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2026–27 Season

Carolina Hurricanes

8-2-218 PTS12 GP
1st Metropolitan1st overall

Last game · 2026–27

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@ VAN

W 6–3Oct 20
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@ STL

Oct 24, 7:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

+1.06

-0.19 vs season

2/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack stable·Defense declined

Attack

Stable
3.64xGF/60-0.09 vs season

Recent rank 2/32

Season

3.73

1/32

Defense

Declined
2.58xGA/60+0.10 vs season

Recent rank 5/32

Season

2.48

3/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

CAR · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.643.59−0.05

Scoring stayed close to expected goals.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
2.582.97+0.38

The team allowed slightly more goals than the chances against would suggest.

Expected
margin
+1.06
Actual
margin
+0.62
Result vs xG gap−0.44Expected Goals > Result

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
CAR
CAR

+1.06xG Balance/60

Game 12 · Oct 22

at EDM · L SO 5–6

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-0.16+0.33+0.82+1.32+1.81CARGame 1479Game 12
Game 1Game 12

Selected · Game 12

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

-1.96

-0.39

-0.20 vs season

24/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

2.97

14/32

Save %

87.2%

26/32

Shots Against/60

23.2

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.32xG / 2 min+0.02 vs season

8/32

PP %

25.0%

10/32

Goals / Opportunities

4/16

PP Opportunities / Game

3.20

10/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

9.0%24 ATTFront22.9%61 ATTInner Slot6.8%18 ATTLeft Low6.0%16 ATTRight Low2.6%7 ATTBehind16.2%43 ATTHigh Slot4.1%11 ATTLeft4.1%11 ATTRight28.2%75 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 266 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Carolina's shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

71.4

#1 NHL

SOG /60

35.3

#1 NHL

HD /60

17.9

#1 NHL

Mapped attempts

266

Net Front
Profile
9.0%
Season
9.5%
Delta
-0.5%
Inner Slot
Profile
22.9%
Season
21.4%
Delta
+1.5%
Left Low Angle
Profile
6.8%
Season
6.5%
Delta
+0.3%
Right Low Angle
Profile
6.0%
Season
7.0%
Delta
-1.0%
Behind Net
Profile
2.6%
Season
2.4%
Delta
+0.3%
High Slot
Profile
16.2%
Season
16.8%
Delta
-0.7%
Left Perimeter
Profile
4.1%
Season
4.6%
Delta
-0.5%
Right Perimeter
Profile
4.1%
Season
3.7%
Delta
+0.4%
Point / Long Range
Profile
28.2%
Season
28.1%
Delta
+0.1%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 20
VAN
vs Vancouver CanucksAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED6–3 W
Oct 18
CGY
vs Calgary FlamesAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED2–3 L
Oct 17
WPG
vs Winnipeg JetsAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED3–2 W
Oct 13
WSH
vs Washington CapitalsHOME · UNCLASSIFIED4–2 W
Oct 11
PHI
vs Philadelphia FlyersAWAY4–1 W