2026–27 regular season

Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes are 7-2-1 with 15 points in 2026–27, 2nd of 32 in the league, with 36 goals for and 24 against. They have 61.4% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 93% to make the playoffs.

Compare with another team

Record: 7–2–1; 15 points, 2nd of 32
Goals: 36–24; +12 differential
Expected goals: 37.1–23.3; for and against
xG share: 61.4%; 50% is even

93% to make the playoffs, 61% to win the division, about 109 points projected (96 to 121 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

50556065

61.4%

2026-09-292026-10-18

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 37 xG78%17%
League 79%15%
Against 23 xG78%18%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Carrier – Aho – Svechnikov	8	81:16	111–56	5.8–2.5	6–4	70%
Hall – Stankoven – Blake	8	65:32	75–50	4.0–2.4	3–1	62%
Staal – Martinook – Ehlers	6	44:05	38–25	1.0–1.2	1–2	47%
Jankowski – Robinson – Kotkaniemi	4	31:22	30–16	1.8–0.7	3–3	72%
Jankowski – Martinook – Ehlers	5	26:25	37–30	1.5–1.4	1–3	52%
Stankoven – Blake – Nadeau	2	21:29	24–18	1.3–1.0	0–2	56%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Walker – Miller	10	153:38	163–122	6.6–6.2	3–8	52%
Slavin – Chatfield	10	144:34	175–116	8.4–5.3	7–5	61%
Reilly – Gostisbehere	8	83:33	97–47	5.6–2.3	7–4	71%
Gostisbehere – Legault	2	19:56	15–16	0.3–1.0	0–0	22%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.6 mph
87
Bursts over 22 mph8
48
Bursts over 20 mph244
84

Shooting

Hardest shot92.5 mph
13
Shots over 90 mph3
42

Zone time

Offensive zone time46.2%
100
Defensive zone time36.2%
100

League ranks

Points %75.0%4th

Goals for per game3.607th

Goals against per game2.406th

xG for per game3.711st

xG against per game2.331st

xG share61.4%1st

Finishing (goals − xG)−1.123rd

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−0.717th

Rush xG per game0.2011th

Rebound xG per game0.621st

Rush xG allowed per game0.113rd

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 10 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 10 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-18	at CGY	2–3	4.2–2.6	62%
10-17	at WPG	3–2	3.3–2.6	55%
10-13	vs WSH	4–2	3.5–2.7	56%
10-11	at PHI	4–1	3.5–1.6	69%
10-10	at CHI	5–2	4.0–2.6	60%
10-08	vs VAN	7–2	5.1–2.0	72%
10-06	at MTL	6–4	3.6–1.8	67%
10-03	at PHI	3–2	4.0–2.5	62%
10-02	vs WSH	2–5	3.7–2.9	56%
09-29	vs FLA	0–1	2.2–2.0	52%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Sebastian Aho	C	10	6	8	14	5.0	19:57	5	67.0
Andrei Svechnikov	R	10	6	5	11	5.0	17:33	23	67.9
Jackson Blake	R	10	1	7	8	4.2	18:17	2	60.4
Mark Jankowski	L	9	6	1	7	3.4	13:46	6	54.6
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	10	2	5	7	1.8	18:05	3	68.4
Sean Walker	D	10	0	6	6	0.6	21:35	10	50.7
Eric Robinson	L	10	2	4	6	1.6	12:27	21	54.0
Logan Stankoven	C	10	4	2	6	3.3	17:30	4	59.4
William Carrier	L	10	0	6	6	2.1	12:30	35	64.0
Nikolaj Ehlers	L	10	1	4	5	2.0	16:11	3	52.8
Taylor Hall	L	8	3	2	5	2.2	13:01	9	63.6
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	8	2	2	4	0.6	11:20	12	64.1
Jaccob Slavin	D	10	0	3	3	0.7	21:06	3	60.1
Jalen Chatfield	D	10	1	2	3	1.0	20:28	4	60.8
Jordan Martinook	L	10	1	2	3	2.0	14:27	14	59.3
K'Andre Miller	D	10	1	2	3	1.3	22:24	11	54.7
Mike Reilly	D	8	0	2	2	0.4	12:26	15	71.7
Bradly Nadeau	L	2	0	1	1	0.3	14:07	4	55.2
Nicolas Deslauriers	L	5	0	1	1	0.3	7:56	17	35.1
Charles Alexis Legault	D	2	0	0	0	0.1	11:54	3	20.6
Jordan Staal	C	6	0	0	0	1.7	15:34	19	49.2
Felix Unger Sörum	R	2	0	0	0	0.1	11:39	0	70.7