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Result: Carolina Hurricanes 7-2 Vancouver Canucks<\/h2>\n

Logan Stankoven scored a hat-trick, one of them shorthanded.<\/strong> Carolina was three up inside ten minutes through Kevin Miller and two Andrei Svechnikov power-play goals, and it never got closer than three after that. Jake DeBrusk scored both Vancouver goals on his return from illness.<\/p>\n

Kevin Lankinen was pulled after 39:42 having conceded six.<\/strong> Leevi Meriläinen finished and stopped 15 of 16. Pyotr Kochetkov started for Carolina rather than Brandon Bussi and made 18 saves. Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists on the power play.<\/p>\n

Our pick: Carolina. Correct. The under was wrong<\/strong>, badly, at nine goals against a line of 6. We leaned on Carolina having scored five in three games and not scoring more than three in any of them. They scored seven. That read is now the opposite of right and we will not repeat it.<\/p>\n

The preview as published before the game follows.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vancouver starts a six-game road trip at the home of the Stanley Cup champions, without its starting goaltender and without the best defenceman it has had in twenty years.<\/p>\n

Canucks vs Hurricanes is the hardest opening stop the schedule could have handed them. Carolina won both meetings last season and finished 55 points higher.<\/p>\n\n

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Detail<\/th>Value<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Game<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/strong><\/td>Thursday 8 October 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Puck drop<\/strong><\/td>7:00pm ET · 6:00pm CT · 5:00pm MT · 4:00pm PT<\/td><\/tr>
Venue<\/strong><\/td>Lenovo Center, Carolina<\/td><\/tr>
2025-26 head to head<\/strong><\/td>Carolina won both, 10-7<\/td><\/tr>
2025-26 finish<\/strong><\/td>Carolina 2nd (113 pts), Vancouver 32nd (58 pts)<\/td><\/tr>
Records<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver 2-2-0, Carolina 1-1-1<\/td><\/tr>
Rest<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver with 3 days off, Carolina with 1 day off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

How to watch<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
Region<\/th>Broadcast<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>Sportsnet Pacific<\/td><\/tr>
United States<\/strong><\/td>CARNHL, HHN<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Sportsnet Pacific has it in Canada. Regional coverage can differ from the national listing, and our how to watch the NHL in Canada<\/a> page has the full picture.<\/p>\n

Canucks vs Hurricanes odds<\/h2>\n

No Canadian book had a price up on 5 October. Everything posted is on our NHL odds<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Vancouver is better than last season and still short<\/h2>\n

The Canucks finished 32nd on 58 points with a goal difference of minus 100, the worst figure in the league by 38. Four games in, they are 2-2-0, which is already a different team.<\/p>\n

Quinn Hughes is not part of it.<\/strong> He plays for Minnesota now, and Vancouver has not replaced him. Conor Garland, Kiefer Sherwood and Tyler Myers have also gone, with Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium and Liam Ohgren arriving from the Wild and Brendan Gallagher from Montréal.<\/p>\n

Rossi scored twice in the 9-7 defeat to Edmonton. Elias Pettersson has two points, and Jake DeBrusk is out for a second game with illness, though he travels with the squad.<\/p>\n

Thatcher Demko has no return date after hip surgery, so Kevin Lankinen and Leevi Meriläinen share the crease. Meriläinen, claimed off waivers from Ottawa in September, took second star in the 4-1 win over Calgary.<\/p>\n

How they compare<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
2025-26<\/th>Vancouver Canucks<\/th>Carolina Hurricanes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Record<\/strong><\/td>25-49-8<\/td>53-22-7<\/td><\/tr>
Points<\/strong><\/td>58<\/td>113<\/td><\/tr>
Goals for per game<\/strong><\/td>2.56<\/td>3.55<\/td><\/tr>
Goals against per game<\/strong><\/td>3.83<\/td>2.88<\/td><\/tr>
Power play<\/strong><\/td>21.8%<\/td>24.9%<\/td><\/tr>
Penalty kill<\/strong><\/td>71.5%<\/td>80.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Fifty-five points and a hundred goals of difference separated these two last season. Four games have not closed that.<\/p>\n

Carolina is not scoring<\/h2>\n

The champions have five goals in three games. They lost 1-0 in overtime to Florida without scoring at all, lost 5-2 at home to Washington, then beat Philadelphia 3-2 in overtime on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Seth Jarvis is the absence that explains some of it.<\/strong> Thirty-two goals and 66 points last season, out since June shoulder surgery and not expected back before late October. Alexander Nikishin is unsigned.<\/p>\n

