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Final · Thu, Oct 22, 9:00 PM ET
Brandon Bussi · 0.895 SV%
The preseason ratings make Carolina Hurricanes 51.6% to win on the road: barely a lean at all, worth 1.6 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project CAR for 105 points and EDM for 97.
The model leaned Carolina Hurricanes at 51.6%.
PuckCast had Carolina Hurricanes at 51.6% to win this game on Thu, Oct 22. The matchup detail follows.
CAR controlled play at 5v5 last season, 60.4% of the expected goals to 48.5%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Brandon Bussi (CAR) saved -14.9 goals above expected to Tristan Jarry's -23.1, on save percentages of 0.895 and 0.882.
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 Edmonton Oilers 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
EDM
Tristan Jarry
33 games, 2025-26
| CAR | Metric | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| 60.4% | xGF% (5v5) | 48.5% |
| — | 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 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor McDavid | C | 40 | 87 | 127 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 105 | 69.3% |
| Edmonton Oilers | 97 | 60.5% |
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: EDM 3, CAR 3
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CAR @ EDM | CAR 6, EDM 3 | CAR hit |
| 2025-11-15 | EDM @ CAR | EDM 4, CAR 3 | CAR missed |
| 2025-03-01 | EDM @ CAR | EDM 3, CAR 1 | CAR missed |
| 2024-10-22 | CAR @ EDM | CAR 3, EDM 2 | CAR hit |
| 2023-12-06 | CAR @ EDM | CAR 1, EDM 6 | CAR missed |
| 2023-11-22 | EDM @ CAR | EDM 3, CAR 6 | CAR hit |
 Leon Draisaitl | C | 37 | 58 | 95 |
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 Evan Bouchard | D | 17 | 59 | 76 |
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 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | 18 | 34 | 53 |
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CGY@
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