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PuckCast Edge
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Final · Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 PM ET
Brandon Bussi · 0.895 SV%
The preseason ratings make Carolina Hurricanes 63.8% to win on the road: a clear lean, worth 13.8 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project CAR for 105 points and VAN for 80.
The model leaned Carolina Hurricanes at 63.8%.
PuckCast had Carolina Hurricanes at 63.8% to win this game on Tue, Oct 20. The matchup detail follows.
CAR controlled play at 5v5 last season, 60.4% of the expected goals to 38.4%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Brandon Bussi (CAR) saved -14.9 goals above expected to Kevin Lankinen's -44.4, on save percentages of 0.895 and 0.875.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Carolina Hurricanes over Vancouver Canucks is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
CAR
Brandon Bussi
39 games, 2025-26
VAN
Kevin Lankinen
47 games, 2025-26
| CAR | Metric | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 60.4% | xGF% (5v5) | 38.4% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sebastian Aho | C | 29 | 47 | 76 |
 Seth Jarvis | R | 33 | 38 | 71 |
 Andrei Svechnikov | R | 26 | 37 | 63 |
 Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 22 | 36 | 58 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elias Pettersson | C | 23 | 42 | 65 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 105 | 69.3% |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 21.8% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: VAN 0, CAR 5
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | VAN @ CAR | VAN 2, CAR 7 | CAR hit |
| 2026-03-04 | CAR @ VAN | CAR 6, VAN 4 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-14 | VAN @ CAR | VAN 3, CAR 4 | CAR hit |
| 2025-01-10 | VAN @ CAR | VAN 0, CAR 2 | CAR hit |
| 2024-10-28 | CAR @ VAN | CAR 4, VAN 3 | CAR hit |
 Brock Boeser | R | 25 | 29 | 53 |
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 Marco Rossi | C | 18 | 28 | 46 |
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 Filip Hronek | D | 7 | 36 | 43 |
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