What remains is formidable. Sebastian Aho put up 80 points, Nikolaj Ehlers 71 and Andrei Svechnikov 31 goals. Shayne Gostisbehere managed 50 points in 55 games from defence and scored the overtime winner in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Brandon Bussi went 31-6-2 at 2.47 last season behind a team that controlled 59% of even-strength shot attempts, the best share in the league.<\/p>\n

Carolina won both meetings last season<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
Date<\/th>Result<\/th>Venue<\/th>Decided in<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
2025-11-14<\/strong><\/td>Carolina 4-3 Vancouver<\/td>Carolina<\/td>OT<\/td><\/tr>
2026-03-04<\/strong><\/td>Carolina 6-4 Vancouver<\/td>Vancouver<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Ten goals to seven across the two, with the November meeting in Raleigh going to overtime. Neither finished at six goals or fewer.<\/p>\n

Team news<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
Player<\/th>Club<\/th>Status<\/th>Latest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Thatcher Demko<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver<\/td>Injured Reserve, Hip<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
Jake DeBrusk<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver<\/td>Out, Illness<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
Filip Chytil<\/strong><\/td>Vancouver<\/td>Injured Reserve, Shoulder<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
Seth Jarvis<\/strong><\/td>Carolina<\/td>Injured Reserve, Shoulder<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
Alexander Nikishin<\/strong><\/td>Carolina<\/td>Unsigned, contract dispute<\/td>No date<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Vancouver’s list runs deeper than the three shown, with Akil Thomas, Jack Thompson and Mackenzie MacEachern also unavailable. League-wide availability is on our NHL injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Players to watch<\/h2>\n

Sebastian Aho.<\/strong> Eighty points last season and two of Carolina’s five goals this one, both in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Marco Rossi. Two goals in the 9-7 loss to Edmonton, and Vancouver needs that version of him more than Minnesota ever did.<\/p>\n

Leevi Meriläinen. Claimed off waivers in September, already has a win and a second star to his name.<\/p>\n

Elias Pettersson. Fifty-one points and minus 30 last season. Vancouver needs the version from two years ago, and this is the kind of opponent that reveals which one showed up.<\/p>\n

Score prediction<\/h2>\n

Vancouver Canucks 2-4 Carolina Hurricanes.<\/strong> Carolina is at home, controls play better than any team in the league and has lost twice already. Vancouver is on the first night of a six-game trip without its starting goaltender.<\/p>\n

Canucks vs Hurricanes prediction<\/h2>\n

Carolina should win this comfortably on paper. It finished 55 points higher, won both meetings last season and has the best possession numbers in the league.<\/p>\n

The case for Vancouver is that Carolina is not scoring, that five goals in three games is a genuine problem without Jarvis, and that the Canucks have already beaten Edmonton on the road and Calgary at home this week.<\/p>\n

Our lean: Carolina, and the under if the total sits at 6 or higher.<\/strong> Carolina has not scored more than three in a game this season and Vancouver has a goaltender playing well. Where both sit against the other 30 is on our NHL power rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

What time is Canucks vs Hurricanes?<\/strong>

Puck drop is 7:00pm ET on Thursday 8 October 2026 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, which is 4:00pm PT in Vancouver.<\/p><\/div>

Is Quinn Hughes playing for Vancouver?<\/strong>

No. Hughes is a Minnesota Wild player and is not on Vancouver’s roster for 2026-27.<\/p><\/div>

Who is in goal for Vancouver?<\/strong>

Kevin Lankinen or Leevi Merilainen. Thatcher Demko is on injured reserve after hip surgery with no return date.<\/p><\/div>

Who won between Carolina and Vancouver last season?<\/strong>

Carolina won both meetings, 4-3 in overtime at home and 6-4 in Vancouver, outscoring the Canucks 10-7.<\/p><\/div>

Did Carolina win the Stanley Cup?<\/strong>

Yes. Carolina won the 2026 Stanley Cup, going 16-3 through the playoffs and beating Vegas in the Final.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Result: Carolina Hurricanes 7-2 Vancouver Canucks Logan Stankoven scored a hat-trick, one of them shorthanded. Carolina was three up inside ten minutes through Kevin Miller and two Andrei Svechnikov power-play goals, and it never got closer than three after that. Jake DeBrusk scored both Vancouver goals on his return from illness. 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