LW 31 6' 2" 211 lbs
#37
Andrei Svechnikov
Andrei Svechnikov LW 26 6' 3" 199 lbs

Centers

#20
Sebastian Aho
Sebastian Aho C 29 6' 0" 180 lbs
#77
Mark Jankowski
Mark Jankowski C 32 6' 4" 212 lbs
#24
Seth Jarvis
Seth Jarvis C 24 5' 10" 184 lbs
#82
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 26 6' 3" 203 lbs
#11
Jordan Staal
Jordan Staal C 38 6' 4" 220 lbs
#22
Logan Stankoven
Logan Stankoven C 23 5' 8" 165 lbs

Right Wings

#53
Jackson Blake
Jackson Blake RW 23 5' 11" 185 lbs
#48
Jordan Martinook
Jordan Martinook RW 34 6' 1" 208 lbs
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